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Colorado Landfills & Dumps

Where to dump across Colorado — with the real hours, fees and rules that are hard to dig out of county websites. 76 sites from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's solid waste records: 53 landfills, 16 transfer stations and 7 hazardous waste drop-offs.

Colorado areas

How disposal works in Colorado

Most of Colorado still hauls straight to a landfill. Counties run them across most of the state, often with a few rural transfer stations; around Denver and Colorado Springs, the big landfills are run by private companies such as WM, which don't post their public rates online. Larimer County is the newest exception: it closed its landfill on August 3, 2026, and Fort Collins now uses a transfer station.

County prices are low and often flat. A small load costs $8 at the Garfield County Landfill, $10 at Mesa County's and $20 at Larimer County's and Summit County's; by weight, rates run from $32 a ton in Mesa County to $72 at Summit County's SCRAP. Out-of-county loads pay far more, so bring a driver's license, and cover your load: several counties charge double for anything uncovered.

These are the counties with the most sites in our data:

We're writing Colorado up area by area — 7 are live, with more on the way, and our guide to what it costs to dump in Colorado puts their rates side by side.