Larimer County’s New Landfill – What to Know

If there's one thing you can't deny, Colorado keeps growing, and Larimer County is not excluded. The landfill that's been in Fort Collins for decades is closing (changing) and a massive new landfill will open north of Welllngton.

Where Exactly is Larimer County's New Landfill?

According to the Coloradoan, the new ($39.5 million) landfill is just west of I-25, north of Wellington, near the Rawhide Energy Station. The new (north) landfill is much larger than the one off of Taft Hill Road; the old one was about 180 acres, the new one is just over 300 acres at 15669 N. County Road 9.

Look for More 'Trash Traffic" on Trilby Road and Highway 392

With the new landfill, folks who live in Fort Collins, Loveland, Estes Park, etc., will still use the "south" landfill (using a new entrance off of Trilby Road.) From there, transfer trailers (trucks) will take that "stuff" to the new landfill on a specific route: Trilby Road to College, College to Carpenter (Highway 392,) then onto the interstate and up to the north landfill.

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Commercial trash haulers will go directly to the north landfill; while the county has their plan on how to get to the north landfill, It's hard to say how the trach haulers will want to go. Either way, we're going to see a lot of them on I-25.

The south landfill will close but things will still be happening there. It will be a transfer station (again those who live south of Wellington will still take their "dump" loads there  as well as a diversion center. The diversion center will process and recycle yard waste, waste from construction and demolition. The recycling center remains and has been upgraded.