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Santa Fe, NM Trash & Recycling: Holiday Pickup Schedule (2026)

Light Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
SFCC 1987 § 21-4.6(L)-(M)
Front/rear-load schedule
Mon-Fri including holidays
Roll-off schedule
Mon-Fri including holidays
Schedule change notice
1 week written request required
Saturday service
Available as add-on, 6-day customers

Summary

Santa Fe's front-loading, rear-loading, and roll-off commercial trash service runs Monday through Friday including holidays, so there is no citywide holiday suspension for business collection. Section 21-4.6(L) and (M) SFCC 1987 set the schedule, and customers needing a temporary change must ask the city at least one week ahead.

L.Front loading and rear loading service shall be provided Monday through Friday including holidays. Saturday service will be available for customers requiring six (6) days of service.M.Roll-off service shall be provided Monday through Friday including holidays. Requests for temporary changes in collection scheduling shall be submitted to the city not less than one (1) week in advance of the requested change.

Full Breakdown

6, Conditions of Service for Commercial and Multi-Family Residential collection, fixes the weekly cadence for container-based service. Subsection (L) states that front loading and rear loading service is provided Monday through Friday including holidays, with Saturday service available as an add-on for customers who need six days of pickup a week. Subsection (M) applies the identical Monday-through-Friday-including-holidays schedule to roll-off container service, and requires any temporary change to the collection schedule, such as around a specific holiday, to be submitted to the city in writing at least one week before the requested change.

The ordinance does not carve out Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, or any other specific date; the default rule is that scheduled service days are not skipped for holidays unless a customer arranges a change in advance. on the designated collection day regardless of the calendar. curb deadline apply every week the same way.

Violations & Fines

A commercial customer who wants their pickup day shifted around a holiday but fails to submit a written request at least one week ahead, as Section 21-4.6(M) requires, keeps the regular Monday-through-Friday schedule and cannot expect a rescheduled visit. Missing a scheduled collection day for any other reason can trigger a special service fee once the container has to be emptied on an unscheduled visit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Santa Fe skip trash pickup on holidays?
For commercial front-loading, rear-loading, and roll-off container service, no. Section 21-4.6(L) and (M) SFCC 1987 both specify Monday through Friday service including holidays, so there is no automatic citywide holiday suspension for that service type.
How do I request a schedule change around a holiday for my Santa Fe business account?
Submit the request to the city in writing at least one week before the requested change, as required by Section 21-4.6(M). Requests made later than that are not guaranteed and the standard Monday-through-Friday schedule continues.

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