Altamont Landfill & Resource Recovery Facility

The operating hours for Altamont Landfill Resource Recovery Facility are as follows: Monday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Saturday: Closed · Sunday: Closed. These hours are subject to change on holidays or due to weather conditions. We recommend contacting the facility directly at (925) 455-7300 before your visit to confirm current hours, especially if you are planning to drop off waste outside of typical business hours.

Altamont Landfill Resource Recovery Facility is located at 10840 Altamont Pass Rd, Livermore, CA 94551, USA, 94551. The facility is situated in Alameda County. Use the map on this page or enter the address into Google Maps or Apple Maps for turn-by-turn navigation. Call ahead at (925) 455-7300 for access instructions or gate codes if required.

As of 2022, Altamont Landfill Resource Recovery Facility has approximately 68,280,716 tons of waste in place. The total design capacity of the facility is 119,799,566 tons, and it is currently at approximately 57% of its design capacity. The facility accepts approximately 1,487,099 tons of waste per year. The facility is projected to reach capacity and close around 2051.

Altamont Landfill Resource Recovery Facility currently covers approximately 237.3 acres with a depth of approximately 175 feet. The facility opened in 1980 and has been in continuous operation since then. The design specifications call for a total area of 426 acres. The size of a landfill reflects both its operational history and the volume of waste it has processed over its lifetime of service to the surrounding community.

Altamont Landfill Resource Recovery Facility has an active landfill gas (LFG) collection system in place. The facility generates approximately 9.0 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of landfill gas. Of that, approximately 6.1 mmscfd is collected by the system. The gas contains approximately 44.4% methane, which can be captured for energy generation. The facility operates 184 gas collection wells. Flares are in place at this facility. LFG collection reduces greenhouse gas emissions and, in some cases, generates renewable energy for the grid.

Altamont Landfill Resource Recovery Facility participates in the following environmental programs: an LFG energy project with status 'Operational' is associated with this site. These initiatives help reduce the environmental footprint of landfill operations by capturing resources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and diverting material from direct disposal. Contact the facility or its operator for more details on current environmental compliance status.

To contact Altamont Landfill Resource Recovery Facility, call (925) 455-7300. The mailing address is 10840 Altamont Pass Rd, Livermore, CA 94551, USA. The directory information shown on this page is sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, last verified as of data year 2022. Data freshness status: Current. If you are the facility owner or operator and need to update this listing, use the claim listing option on this page.