Trash & Recycling in Las Cruces, NM (2026)
4 verified trash & recycling rules for Las Cruces, New Mexico, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Las Cruces Utilities collects household trash once a week on your assigned service day using one-person automated trucks. Look up your day through the SCSWA/city Grappler Schedule tool, or call 575-541-2111. When your day falls on a holiday, collection slides to the next day.
Las Cruces Trash Pickup Schedule & Collection Days
Some RestrictionsBin Placement Rules
Roll your Las Cruces cart to the curb the night before or by 6 a.m. on service day, and remove it by 7 p.m. the same day. Place it at least five feet from any obstruction, wheels and handles facing away from the street, off the sidewalk.
Las Cruces Trash Cart Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsBulk Item Disposal
Las Cruces gives every residential customer free grappler service once a month on their regular collection day for bulky items too large for the cart. Each pickup handles about four cubic yards, roughly two half-ton pickup loads. Set piles out and the grappler claw removes them.
Las Cruces Bulk Item Grappler Pickup
Some RestrictionsRecycling Requirements
Every Las Cruces residential customer gets a 96-gallon blue recycling bin delivered with their trash cart, collected curbside every other week by SCSWA. Participation is not fined. The rule of four applies: paper, plastic, aluminum, and cardboard go in loose and clean.