Due to ongoing dry conditions and prevailing high winds, Fire Marshal Colorado Cordova of the Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) has elevated fire restrictions to Stage 2, effective May 28, 2026 within the boundaries of Los Alamos County to safeguard public health and safety, as well as protect lands, structures, natural and historical artifacts.
The Los Alamos County (LAC) Eco Station provides landscape materials to residents and non-residents. Currently, Environmental Services offers yard trimming mulch, pallet mulch, and compost.
Asphalt millings and crushed concrete is not sold through Environmental Services. It is sold through GM Pipe and Material who can be contacted at 505-471-9981.
All landscape materials at the Eco Station are FREE if customers load it themselves. The Eco Station offers a loading service for compost $6.00 (plus tax) per cubic yard, there is no charge for loading mulch. Remember to bring a tarp, there is a requirement for customers to tarp their landscape material before leaving the facility. Payment can be accepted in the form of cash, card, checks, and if you are a LAC resident the cost can be charged to your utility bill.
If you would like to pick up or have the landscape material loaded, please go through the scale house and the scale house operator will help you through the process. The Eco Station is open Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:15 pm and Saturday through Sunday 9:00 am to 4:15 pm. The loading service is offered every day from 9:00am until 3:00 pm.
Below are the landscape materials offered at the Eco Station and what they are made of:
Compost is comprised of 25% bio solids (waste sludge from Los Alamos County Wastewater Treatment Plant), 25% stable waste (horse manure from the LAC stables), and 50% yard trimmings (tree trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, etc. collected at the Eco Station.) Please call 505-662-8163 to make sure we have compost in stock. It is in very high demand and it does take a few weeks to make more.
For more information about compost, view the Compost Certification letter(PDF, 420KB).
Yard Trimming Mulch that customers pick up is made from grinded yard trimmings (tree trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, weeds, etc. collected at the Eco Station. Environmental Services staff removes as much contamination (trash) as possible, however, some unwanted material may still remain.
The pallet mulch that customers pick up is made from pallets brought in from residents and businesses. The pallets are then grinded*, by Environmental Service’s employees, into wood chips into a pile for customers to come and collect. The pallet mulch is used mainly for aesthetics for the yard. The pallet mulch is more of a tan, brown color.
*During the grinding process, the grinder does collect most of the nails with a magnet attached to the tool. There may be a few nails in the pile.*
Environmental Services Division
3701 E. Jemez Road
Los Alamos, NM 87544
(View Map)
Phone: 505.662-8163
Email: SolidWaste@lacnm.us
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.;
Sat & Sun: 9 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
500 Overlook Road
White Rock, NM 87547
Mon, Tue & Fri, 8 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sat & Sun: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wed & Thu - Closed
Any load exceeding 3 cubic yards (cargo that is larger than a standard truck long bed and extends above the bed rails exceeds 3 cubic yards) must be taken to the Eco Station in Los Alamos, including furniture