New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 9 - SOLID WASTE
Part 5 - SOLID WASTE FACILITY AND COMMERCIAL HAULERS OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
Section 20.9.5.11 - ADDITIONAL TRANSFER STATION OPERATING REQUIREMENTS

A. accept special wastes only when specifically authorized to do so by a permit;

B. use containers for storage of solid waste that are leak-proof and manufactured of non-biodegradable material;

C. provide adequate means to control litter and prevent and extinguish fires;

D. conduct any recycling operations in a safe and sanitary manner, confined to an area remote from the tipping area, and in a manner that does not interfere with transfer operations;

E. store recyclable materials in a manner that does not create a nuisance, harbor vectors, or create a public health hazard, and remove recyclable materials in a timely manner;

F. provide sufficient unloading areas to meet demands of peak periods;

G. provide adequate off-street parking facilities for transfer vehicles;

H. not park collection or transfer vehicles containing putrescible materials on public streets or roads except under emergency conditions;

I. remove solid waste from the station at the end of the operating day unless otherwise approved in the permit; and

J. provide separate storage areas for bulky wastes, such as brush, white goods, appliances, and scrap tires, and remove the bulky wastes at a frequency approved in the permit.