Santa Fe, NM Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Calls allowed
- One customer per call, own household only
- Weight cap
- 50 lbs per bundle or container
- Tree limb bundles
- Max 4 feet long, 50 lbs
- Tire limit
- 2 passenger tires per residence per call
- Set-out deadline
- 7:00 a.m. on collection day
- Eligibility cutoff
- Ineligible if account 30+ days delinquent
Summary
Santa Fe's large-item pickup service is one call per household, with a 50-pound cap on bundles and boxes and a two-tire limit per residence per call. Items must be curbside by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled day, and accounts delinquent 30-plus days are ineligible.
A. Service for large item pickup is restricted to one (1) customer per call. The customer shall only place items for pickup from that customer's household. B. Any and all containers, including boxes and bags, shall be secured to avoid spillage, including leaves, grass clippings, etc. Containers and/or bundles shall not exceed fifty (50) pounds. C. Tree limbs and other vegetative cuttings shall be tied in bundles no longer than four feet (4') and shall not exceed fifty (50) pounds... H. A maximum of two (2) passenger car tires may be collected per residence per call. K. Customers whose account is delinquent for more than thirty (30) days shall not be eligible for large item pickup service.
Full Breakdown
7 sets out detailed conditions for large-item pickup separate from routine weekly collection. Service is restricted to one customer per call, and a customer may only place items from that customer's own household (subsection A). Containers, boxes and bundles, including yard trimmings, cannot exceed fifty pounds; tree limbs and other vegetative cuttings must be bundled no longer than four feet and also stay under fifty pounds (subsections B-C). Furniture such as couches, chairs, tables and mattresses may be set out, as may major appliances like refrigerators, stoves, washers and swamp coolers (subsections C, G).
Construction debris, rocks and broken tile must be contained or bundled and stay under the fifty-pound cap (subsection D), while broken glass, cactus and other sharp objects go in labeled cardboard boxes (subsection E) and a maximum of two passenger car tires may be collected per residence per call (subsection H). on the designated collection day and kept clear of overhanging trees, wires, vehicles, fences and mailboxes (subsections I, L). A customer canceling must give the city at least one working day's notice or face charges as if collection occurred (subsection J), and accounts delinquent more than thirty days lose eligibility for the service entirely (subsection K).
Violations & Fines
Failing to give one working day's cancellation notice results in being billed as though the pickup took place, per Section 21-4.7(J). Exceeding weight limits, mixing prohibited materials into a bundle, or repeated noncompliance with placement rules falls under the general Chapter XXI enforcement scheme in Section 21-9.1, escalating from a written warning to administrative utility-bill fees (up to $500 for a fourth or later violation at the same address) or a municipal court citation carrying misdemeanor penalties.
Frequently Asked Questions
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