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.
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