Sierra County Collection Center
La Joya, NM
Facility details
- Address
- NM-52 & Landfill Road
La Joya, NM 87028 - Phone
- (575) 838-0589
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, Recycling
- County
- Socorro County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- T or C Recycling Center; Winston Collection Center; La Joya Collection Center; Polvadera Collection Center; San Antonio Collection Center; Veguita Collection Center
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
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
- City of Socorro Landfill Landfill same site · Veguita, NM
- Amador Complete Recycling Recycling 11.0 mi · Polvadera, NM
- Sierra Transfer and Recycling Facility Transfer Station 20.0 mi · Magdalena, NM
Nearest landfill: City of Socorro Landfill, Veguita — same site
Area served
Serves Socorro, Lemitar, Polvadera.
County context
One of 4 transfer stations in Socorro County, NM.
ZIP 87028 population 139.
New Mexico solid-waste agency: New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)