Scrap Yards in New Mexico

Alamogordo Convenience Center

224 Lavelle Rd Alamogordo NM 88310 USA

575-439-4109

Mon-Sun 8:00 AM – 4:45 PM

4.6 (28 reviews)

The Collection Center in Alamogordo provides residents and authorized users with a location to properly dispose of a variety of materials that are not typically accepted through regular curbside collection. This site supports responsible waste handling and recycling efforts in the community.

View details & directions →

Ace Metals Inc

5711 Broadway Blvd SE Albuquerque NM 87105 USA

(505) 877-1092

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Sun Closed

3.8 (31 reviews)

Ace Metals is one of the full-service scrap-metal locations in the Acme family of recyclers. The site lists its South Broadway yard at 5711 Broadway SE in Albuquerque and publishes weekday and Saturday hours.

View details & directions →

Acme Iron & Metal

6142 2nd St NW Albuquerque NM 87107 USA

(505) 345-2457

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Sat 8:00 – 11:30 AM · Sun Closed

3.8 (112 reviews)

Acme Iron and Metal has been recycling scrap metal in New Mexico since 1956. A family owned business with more than 100 employees, Acme operates several full-service metal recycling locations across the state, including its main Albuquerque facility, and pays cash for scrap brought in. The yard accepts ferrous materials such as heavy melt, busheling, plate and structural steel, cast iron, turnings, automobile bodies (title with no liens required), electric motors, tin, and appliances, along with non-ferrous materials including aluminum, beverage cans, sheet aluminum, extrusions, wheels, clean wire, copper, copper wire and tubing, insulated copper wire, brass, stainless steel and nickel alloys, lead, and batteries. Acme also offers pickup, roll-off containers, and demolition services, and can arrange can drives for organizations. The business states it is licensed and in compliance with state and federal ferrous and non-ferrous metal regulations.

View details & directions →

Acme Recycling

201 Juan Tabo Blvd NE Albuquerque NM 87123 USA

505-508-3116

Mon Closed · Tue-Sat 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM · Sun Closed

2.6 (83 reviews)

Acme Iron and Metal is New Mexico’s largest scrap metal recycler, offering services at multiple locations. The company focuses on providing honest service and is heavily involved in environmentally responsible metal recycling practices.

View details & directions →

Albuquerque Metal Recycling

3339 2nd St SW Albuquerque NM 87105 USA

(505) 877-6110

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.0 (53 reviews)

Albuquerque Metal Recycling is one of five full-service scrap-metal recycling locations in the Acme family of businesses. The company recycles ferrous and nonferrous metals in New Mexico and offers pickup, containers, and demolition-related services through its recycling operation.

View details & directions →

Born Free Scrap Metal

2717 Morton Ln SW Albuquerque NM 87105 USA

(505) 220-8149

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.0 (4 reviews)

Scrapyards.io lists Born Free Scrap Metal at 2717 Morton Ln SW in Albuquerque, phone (505) 220-8149, and Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The directory does not publish specific accepted-material categories and advises calling to confirm; verify hours and intake before travelling.

View details & directions →

Earth Day Recycling Co

5425 Edith Blvd NE Albuquerque NM 87107 USA

(505) 232-9211

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Sun Closed

4.0 (79 reviews)

Earth Day Recycling Co is a veteran-owned metal recycler in Albuquerque operating alongside National Metal Recycling. The locally owned company pays cash for scrap metal at its Albuquerque location. Call for current pricing and accepted materials.

View details & directions →

National Metals

3906 4th St NW Albuquerque NM 87107 USA

(505) 344-1777

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

3.5 (20 reviews)

Scrap metal recycler purchasing ferrous and non-ferrous metals from public and businesses. ID and compliance paperwork required.

View details & directions →

Omar's Recycling

2930 2nd St NW Albuquerque NM 87107 USA

(505) 304-3307

Mon-Fri 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM · Sun Closed

4.0 (38 reviews)

New Mexico's current secondhand-metal dealer register lists Omar's Recycling in Albuquerque. An older NMED report identifies a facility at 2930 2nd Street NW that bought metal from the public, including ferrous/non-ferrous metals, copper, aluminum, and brass; confirm the current address, hours, and item rules.

