Dumps and landfills in California
Our California directory covers 105 operating landfills and 51 transfer stations in 51 counties. Pick your county to see every place to drop off trash, bulky items and debris.
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Largest landfills in California
| Landfill | County | Tons per year |
|---|---|---|
| El Sobrante SLF | Riverside County | 3,432,267 |
| Sunshine Canyon Landfill | Los Angeles County | 2,458,975 |
| Frank R. Bowerman SLF | Orange County | 2,191,039 |
| Olinda Alpha SLF | Orange County | 2,142,713 |
| Simi Valley LF | Ventura County | 2,016,416 |
Annual waste figures reported to the U.S. EPA.
All California locations
| Facility | Type | Town / county |
|---|---|---|
| Altamont Landfill & Resource Recovery Facility | Landfill | Livermore, Alameda County |
| Berkeley Transfer Station | Transfer station | Berkeley, Alameda County |
| Vasco Road SLF | Landfill | Livermore, Alameda County |
| Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility | Landfill | Paradise, Butte County |
| Calaveras Waste Transfer Station | Transfer station | Copperopolis, Calaveras County |
| Rock Creek LF | Landfill | Milton, Calaveras County |
| San Andreas Transfer Station | Transfer station | San Andreas, Calaveras County |
| Stonyford Disposal Site | Landfill | Stonyford, Colusa County |
| Keller Canyon LF | Landfill | Pittsburg, Contra Costa County |
| El Dorado Displsal MRF | Transfer station | Diamond Springs, El Dorado County |
| South Tahoe Refuse | Transfer station | South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County |
| American Avenue Landfill | Landfill | Kerman, Fresno County |
| City of Clovis LF | Landfill | Clovis, Fresno County |
| Humboldt Sanitation | Transfer station | McKinleyville, Humboldt County |
| Allied Imperial Landfill | Landfill | Imperial, Imperial County |
| Calexico Solid Waste Disposal Site | Landfill | Calexico, Imperial County |
| Hot Spa Cut & Fill Site | Landfill | Niland, Imperial County |
| Niland Cut & Fill Site | Landfill | Niland, Imperial County |
| Salton City Solid Waste Site | Landfill | Salton City, Imperial County |
| Bishop Sunland | Landfill | Bishop, Inyo County |
| Independence Disposal Site | Landfill | Independence, Inyo County |
| Lone Pine Disposal Site | Landfill | Lone Pine, Inyo County |
| Shoshone Disposal Site | Landfill | Shoshone, Inyo County |
| Tecopa Disposal Site | Landfill | Tecopa, Inyo County |
| Bakersfield Metropolitan SLF (BENA) | Landfill | Edison, Kern County |
| Boron SLF | Landfill | Boron, Kern County |
| Mojave-Rosamond SLF | Landfill | Mojave, Kern County |
| Ridgecrest-Inyokern SLF | Landfill | Ridgecrest, Kern County |
| Shafter-Wasco SLF | Landfill | Shafter, Kern County |
| Taft SLF | Landfill | Taft, Kern County |
| Tehachapi SLF | Landfill | Tehachapi, Kern County |
| Avenal Regional Landfill | Landfill | Avenal, Kings County |
| CWMI - KHF (MSW Landfill B-19) | Landfill | Kettleman City, Kings County |
| Eastlake SLF | Landfill | Clearlake, Lake County |
| Bass Hill LF | Landfill | Johnstonville, Lassen County |
| Westwood Disposal Facility | Landfill | Westwood, Lassen County |
| Antelope Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility | Landfill | Palmdale, Los Angeles County |
| Burbank LF Site No. 3 | Landfill | Burbank, Los Angeles County |
| Calabasas SLF | Landfill | Agoura Hills, Los Angeles County |
| Central LA Recycling & Transfer Station | Transfer station | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County |
| Chiquita Canyon SLF | Landfill | Castaic, Los Angeles County |
| Glendale Waste Collection Center | Transfer station | Glendale, Los Angeles County |
