Organ Mountain News report

LAS CRUCES - The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department’s Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program will hold a neighborhood dumpster day on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, from 8 a.m. to noon.

The event will feature open-top trash containers at three locations across the city. Residents can dispose of yard waste, household trash and other permissible items free of charge. KLCB staff will be on-site to assist and provide information about the program.

Open-top container locations:

• East Mesa Recreation Center, 5589 Porter Drive
• Young Park, 850 S. Walnut Street
• Intersection of Motel Boulevard and Westway Avenue, 674 N. Motel Boulevard

Prohibited items: The following items cannot be disposed of in the containers, as outlined by state and local regulations:

• Medical waste (per section 20.9.8.8 NMAC of the New Mexico Environmental Protection regulations)
• Hot ashes or coals
• Tires or vehicle parts, including car batteries
• Fluorescent light bulbs
• Large yard waste, such as stumps or tree trunks
• Concrete, bricks or rocks
• Toxic, combustible or hazardous materials
• Toilets and sinks
• Refrigerators or items containing refrigerant
• Animal carcasses

KLCB staff will monitor the locations, and residents must unload their items into the containers themselves.

For additional details, contact the Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program at 575-528-4506 or email KLCB@lascruces.gov.