View details & directions →

Pueblo Metals Recycling

3401 Broadway Blvd SE Albuquerque NM 87105 USA

505.967.4766

Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.6 (153 reviews)

Pueblo Metals Recycling is the Albuquerque yard on Broadway Boulevard SE in the American Iron & Metal network, which also runs yards in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Alamosa, and Lamar, Colorado. The yard buys junk cars, trucks, appliances, machinery, steel, cast iron, aluminum, copper, brass, stainless, insulated wire, radiators, lead batteries, electric motors, catalytic converters, lead, and zinc. Recyclers pull in to certified scales with large digital displays that show their own weights. Heavy equipment and operators unload large loads, staff help with smaller ones, and every seller gets a digital scale ticket and a choice of cash or check payment. The yard closes on weekends.

View details & directions →

Rojas Recycling

2522 Coors Blvd SW Albuquerque NM 87121 USA

(505) 873-1120

3.8 (30 reviews)

Rojas Recycling is a recycling drop-off center based at 2522 Coors Boulevard Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

View details & directions →

Rudy's Downtown Recycling LLC

1224 2nd St NW Albuquerque NM 87102 USA

505-247-4576

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.2 (20 reviews)

Rudy's Downtown Recycling LLC offers scrap metal recycling services in Albuquerque, NM. They accept non-ferrous scrap metal and provide commercial pickup for larger loads. The site focuses on environmentally friendly recycling solutions.

View details & directions →

South Valley Metals Recycling

2350 2nd St SW Albuquerque NM 87102 USA

(505) 907-5476

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Sun Closed

3.2 (32 reviews)

Scrap metal and auto recycling yard in Albuquerque buying ferrous and non-ferrous metals and end-of-life vehicles. Pays by weight; bring valid ID and check prohibited items.

View details & directions →

Town Recycling, LLC.

4220 Broadway Blvd SE Albuquerque NM 87105 USA

(505) 452-9277

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Sun Closed

3.3 (31 reviews)

Town Recycling opened in 2012. Founder Victor Lara has worked in recycling for more than 25 years. In Albuquerque the company buys cardboard (OCC), paper, plastic, and metals, then bales the material and ships it to mills. A baler on site packs hundreds of tons a day. Cardboard is the main grade. Paper is bought in bulk, in bales, in bags, and as office shreddings. Plastic bottles and water jugs are bought too. Metals have no stated limit on variety or quantity. Named examples are aluminum cans, copper, brass, radiators, steel, and wire in electrical, data, and copper grades. Spanish is spoken.

View details & directions →

W Silver Recycling, Inc. - Albuquerque

1800 1st St NW Albuquerque NM 87102 USA

(505) 244-1508

Mon-Fri 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.0 (44 reviews)

W. Silver lists an Albuquerque operation at 1800 1st St NW; local listings report phone 505-244-1508 and weekday receiving hours. The operator describes industrial by-product recycling and a range of metals but says acceptance varies by location. Confirm public walk-in rules and branch-specific materials before delivery.

View details & directions →

Anthony Collection Center

2120 E O'Hara Road, Anthony, NM 88021, USA

(575) 528-3800

Mon 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM · Tue-Thu Closed · Fri-Sun 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

4.3 (12 reviews)

The South Central Solid Waste Authority lists this county collection center at 2120 E O’Hara Road. Its current directory gives Friday–Monday hours of 7 a.m.–5 p.m.; county guidance limits access by residency and lists recycling, electronics, household hazardous waste, scrap metal, yard waste, and household trash services.

View details & directions →

Acme Iron And Metal

1220 Bosque Farms Blvd Bosque Farms NM 87068 USA

(505) 869-9944

Mon Closed · Tue-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Sun Closed

4.7 (217 reviews)

Established scrap yard purchasing metals, appliances, and vehicles. Offers roll-off containers for projects; ID required for regulated items.

View details & directions →

Clovis Recycling

505 S Prince St Clovis NM 88101 USA

(575) 762-2333

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Sun Closed

4.3 (20 reviews)

Clovis Recycling LLC is a family-owned recycling site in Clovis, New Mexico. They have been operating since 1991, providing recycling services for a variety of metals and other recyclable materials.

View details & directions →

Ed's Recycling Center, Inc

605 S Prince St Clovis NM 88101 USA

(575) 762-7699

Mon-Fri 8 AM - 5 PM · Sat 8 AM - 12 PM · Sun Closed

4.3 (30 reviews)

Ed's Recycling opened its gates on South Prince Street in 1996 and is still family owned. The yard buys scrap on certified scale weights and takes aluminum cans and scrap, brass, copper, wire, stainless steel, steel, cast iron, radiators, motors, transmissions, appliances, farm equipment, car batteries, cardboard, and cars with a title. The operation goes well beyond the yard. A car logger baler stays on site while two more balers work across New Mexico and West Texas. A copper wire granulator, bought in 2014, is the only one in New Mexico. Since 2007 the company has rented roll-off containers, and since 2009 it has sold used car parts. The service area reaches from Clovis to Portales, Tucumcari, Fort Sumner, and Muleshoe.

View details & directions →

Gallegos Scrap Metal

1014 Cll Gallegos Española NM 87532 USA

(505) 753-7733

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sun Closed

4.3 (80 reviews)

Gallegos Scrap Metal is listed at 1014 Calle Gallegos in Española. Its yard profile lists ferrous and non-ferrous metals, scrap metal and steel as accepted materials and describes drop-off and pickup services.

View details & directions →

Hobbs Iron & Metal

920 S Grimes St Hobbs NM 88240 USA

(575) 393-1726

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.3 (36 reviews)

Hobbs Iron & Metal runs a scrap yard on South Grimes Street in Hobbs, New Mexico, buying from commercial and industrial businesses, dealers, brokers, and individuals. Certified computerized scales weigh each load, and the yard sorts, grades, shreds, shears, and bales what comes in before selling it to brokers, smelters, mills, and mini-mills. The company also does the heavy work around scrap: roll-off containers for industrial, commercial, and oilfield customers, demolition, tank demolition, plant clean-up, mobile baling of light metals, and car crushing for municipalities, individuals, and auto wrecking yards. Gates close at 4:00 pm on weekdays.

View details & directions →

Packrats Metal Recycling LLC

4279 US-64 Kirtland NM 87417 USA

(505) 598-6134

Mon-Thu 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.4 (24 reviews)

Scrap metal and auto recycling yard in Kirtland buying ferrous and non-ferrous metals and end-of-life vehicles. Pays by weight; bring valid ID and check prohibited items.

View details & directions →

Otero County Convenience Center

33 Gravelpit Rd La Luz NM 88337 USA

(575) 973-1735

Mon-Wed 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Thu Closed · Fri-Sat 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Sun Closed

4.7 (53 reviews)

County convenience collection center in La Luz for household trash and common recyclables. Proof of residency and fees may apply.

View details & directions →

Las Cruces Recycling Center

2855 Amador Ave Las Cruces NM 88005 USA

(575) 528-3800

Mon-Fri 7:00 AM – 4:45 PM · Sat-Sun 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM

4.4 (46 reviews)

SCSWA operates the Las Cruces Recycling Center at 2855 W Amador, offering free drop-off services for residents only. Accepted materials include traditional recyclables, glass, electronics, scrap metal, white goods appliances, and household hazardous waste (HHW). Residents can recycle glass bottles and jars of various colors, bring scrap metal and white goods (with proof of freon removal for refrigerators), and dispose of up to 5 gallons of HHW per person per day. Data-storing electronics are accepted for free, while monitors and TVs incur a fee. The center does not buy materials and is not for commercial use. Operating 7 days a week, the facility provides responsible recycling and waste disposal services, with tours available upon request. For more information, visitors can contact the Recycling Education Coordinator, Brandi Arguello, via email or phone.

View details & directions →

West Side Recycling

8125 Bataan Mem W Las Cruces NM 88012 USA

(575) 382-5435

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.3 (32 reviews)

Local scrap metal buyer accepting ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Competitive pricing; confirm accepted items and drop-off hours.

View details & directions →

Nambe Convenience Center - Santa Fe County

605 State Rd 503 Nambe NM 87506 USA

Mon Closed · Tue 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Wed-Thu Closed · Fri-Sat 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sun Closed

4.3 (4 reviews)

Nambe Convenience Center serves Santa Fe County residents and is open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. County materials list recycling, household waste, scrap metal, motor oil, tires and appliances. Loads must be secured and covered; recyclables should be loose, and other limits and fees apply. The state collection-center register gives the location as 605 State Road 503.

View details & directions →

Rio Rancho Metal Recycling

110 Frontage Rd NE Rio Rancho NM 87124 USA

(505) 994-2369

Mon Closed · Tue-Sat 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Sun Closed

2.9 (97 reviews)

Rio Rancho Recycle opened in March 2012 as the sister company of Albuquerque's ACME Iron and Metal, which has more than 50 years in the metro. The yard at 110 Frontage Road NE buys aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, cast iron, steel, stainless, tin, car batteries, engine blocks with the oil pan removed, catalytic converters, electric motors, compressors, and appliances. The crew speaks English and Spanish. The yard turns away beer kegs, burnt wire, cardboard, glass, plastics, tires, TVs, printers, microwaves, railroad and utility-owned scrap, and city, county, or state property. This location does not buy whole cars. It serves Corrales, Bernalillo, Placitas, Santa Ana Pueblo, Zia Pueblo, and the Albuquerque metro, and it is one of five drop-off sites in the group.

View details & directions →

Roswell Recycling Center

1900 E Poe St Roswell NM 88203 USA

(575) 623-5555

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.0 (20 reviews)

Roswell Recycling Center buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap from individuals and businesses at 1900 East Poe in Roswell, weighing every load on computerized scales. Non-ferrous buying covers aluminum, brass, copper, lead, stainless steel, and zinc. Sellers show a valid government ID before unloading, and New Mexico law requires proof of ownership on items such as copper wire, aluminum, and catalytic converters that are not attached to a vehicle. The yard also runs mobile baling of light metals at business sites, roll-off container service for manufacturing plants, auto-body shops, farms, and oil fields, and crews for demolition, tank demolition, and plant clean-up. Drained tanks, cars with a title and CFC certification, and appliances with capacitors removed are accepted only under strict conditional rules.

View details & directions →

Capital Scrap Metals Inc

1162 Cooks Ln Santa Fe NM 87507 USA

(505) 471-0740

Mon-Sat 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sun Closed

4.5 (115 reviews)

Capital Scrap Metals Inc is a recycling site located in Santa Fe, NM, specializing in the purchase of scrap metal and select recyclable materials. They actively source materials from Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado, ensuring accurate measurements with state-certified electronic scales.

View details & directions →

Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency’s

2600 Buckman Rd Santa Fe NM 87507 USA

(505) 424-1850

Mon-Sun 8:00 AM – 4:45 PM

4.3 (37 reviews)

The Buckman Road Recycling & Transfer Station, known as BuRRT, takes trash, drop-off recycling, green waste, scrap metal, appliances, scrap tires, electronics, and construction and demolition debris from Santa Fe County. The City of Santa Fe owns the site and the Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency operates it. The station opens daily, with household hazardous waste drop-off on Fridays and Saturdays for Santa Fe residents only. It refuses out-of-county waste, lead-acid batteries, hazardous and radioactive waste, bulk liquids, and self-dumping trailers. A livestream camera of the entrance shows the line before a trip, and size limits apply to lumber, concrete, stumps, and loads over 12,500 pounds gross vehicle weight.

View details & directions →

W. Silver Recycling, Inc. - Santa Teresa

5025 Avenida Creel Santa Teresa NM 88008 USA

(915) 532-5643

Mon-Fri 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Sun Closed

3.0 (18 reviews)

W. Silver Recycling operates a scrap metal and industrial recycling facility in Santa Teresa, New Mexico (5025 Avenida Creel), one of several locations the company runs across the Southwest United States and Northern Mexico. The company focuses on manufacturer driven by-product management programs, buying and processing scrap from industrial and commercial generators. Materials handled include non-ferrous metals (aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, lead, nickel, stainless steel, titanium, zinc, insulated wire and electric motors), ferrous scrap (heavy melting steel, cast iron, machinery, turnings, plate and structural), plastics, electronic waste and PC boards, and cardboard and paper. The site notes that materials accepted vary by location, so it is worth confirming specifics for the Santa Teresa yard.

View details & directions →