Holiday Schedule: Admin. Offices and Collection Centers closed Thanksgiving Day 11-28 and Black Friday 11-29, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 12-24/12-25. No Residential Trash pickup or Commercial Trash pickup on Thanksgiving 11-28 and Christmas day 12-25. Residential and Commercial Trash pick up will resume Friday 11-29, and Thursday 12-26 the day after the holiday.

The Transfer Station in Alcalde and Tierra Amarilla DO NOT accept bills larger than $20.00.  We apologize for the inconvenience  

  • All North Central disposal facilities are always closed on Sunday and Monday
  • The main office is open Monday through Friday; there are no disposal facilities at this location
  • All North Central customers can use any of our facilities
  • The Alcalde Transfer Station can accommodate any items North Central accepts
  • The collection centers and convenience stations may have limitations regarding what items they can accept
  • You may use your permit card at any of our facilities; the Alcalde Transfer Station and Tierra Amarilla Collection Center also accept payment by cash or check
  • Click on the links below for location, hours of operation and information regarding what is accepted
  • For more information, please call our office at (505) 747-8459
ALCALDE WASTE TRANSFER AND RECYCLING CENTER
Located at 13 Highway 68 in Alcalde (across from the Alcalde Post Office)

Tuesday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm
Saturday 8:00am to 3:30pmClosed 1:00pm to 2:00pm each day for lunch        

LOS ANGELES DE LA CAÑADA COLLECTION CENTER (CORDOVA)
Located at 1365 State Road 76 (take SR 76 to mile marker 13)                      

Tuesday through Saturday 8:00am to 4:00pm

Large items/loads accepted if space is available.  You may call the attendant at (505) 351-9138 to see if the Center can accommodate your large items/loads.

OJO CALIENTE CONVENIENCE CENTER
NCSWA has two roll-off dumpsters at the Taos County Collection Center in Ojo Caliente for use by our customers for household waste only 

Tuesday through Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm                  

TIERRA AMARILLA COLLECTION CENTER
Located at 14 State Road 573 in Ensenada (Tierra Amarilla)  

Tuesday through Saturday 8:00am to 4:00pm

(575) 588-0480

EL PRADO COLLECTION CENTER
Located at 142 State Road 554 in El Prado next to the Rio Arriba County Rural Events Center

Tuesday through Saturday 8:00am to 4:00pm

Large items/loads accepted if space is available.  You may call the attendant at (505) 685-4112 to see if the Center can accommodate your large items/loads.

PSA: We are not accepting checks for payment at the Alcalde transfer Station. We apologize for the inconvenience.