Facility details
- Address
- 1860 County Rd 22
Colby, KS 67701 - Phone
- (785) 462-8139
- Website
- thomascountyks.com
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Thomas County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Projected closure
- 2135 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Thomas County, KS
- Annual acceptance
- 5,954 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- No
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
- Support for Northwest Kansas Regional Recycling Recycling 2.1 mi · Colby, KS
- Thomas County Recycling Center Recycling 2.2 mi · Colby, KS
- City of Oakley Landfill Landfill 21.2 mi · Oakley, KS
Nearest other landfill: City of Oakley Landfill, Oakley — 21.2 mi
Area served
Serves Colby, Gem, Levant, Rexford.
County context
One of 1 landfills in Thomas County, KS.
ZIP 67701 population 6,166.
Kansas solid-waste agency: Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE)