Cerro Colorado Landfill

Cerro Colorado Landfill is the large burial site out at 18000 Cerro Colorado SW that handles big residential and commercial loads for Albuquerque. Haulers, contractors and folks with major cleanouts all end up here; it’s not a small transfer station. Expect a working, industrial-size place with piles of compacted material and heavy equipment moving around.

Drive in and approach a small entrance area/scale where trucks are usually stopped and weighed - tipping fees are determined by weight and vary by load type. The roads on-site are gravel and rutted in spots, with visible mounds and spread-out tipping faces rather than a single drop-off pit. After weighing, drivers are directed to the appropriate dumping area, then typically cross the scale again on the way out for final weighing and fee calculation. Big trucks and loaders are common, so watch for traffic and give them plenty of room.