| Lancaster Landfill | Landfill | Lancaster, Los Angeles County |
| Nicole Bernsone SAFE Center | Transfer station | Northridge, Los Angeles County |
| Pebbly Beach Disposal Site | Landfill | Avalon, Los Angeles County |
| Savage Canyon LF | Landfill | Whittier, Los Angeles County |
| Scholl Canyon SLF | Landfill | Glendale, Los Angeles County |
| South Gate Transfer Station | Transfer station | South Gate, Los Angeles County |
| Sunshine Canyon Landfill | Landfill | Sylmar, Los Angeles County |
| Fairmead Solid Waste Disposal Site | Landfill | Chowchilla, Madera County |
| Marin Resource Recovery Center | Transfer station | San Rafael, Marin County |
| Redwood SLF | Landfill | Novato, Marin County |
| Mariposa County SLF | Landfill | Mariposa, Mariposa County |
| Boonville Transfer Station | Transfer station | Boonville, Mendocino County |
| Ukiah Solid Waste Systems Inc | Transfer station | Talmage, Mendocino County |
| Billy Wright Landfill | Landfill | Los Banos, Merced County |
| Highway 59 Landfill | Landfill | Merced, Merced County |
| Alturas SLF | Landfill | Alturas, Modoc County |
| Benton SLF | Landfill | Benton, Mono County |
| Pumice Valley SLF | Landfill | Lee Vining, Mono County |
| Walker SLF | Landfill | Walker, Mono County |
| Johnson Canyon SLF | Landfill | Gonzales, Monterey County |
| Monterey Peninsula SLF | Landfill | Marina, Monterey County |
| Clover Flat Landfill | Landfill | Calistoga, Napa County |
| Recology Vallejo | Transfer station | Vallejo, Napa County |
| Eastern Regional Landfill and Transfer Station | Transfer station | Truckee, Nevada County |
| McCourtney Road Transfer Station | Transfer station | Grass Valley, Nevada County |
| CR&R Stanton | Transfer station | Stanton, Orange County |
| Frank R. Bowerman SLF | Landfill | Irvine, Orange County |
| Olinda Alpha SLF | Landfill | Brea, Orange County |
| Prima Deshecha SLF | Landfill | San Juan Capistrano, Orange County |
| Western Regional SLF | Landfill | Lincoln, Placer County |
| Chester SLF | Landfill | Chester, Plumas County |
| Delleker Transfer Station | Transfer station | Portola, Plumas County |
| Feather River Disposal, Inc. | Transfer station | East Quincy, Plumas County |
| Feather River Hauling & Transfer Station | Transfer station | East Quincy, Plumas County |
| Intermountain Disposal Transfer Station | Transfer station | Graeagle, Plumas County |
| Badlands SLF | Landfill | Moreno Valley, Riverside County |
| Blythe Disposal Site | Landfill | Blythe, Riverside County |
| Coachella Valley Transfer Station | Transfer station | Coachella, Riverside County |
| Desert Center LF | Landfill | Desert Center, Riverside County |
| Edom Hill Transfer Station | Transfer station | Desert Edge, Riverside County |
| El Sobrante SLF | Landfill | Corona, Riverside County |
| Idyllwild Transfer Station | Transfer station | Idyllwild, Riverside County |
| Lamb Canyon Sanitary Landfill | Landfill | Beaumont, Riverside County |
| Mecca LF II | Landfill | Mecca, Riverside County |
| Oasis Disposal Site | Landfill | Oasis, Riverside County |
| Pinyon Flats Transfer Station | Transfer station | Palm Desert, Riverside County |
| Kiefer LF | Landfill | Sloughhouse, Sacramento County |
| L & D Landfill Company | Landfill | Sacramento, Sacramento County |
| North Area Recovery Station | Transfer station | North Highlands, Sacramento County |
| John Smith Road Class III Landfill | Landfill | Hollister, San Benito County |
| Barstow Sanitary Landfill | Landfill | Barstow, San Bernardino County |
| California Street LF | Landfill | Redlands, San Bernardino County |
| Landers Sanitary Landfill | Landfill | Landers, San Bernardino County |
