Landfill

Altamont Landfill & Resource Recovery Facility

10840 Altamont Pass Road, Livermore, CA 94551

Before you go

  • Who can use it. As of March 23, 2019, the landfill will no longer be able to accept waste for disposal from outside the (9) Bay Area Counties (Alameda, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, San Mateo, San Francisco, and Santa Clara).
  • Not accepted. It does not take hazardous waste.

At the gate

Type Landfill
Address 10840 Altamont Pass Road, Livermore, CA 94551
County Alameda County
Website www.wmsolutions.com/locations/details/id/195
Last checked Oct 21, 2026

Hours

Mon 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tue 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wed 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thu 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fri 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sat 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.

Accepted materials

Accepted materials asbestos-friable, asbestos-non-friable, auto shredder fluff, biosolids, cercla waste, construction & demolition debris, municipal solid waste, yard waste/green waste

Fees have not been confirmed yet. Check the operator's website before you go.

Nearby with confirmed hours or fees: BFI Newby Island Recyclery , Zanker Road (Nine Par) Sanitary Landfill , Greenwaste Recovery Facility .

Facility facts

Ownership Private
Owner WM
Operator WM
Operational status Open
Permitted activities Asbestos Containing Waste Disposal Site, Solid Waste Landfill
Waste types accepted (per permit) MSW
Landfill class II,III
Year opened 1980
Planned closure year 2051
Composting on site No
Registry details (24)

Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.

Cease-operation date 2060-12-01
Cease-operation date type Estimated
Total acres 2063.6
Disposal acres 472
Current area (acres) 237.3
Design area (acres) 426
Design capacity (tons) 119,799,566
Maximum permitted capacity 124,400,000 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity 52,300,000 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity as of 2024-10-31
Waste in place (tons) 68,280,716
Waste-in-place year 2022
Annual waste accepted (tons) 1,487,099
Annual waste figure year 2022
Maximum permitted throughput 11,150 Tons per day
Landfill gas collection system Yes
Landfill gas energy project Yes
Landfill gas energy projects 2
EPA GHGRP ID 1007699
EPA LMOP landfill ID 39
CalRecycle SWIS number 01-AA-0009
Permit status Permitted
Enforcement agency County of Alameda
Local government Livermore

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Nearby facilities

Transfer station

BFI Newby Island Recyclery

San Jose, CA · 25.1 mi away

Hours
Mon 8:00 AM-4:00 PM · Tue 8:00 AM-4:00 PM · …
Fees
Trash $73.50 (minimum 1 yard); clean C&D $69.50 (minimum 1 yard); clean soil $67.00 (minimum 1 yard) per the facility rate sheet
Landfill

Zanker Road (Nine Par) Sanitary Landfill

San Jose, CA · 27.4 mi away

Hours
Mon 6:00 AM-4:45 PM · Tue 6:00 AM-4:45 PM · …
Fees
Site 1 gate rates per ton: trash $147, mixed C&D $147, clean concrete $31.50, clean/mixed dirt $70/$75, brush/yardwaste mixed $127, clean wood $89, treated wood waste $254.25; mattress $21 each, car tire $31.50; $60.00 minimum per vehicle; effective July 1, 2026
Transfer station

Premier Recycle

San Jose, CA · 32.3 mi away

Hours
Mon 5:00 AM-5:00 PM · Tue 5:00 AM-5:00 PM · …
Fees
Construction & demolition $130/ton; concrete $50/ton; extra charges may apply for mattresses, tires and large bulky items

Sources: epa.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; calrecycle.ca.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; wmsolutions.com (hours and website; fetched Oct 21, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 21, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 21, 2026.