Facility details
- Address
- 10000 Squirrel Creek Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80817 - Phone
- (719) 382-9661
- Website
- fountainlandfill.com
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- El Paso County
- EPA Region
- 8
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1966 / 2079 (projected)
- Ownership
- Private · Waste Connections Inc. - Central Region
- Waste in place
- 7,485,538 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 18,458,855 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 424,078 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024
About this facility
A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.
Typically accepted at landfills
- Household trash
- Bulky items and furniture
- Construction and demolition debris
- Yard waste (at many sites)
- Tires (often by appointment or for a fee)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Midway Landfill Landfill 9.1 mi · Fountain, CO
- Bradley Road Transfer Station (Waste Connections) Transfer Station 9.7 mi · Colorado Springs, CO
- Colorado Springs Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.8 mi · Colorado Springs, CO
- American Iron & Metal Recycling 10.7 mi · Colorado Springs, CO
- Western Scrap Processing Co Metals 10.7 mi · Colorado Springs, CO
- Colorado Industrial Recycling Recycling 11.2 mi · Colorado Springs, CO
- Laramie Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.2 mi · Colorado Springs, CO
- EVRAZ Recycling Recycling 11.2 mi · Colorado Springs, CO
- Colorado Springs Landfill Landfill 11.6 mi · Colorado Springs, CO
- GFL Colorado Springs Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.7 mi · Colorado Springs, CO
Nearest other landfill: Midway Landfill, Fountain — 9.1 mi
Area served
Serves Colorado Springs, Fountain.
County context
One of 5 landfills in El Paso County, CO.
ZIP 80817 population 31,101.
Colorado solid-waste agency: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)