Facility details
- Address
- 2465 NM-1
Veguita, NM 87062 - Phone
- (575) 838-0589
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Landfill
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Socorro County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
- Also listed as
- City Of Socorro Landfill (Permitted)
About this facility
A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.
Typically accepted at landfills
- Household trash
- Bulky items and furniture
- Construction and demolition debris
- Yard waste (at many sites)
- Tires (often by appointment or for a fee)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Hillsboro Collection Center Transfer Station same site · Socorro, NM
- Sierra County Collection Center Transfer StationRecycling same site · La Joya, NM
- Amador Complete Recycling Recycling 11.0 mi · Polvadera, NM
- Sierra Transfer and Recycling Facility Transfer Station 20.0 mi · Magdalena, NM
Nearest other landfill: Valencia County Regional Landfill, Los Lunas — 46.5 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Valley Sanitation LLC4.1 mi · Socorro, NM · 5 drivers
- Caldwell Disposal15.6 mi · San Antonio, NM · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Socorro, Lemitar, Polvadera.
County context
The only listed landfill in Socorro County, NM.
3 waste haulers in Socorro County, NM.
ZIP 87062 at a glance
- Population
- 1,922 (9 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 42
- Households
- Median income $20,539 · 4% earn six figures
- Housing
- 100% owner-occupied · median home value $69,092
- Workforce
- 35% labor-force participation · 0% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
New Mexico solid-waste agency: New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)