Facility details
- Address
- 12 miles NE of Carlsbad NM Hwy 62-180; 164 Landfill Road
Carlsbad, NM 88220 - Phone
- (575) 200-5642
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Eddy County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1995 / 2045 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · City of Carlsbad, NM; Eddy County, NM
- Waste in place
- 2,080,261 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 6,275,701 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 92,693 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- No
Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024
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
- City of Carlsbad Convenience Center Transfer Station same site · Carlsbad, NM
- Hope Convenience Center Transfer Station same site · Hobbs, NM
- Lea Land Inc. Industrial Solid Waste Landfill Landfill same site · Loco Hills, NM
- Artesia Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.4 mi · Carlsbad, NM
- C & B Recycling Recycling 3.0 mi · Carlsbad, NM
- Recycle Carlsbad Recycling 6.3 mi · Carlsbad, NM
Nearest other landfill: Lea Land Inc. Industrial Solid Waste Landfill, Loco Hills — same site
Area served
Serves Carlsbad.
County context
One of 2 landfills in Eddy County, NM.
ZIP 88220 population 40,151.
New Mexico solid-waste agency: New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)