Fees

Los Alamos County Environmental Services Fees

Effective July 1, 2023.

Eco Station Tip Fees

Description Cost
Mixed municipal solid waste, per ton

$71.25
Minimum tip fee, per load $20.00
Brush - loads containing 100% brush, per ton $40.00
Cardboard – loads containing 100% cardboard, per ton $57.25
Clean dirt, per ton $71.25
Concrete/Asphalt - Loads contain 100% concrete and asphalt, per ton $10.00
Concrete with rebar - Loads contain concrete with rebar, per ton $20.00
Metal - Loads containing 100% metal, per ton $0.00
LA County residents/businesses - recyclables (mixed recycle/cardboard) - loads containing 100% mixed recycle/cardboard material * Less than half ton = free More than half ton = $129.85/ton
Out of County - Recyclables (mixed recycle/cardboard) - Loads containing 100% mixed recycle/cardboard material, per ton * $129.75
Large animal mortalities (horse, cow, elk, etc.) per animal $65.00
Small animal mortalities (small dog, cat, etc.) per animal $35.00
Refrigerant removal from (refrigerators, air conditioner, automobiles freezer, etc.,) per item $50.00
Tires, per ton $250.00
Oversized tires - tires larger than 23.5 in. x 25 in., per tire $35.00
Tire on rim, all sizes - additional fee per tire $5.00

Recycled Products Available for Pickup

Description Cost
Clean dirt, per ton $0.00
Compost, per ton $0.00
Glass cullet, per ton $0.00
Reusable items (items that are placed in the reuse area) $0.00
Wood chips, per ton $0.00

Compost loading fee per cubic yard (1 cubic yard minimum) 

Bio Solid Compost

 $5.00

Compost  loading fee per cubic yard (1 cubic yard minimum) 

Food Scrap Compost

 $12.00

Residential curbside collection charges

Description Cost
Residential service, single residential unit (one pick up per week), per month $27.00
Service for additional trash roll-cart, in addition to monthly service charge, per roll cart $17.00
Recycle service, single residential unit (one pick up per week) $0.00
Service for additional recycle roll-cart, in addition to monthly service charge, per roll cart $0.00
Service for brushroll-cart, in addition to monthly service charge per rollcart $0.00

Roll-off service charges

Description Cost
Roll-off service (includes 1 service, 1 month rental, material disposal will be charged at current tip fee). $312.00
 One time dumpster service (includes 1 service, 1 month rental and 1 ton of material. Over 1 ton will be charged at current tip fee.) $211.25
Daily rental fee (Roll-off rented longer than one month) $10.00

Trash compactor service charges

Description Cost
On-call service (at least one business day prior notice required), plus tip fee $189.00

Commercial curbside roll-cart charges

Description Cost
Trash roll-cart service for commercial, single business or other non-residential establishments (one pick up per week), per month $27.00
Service for additional trash roll-cart, in addition to monthly service charge, per roll cart $17.00
Recycle roll-cart (one pick up per week), per month $0.00
Service for additional recycle roll-cart, in addition to monthly service charge, per roll cart $0.00
 yard trimming roll-cart one pick up bi-weekly (follows residential collection schedule)  $10.00

Dumpster service charges

Description Cost
Regularly scheduled dumpster collection service (one pickup per week), per dumpster per month $135.00
Regularly scheduled recycling collection service $0.00
Regularly scheduled glass collection service (one pickup per week) per dumpster $50.00 
 Regular scheduled food scrap collection service $0.00
Dumpster rental (trash, mix recycle or glass), per month $10.50
Dumpster rental (cardboard), per month $0.00
Additional on-call service, per collection $41.25
Set up/take down/relocation, per event. Set up waived for new recycling dumpster $70.00

Special service charges

Description Cost
Duplicate copies of scale tickets provided with monthly billing $20.00
Special collection or delivery *One hour minimum charge, per piece of equipment. * Tipping fees will apply if applicable. $73.00
Residential brush pickup in excess of brush roll-cart service or Residential Bulk Item Collection. *Size, material, and schedule limitations will apply. $30.00
Unauthorized user/illegal dumping fee $500.00
Other waste, handling and disposal County contract cost plus 10% administrative fee
Certified vehicle weight $10.00
Roll-cart replacement for recycle or trash (negligent loss or damaged) $75.00

Fees

Download a PDF of the Fee Schedule for Environmental Services.  

Fee Schedule(PDF, 172KB)

Solid Waste Ordinance

View Refuse, Recycling and Solid Waste Facility Fees Ordinance Section 32-18

 

Ordinance

 

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