Garfield County Landfill

Garfield County Landfill is the county dump on the Rifle side of town, used by residents and businesses hauling household trash, construction debris, and other non-hazardous material. It’s the kind of place people bring bulky stuff they can’t fit in curbside bins or commercial loads headed for burial in the cell.

Drive up to a gate area and there’s usually a scale house where loads are weighed, so plan for a short stop at the booth and another stop on the way out. Landfills of this scale charge tipping fees by weight, with separate rates for residential versus commercial loads, and commercial trucks are generally handled there. The site looks like open dirt and gravel surfaces with piles or capped cells of compacted material; expect dust in dry weather and mud when it’s wet. Lines build up on weekends and during spring cleanup, so it can get slow at peak times.