Tesuque Transfer Station Santa Fe County

A small county transfer station off NM-592 used by Santa Fe residents who don't want to drive out to a distant landfill. Trucks and pickups roll in with household debris and the site compacts loads before sending them on. It’s the kind of place neighbors use when cleaning out a garage or doing a remodel.

Look for a roadside entrance with an attendant booth and a scale-vehicles usually stop at both, once in and again on the way out since everything is weighed. There’s a compacting area and large containers where haulers drop loads; the site is not a landfill, so material gets loaded onto larger trucks and hauled away. The set-up is basic industrial - gravel or paved bays, fencing, and large machinery nearby - so be ready for dust and truck traffic. Lines form on weekends and during seasonal cleanups, so plan for a short wait if it’s busy.