Disposal of Hazardous and other Materials in Taos County
Substance Where Dispose of Phone Contact
| Cardboard, aluminum, glass | Village of Taos Ski Valley, 38 Ocean Blvd., Taos Ski Valley, NM |
575-776-8220 | – Ray Keen |
| Take everything except:refrigerators with compressors, asbestos, oil, batteries, fresh paint | Taos Regional Landfill, 24670 US 62, Taos, NM | 575-751-3577 | – Robert Ross |
| Aluminum (clip & cast), alternators, brass, bronze, copper, die cast, lead, radiators, auto batteries, transmissions | Aguirre Recycling & Used Auto Parts 540 Camino del Medio, Taos, NM |
575-758-8004 | |
| Auto oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, auto batteries*no antifreeze | Checker Auto Parts, 1336 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM |
575-758-4616 | |
| Auto batteries | Auto Zone, 525 Paseo de Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM |
575-737-5400 | |
| Anything for resale except:refrigerators and clothes | Habitat for Humanity Restore Hwy 522, Taos, NM |
575-776-2165 | |
| For recycling: textile, used clothing, fabric * no synthetics | Wholly Rags112 Alexander St. B4, Taos, NM |
575-751-9862 | – Melissa Larson |
| Cardboard, aluminum, tin, glass, white copy paper, newspaper | Taos Recycling Center *201 Bertha St. Taos, NM |
575-758-9679 | – Barry Gober |
Materials Accepted at the Town of Taos Recycling Center
Disposal Site: Accepted Material: Unaccepted Material:
| Newspaper Bins | Old newspapers, stapled magazines, cataloges, mixed paper, junk mail | Phone books, plastic bags, trash, brown paper bags, egg cartons, cereal boxes, cracker boxes, glass, tin |
| Cardboard Bins | Old corrugated cardboard, brown paper bags | Waxed cardboard, six pack container, cereal boxes, egg cartons, purple vegetable dividers, newspaper, glass, tin, foam, plastic, plastic bags |
| Glass Bay | Any color glass, ceramics, tile, glass plates, clean porcelain toilets, sinks | Tin cans, aluminum, newspaper, cardboard, plastic bottles, plastic bags |
| Tin Can Bay | Any type of tin can | Aluminum cans, spray paint cans & one-gallon paint cans MUST BE EMPTY, plastic bottles |
| Aluminum Bay | Aluminum CANS only | Aluminum, newspaper, cardboard, plastic bottles, brown paper bags |
| Recycling Center | Computers, printers, phones, radios | NO TV’s |
| White Paper Bins(inside garage) | Sorted white paper ONLY | Colored paper, notebook paper, newspaper, junk mail |