Please click on the appropriate location in the table below for detailed requirements and restrictions. See Landfill Fees for disposal costs.
Take a look at the Landfill Map to view the facility layout.
- Landfill – Disposal Area
- Green Waste – Green Waste Area, Scrap Metal, Appliances, Mattresses
- Household Hazardous Waste – Hazardous Waste Facility
- Business Hazardous Waste – Hazardous Waste Facility
- Electronics Recycling – Electronics
- Recycling – Recycle Bins
| Waste item | Location |
|---|---|
| Acetylene Tanks | Not accepted on site |
| Aerosols | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Alarm clocks | Electronics Recycling |
| Aluminum cans | Recycling |
| Ammunition | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Animal carcasses | Landfill with restrictions |
| Antifreeze | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Appliances | Green Waste Area to be recycled (fees apply) |
| Appliances with freon | Green Waste Area to be recycled (fees apply) |
| Asbestos | Landfill *non-friable only, friable not accepted |
| Barrels and drums | Landfill *container crushed or with holes punched in both ends – holes minimum of 1’ diameter and sufficient quantity |
| Batteries | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Boats | Landfill |
| Brake fluid | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Branches, shrubs, yard waste | Green Waste |
| Campers (in truck bed style) | Landfill |
| Campers (pull behind) | Landfill *accompanied with title |
| Canned food | Landfill *quantities less than 5 gallons; larger amounts accepted if liquid is removed |
| Car batteries | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Car bodies | Not accepted. Colorado Iron and Metal (Fort Collins Location Only) will accept them. https://coloradoironmetal.com/ |
| Car care products | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Carpet | Landfill |
| Cell phones | Hazardous Waste Facility or Electronics Recycling |
| CFL light bulbs (Compact Fluorescent) | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Chemical containing equipment | Case by case basis – call (970) 498-5760 |
| Chemical waste from a laboratory | Case by case basis – call (970) 498-5760 |
| Chemically contained demolition debris | Case by case basis – call (970) 498-5760 |
| Cleaners | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Cleanup residues from spills or releases | Case by case basis – call (970) 498-5760 |
| Closed cartridge filter from dry cleaning establishments | Not accepted on site |
| Commercial products or chemicals, off specification, outdated, contaminated or banned | Case by case basis – call (970) 498-5760 |
| Compressed gas cylinders | Landfill *cylinder completely empty with valve assembly removed |
| Computers and peripherals | Electronics Recycling |
| Cooking oil | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Corrugated cardboard and brown paper bags | Recycling |
| Dryers | Green Waste Area to be recycled (fees apply) |
| Electronics | Electronics Recycling |
| Exercise Equipment | Landfill |
| Fax machines | Electronics Recycling |
| Fertilizers | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Fireworks | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Fluorescent light bulbs | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Fluorescent light fixtures | Metal Recycling *remove ballast and take to Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Furniture | Landfill |
| Gasoline | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Gasoline tanks, from motor vehicles | Landfill *tank empty and no remaining fumes |
| Glass bottles and jars | Recycling |
| Glue and adhesive | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Grease trap waste – food prep areas | Landfill *must pass EPA paint filter test |
| Hot tubs | Landfill |
| Incandescent light bulb | Landfill |
| Ink cartridges | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Lawn mowers | Landfill *all fluids drained |
| Lead acid batteries | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| LED light bulbs | Landfill |
| Liquids, bulk | Not accepted on site *defined by EPA paint filter test |
| Lumber and pallets | Green waste *dimensional lumber and pallets okay |
| Materials contaminated with PCB’s | Not accepted on site |
| Mattresses | by the green waste area |
| Medical and biological waste | Case by case basis – call (970) 498-5760 |
| Medication, over the counter only | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Mercury | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Microwave ovens | Electronics Recycling or Landfill |
| Mobile homes | Landfill *must follow disposal procedure |
| Motor oil | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Motorcycles | Landfill *must be accompanied with title |
| Newspapers and magazines | Recycling |
| Office paper | Recycling |
| Oxygen Tanks | Not accepted on site |
| Paint | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Paperboard and low-grade paper | Recycling |
| Pesticides | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Photocopiers | Electronics Recycling |
| Plastic containers | Recycling |
| Pool chemicals | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Prescription medications | Off-site: Fort Collins Police Services, CDHPE Medication Takeback |
| Printers, toner cartridges | Electronics Recycling |
| Propane tanks | Hazardous Waste Facility *must be grill sized or smaller |
| Radioactive waste | Not accepted on site *if approved by State Dept of Health, case by case basis – call (970) 498-5760 |
| Refrigerators | Green Waste Area to be recycled (fees apply) |
| Road flares | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Sharps | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Shredded paper | Recycling |
| Sludge from waste water treatment facility | Landfill *must be approved by State Dept of Health and Board of County Commissioners prior to disposal |
| Smoke detectors | Not accepted on site *accepted in the landfill from residents only per CDPHE guidance |
|
Soil contaminated with petroleum products, other than gasoline or diesel fuel |
Not accepted on site |
| Solar Panels | Not accepted on site |
| Solvents | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Stain | Hazardous Waste Facility |
| Steel/tin cans | Recycling |
| Stereos | Electronics Recycling |
| Styrofoam | Landfill |
| Tires | Landfill |
| Trailers | Landfill *must be accompanied with title |
| TVs | Electronic Recycling |
| Underground storage tanks | Landfill *accepted if tank cut in half (at minimum) and no remaining sludge or liquid |
| VCRs, DVD players | Electronics recycling |
| Washing machines | Green Waste Area to be recycled (fees apply) |
| Waste from mechanically processed fruit, vegetables or grains | Landfill *no contamination from pesticide, additive or other chemical residue; must pass EPA paint filter test |
| Water heaters | Green Waste Area to be recycled (fees apply) |
| Wood and tree limbs | Green Waste *must be 6’ long and 2’ in diameter or smaller |
