Facility details
- Address
- 21250 CR 21
La Junta, CO 81050 - Phone
- (719) 383-3038
- Facility type
- Landfill
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Otero County
- EPA Region
- 8
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110037575941
Programs on file: AIR CO0000000808900086 · Air program 0808900086 · Emissions inventory 12861011
Interest types: AIR MINOR
EPA record updated 2017-06-01
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
- Clean Valley Recycling Recycling 6.2 mi · Swink, CO
- Las Animas Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.8 mi · La Junta, CO
- Dionisio Metals Recycling MetalsRecycling 10.0 mi · La Junta, CO
- Manzanola Landfill Landfill 14.5 mi · Manzanola, CO
Nearest other landfill: Manzanola Landfill, Manzanola — 14.5 mi
Area served
Serves Rocky Ford, Swink, La Junta, Cheraw.
County context
One of 2 landfills in Otero County, CO.
ZIP 81050 population 9,774.
Colorado solid-waste agency: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE)