Landfill Regular Hours
Monday - Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. - last delivery at 3:30 pm.
Otero County Landfill Inc. (OCLI) & Recycling
Art Lucero, Landfill Foreman
719-383-3037 (Automated Number)
411 N 10th St.
Rocky Ford, CO 81067
Cell: (719) 469-2977
Jesse Howells, Landfill Manager
Cell: (719) 652-0088
2024 Approved Holidays
New Year's Day | Monday, January 1 |
President's Day | Monday, February 19 |
Good Friday | Friday, March 29 |
Memorial Day | Monday, May 27 |
Independence Day | Thursday, July 4 |
Labor Day | Monday, September 2 |
Veteran's Day | Monday, November 11 |
Thanksgiving | Thursday/Friday, November 28 & 29 |
Christmas Eve | Tuesday, December 24 |
Christmas | Wednesday, December 25 |
New Year's Eve | Tuesday, December 31 |
OCLI Board Members and Officers 2024
Danny Chavez - Manzanola - Chairman
Tim Knabenshue - Otero County - Vice Chairman
Martin Montoya - La Junta - Secretary/Treasurer
Dave Howard - Cheraw
Jim Bensley - Swink
Duane Gurle - Rocky Ford
Tracy Nelson - Fowler
411 N. 10th Street – Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067 - (719) 652-0088
OCLI meets after the Otero Partners Incorporated meeting at 8:30 am,
Otero County Courthouse, 13 W 3rd St., Room 107 (Bauserman Room)
on the following remaining dates for 2024:
Monday, August 19th
Monday, September 16th
Monday, October 21st
Monday, November 18th
Monday, December 16th
Otero County Landfill
Otero County Landfill
21250 County Road 21
La Junta, CO 81050
Monday through Saturday
8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M
3:30 PM last delivery
WASTE ACCEPTED:
- Household Trash
- Business Trash
- Tree Limbs
- Construction Materials
- Demolition Materials with Demolition Permit and Manifest
- Appliances without freon
- Concrete
- Small Animals
- Tires
NO COMPUTERS OR LIQUIDS
NO APPLIANCES WITH FREON
2024 Landfill Fees
- Unloading Fee: Minimum charge of $25.00 to anyone who needs assistance.
- Width x Length x Height divided by 27 = Cubic Yards
- Uncovered, unsecured, or material visibly falling off or out of the vehicle will be charged a double rate.
- Otero County residents will have to show a current utility bill and driver's license to dump at the "county rate."
- If you have questions regarding fees or what can be accepted at the landfill, please call 719-652-0088.
Trash Category | In County | Out of County |
---|---|---|
Compacted Trash: | $30.00 per ton | $52.00 per ton |
Household Waste (loose): 1 yd. min. | $10.00 per cubic yard | $20.00 per cubic yard |
Mattresses & Box Springs | $10.00 per item | $20.00 per item |
Tree Limbs (less than 12 in.): | $3.00 per cubic yard | $6.00 per cubic yard |
Logs, Rail Road Ties, Stumps & Power Poles: 18 inches in diameter or larger | $3.00 per linear foot | $6.00 per linear foot |
Appliances without Freon | $ No Cost | $ No Cost |
Appliances with Freon (NOT ACCEPTED) | ||
Tires size up to 22": | $5.00 each | $7.00 each |
Tires 22.5" to 27.5" rim size: | $12.00 each | $15.00 each |
Tires 28" rim size up to 60": | $40.00 each | $45.00 each |
All tires with rims add | $2.00 each | $2.00 each |
Construction Materials: | ||
Clean dirt: | $1.00 per cubic yard | $1.00 per cubic yard |
Clean Concrete, Rock, Brick: no dirt, asphalt or rebar | $2.00 per cubic yard | $4.00 per cubic yard |
Mixed concrete: | $3.00 per cubic yard | $7.00 per cubic yard |
Construction/Demo material & shingles | $25.00 per ton | $50.00 per ton |
Dead Animals: | ||
100 lbs. or smaller: | $2.00 each | $6.00 each |
100 lbs.: | $3.00 per 100 lbs. | $6.00 per 100 lbs. |
Contaminated Soil: | $50.00 per ton | $90.00 per ton |
Special Waste: | Pre-approval is required & Administrative Fee will apply. |