Montezuma County Landfill

Deborah A Barton, Manager
26100 County Road F
Cortez, CO  81321-8104
(970) 565-9858
FAX (970) 565-9309

Tipping Fees

The following lists the tipping fees of the Montezuma County Landfill - current, proposed and historical.  Please click on the effective date of interest to get past and current tipping fees for the landfill.  As always, if you have questions, please call the landfill office and talk to one of the administrative staff.  Note that these are in adobe acrobat format to download onto your computer.  If you don’t have a current copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here to download.

2010 Landfill Fee Structure

2009 Landfill Fee Structure
2008 Landfill Fee Structure
2007 Landfill Fee Structure

The current breakout of the cost per ton for the Montezuma County Landfill as of January 1, 2010 is:

Payroll - 39% (22.5% is related to regulatory requirements)

General Operating – 37.1% (24.1% is related to regulatory requirements)

Capitol Expenditures – 22.9% (12% is related to regulatory requirements)

Reserve Set Aside – 10.9% (50% is related to regulatory requirements)

Effective 11 January 2010