Battery Recycling in Santa Fe, NM

Rechargeable batteries (ends taped) go to BuRRT's HHW center on Fridays and Saturdays; alkaline batteries are not accepted there.

Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a battery in Santa Fe

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Santa FeNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $75.00
How it works
Book online, set out your battery and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Buckman Road Recycling & Transfer Station (BuRRT)County service · Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County residentsConditions applyCost not listed
How it works
Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency transfer station at 2600 Buckman Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507 (the Census geocoder places it in unincorporated Santa Fe County, outside city limits). Open daily 8 a.m.–4:45 p.m.; household hazardous waste Fridays and Saturdays only. Accepts waste and recycling from Santa Fe County only. TVs and monitors $10 each, e-waste $50/ton, passenger tires $3, appliances $5 ($10 with refrigerant), scrap metal $15/ton, plus tax.
Cost & rules
- Rechargeable batteries go to the HHW center (Fri–Sat). Alkaline and carbon-zinc batteries are not accepted.
- Before you go: Tape the battery ends.
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Tape the terminals of lithium and rechargeable batteries before transport.
Keep damaged, swollen or leaking batteries separate and tell the operator.
Ask which battery types are accepted; car batteries often go somewhere different.

NMED counts batteries as household hazardous waste and directs residents to their municipal, county, solid waste authority or tribal program for disposal. Source: NMED Resource Recovery Bureau: Diverting from Landfills (opens in new tab)
New Mexico has no single statewide recycling program; NMED says recycling programs vary by community and residents should contact their municipal, county, solid waste authority or tribal program. Source: NMED Resource Recovery Bureau: Diverting from Landfills (opens in new tab)

Where this information comes from (7)

Checked October 26, 2026

NMED Resource Recovery Bureau: Diverting from Landfills (opens in new tab) · New Mexico Environment Department
- New Mexico has no single statewide recycling program; NMED says recycling programs vary by community and residents should contact their municipal, county, solid waste authority or tribal program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- NMED counts batteries as household hazardous waste and directs residents to their municipal, county, solid waste authority or tribal program for disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
SFSWMA: Buckman Road Recycling & Transfer Station (BuRRT) (opens in new tab) · Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency
- BuRRT accepts waste and recycling from Santa Fe County only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Household hazardous waste (Santa Fe residents only) costs $50.00 per ton and is accepted only Fridays and Saturdays. Checked October 26, 2026.
SFSWMA: Batteries (opens in new tab) · Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency
- Rechargeable batteries dropped at BuRRT go to the HHW Collection Center (Fri–Sat); tape the ends. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Alkaline and carbon-zinc batteries are not accepted at BuRRT. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Tape the ends of rechargeable batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.

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