Landfill

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The Landfill provides the local municipalities, unincorporated Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, and a portion of Saguache County a State approved disposal site for municipal solid waste.

Click here for the current adopted landfill rates or to request a charge account.

Blue Mesa Reservoir Bridge
Photo courtesy of Thad Roan

Recycling

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The Gunnison County Recycling Center is located at 10th and Rio Grande. You may drop off all products, except office paper, Monday through Sunday, 24 hours per day. Office paper must be dropped off during hours of operation, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday, while an attendant is available. If you have any questions about what is acceptable, please call the Gunnison County Public Works Department at 970-641-0044.

We accept the following products:

• Corrugated Cardboard - No waxed cardboard is allowed. Does not have to be bundled, tied or collapsed if delivered to the Recycling Center. No styrofoam, packing peanuts or paper.
• Newspaper - Including all supplements from the paper. Does not have to be bundled or tied if delivered to the Recycling Center.
• Magazines and Catalogues - May be recycled with newspaper. Includes magazines and catalogues with glued and stapled backs. This does not include phone books. Does not have to be bundled or tied if delivered to the Recycle Center.
• Aluminum - Cans only.
• Tin/Steel Cans - Remove paper labels and rinse cans.
• Glass - Brown, green and clear. Remove lids and plastic or metal rings.
• Office Paper - Must be delivered to the Recycling Center between 8:00 AM - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, while an attendant is on duty. Paper may be brought in bags, boxes or containers that you empty and reuse.
  May include all office papers EXCEPT:
  • Neon bright papers.
  • Manila envelopes.
  • Paper with excessive amounts of red ink.
  • Copied items that are mostly black.
• Plastics - Number 1 & 2 plastics, rinsed and smashed.
• Batteries - Alkaline batteries (drop-off at Gunnison and Crested Butte post offices).
  

Attendant on Duty:

Monday - Saturday

8:00 am till 4:00 pm

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS CANNOT BE TAKEN TO THE GUNNISON COUNTY LANDFILL:

Motor Oil Lubricating Oil Transmission Fluid Kerosene Lamp Oil Diesel Fuel Brake Fluid Anti-freeze Vehicle Batteries Engine Degreasers Auto Body Filler Paint Epoxy Varnish Paint Thinner Turpentine

Paint Stripper Fluorescent Light Bulbs Broken Smoke Detectors Treated Railroad Ties Treated Fence Posts Asbestos (unless apporved by special permit) Swimming Pool Acid Ceramic Glazes Artist Oils Acrylics (unless dried) Pesticides Weed Killers Regulated (non-residential) Computer Monitors Other Electronic Waste

THE GUNNISON COUNTY LANDFILL CANNOT ACCEPT ANY ITEMS THAT ARE IN LIQUID FORM.

Landfill Hours of Operation:

	Monday - Friday	8:00 am till 4:00 pm 9:00 am till 4:00 pm (March 15th - May 15th)
	Saturday	8:00 am till 3:00 pm (summer) 8:00 am till noon (winter) 9:00 am till noon (March 15th - May 15th)

Gunnison County Public Works
811 Rio Grande Avenue
Gunnison, CO  81230

Phone: (970) 641-0044
Fax: (970) 641-8120
Email Public Works

Gunnison County Landfill
621 County Road 42
Gunnison, CO  81230

Phone: (970) 641-5522
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