| Mid-Valley Sanitary LF | Landfill | Rialto, San Bernardino County |
| Newberry Springs Transfer Center | Transfer station | Barstow, San Bernardino County |
| San Timoteo Solid Waste Disposal Site | Landfill | Redlands, San Bernardino County |
| Trona-Argus Transfer Station | Transfer station | Trona, San Bernardino County |
| U.S.M.C. 29 Palms Disposal Site | Landfill | Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino County |
| Victorville Sanitary Landfill | Landfill | Victorville, San Bernardino County |
| Borrego Landfill | Landfill | Borrego Springs, San Diego County |
| Escondido Resource Recovery | Transfer station | Escondido, San Diego County |
| Otay LF | Landfill | Chula Vista, San Diego County |
| Pala Transfer Station | Transfer station | Pala, San Diego County |
| Republic Services | Transfer station | San Diego, San Diego County |
| Sycamore SLF | Landfill | Santee, San Diego County |
| Waste Management | Transfer station | Lake San Marcos, San Diego County |
| Foothill Sanitary Landfill, Inc. | Landfill | Linden, San Joaquin County |
| Forward Landfill | Landfill | Manteca, San Joaquin County |
| North County SLF | Landfill | Lodi, San Joaquin County |
| Chicago Grade LF | Landfill | Templeton, San Luis Obispo County |
| City of Paso Robles LF | Landfill | Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County |
| Cold Canyon LF Solid Waste Disposal Site | Landfill | San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County |
| Ox Mountain SLF | Landfill | Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County |
| Pescadero Transfer Station | Transfer station | Portola Valley, San Mateo County |
| Recology San Mateo County | Transfer station | San Carlos, San Mateo County |
| Santa Ynez Valley Recycling & Transfer Station | Transfer station | Los Olivos, Santa Barbara |
| City of Lompoc SLF | Landfill | Lompoc, Santa Barbara County |
| Santa Maria Regional Landfill | Landfill | Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County |
| South Coast Recycling & Transfer Station | Transfer station | Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County |
| Tajiguas SLF | Landfill | Gaviota, Santa Barbara County |
| Arrow Recovery Group | Transfer station | Fremont, Santa Clara County |
| Guadalupe Rubbish Disposal Facility | Landfill | San Jose, Santa Clara County |
| Kirby Canyon Recycling & Disposal Facility | Landfill | Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County |
| Newby Island SLF Phases I, II, & III | Landfill | Milpitas, Santa Clara County |
| Recology San Martin Transfer Station | Transfer station | San Martin, Santa Clara County |
| Zanker Road (Nine Par) SLF | Landfill | San Jose, Santa Clara County |
| Buena Vista Drive SLF | Landfill | Watsonville, Santa Cruz County |
| City of Santa Cruz SLF | Landfill | Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County |
| Anderson Landfill | Landfill | Anderson, Shasta County |
| Bieber Transfer Station | Transfer station | Burney, Shasta County |
| Old Shasta Transfer Station | Transfer station | Shasta, Shasta County |
| West Central LF | Landfill | Igo, Shasta County |
| Black Butte Transfer Recycle Station | Transfer station | Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County |
| Potrero Hills SLF | Landfill | Suisun City, Solano County |
| Recology Hay Road LF | Landfill | Vacaville, Solano County |
| Annapolis Transfer Station | Transfer station | Sea Ranch, Sonoma County |
| Guerneville Transfer Station | Transfer station | Guerneville, Sonoma County |
| Healdsburg Transfer Station | Transfer station | Healdsburg, Sonoma County |
| Sonoma County Central Disposal Site | Landfill | Petaluma, Sonoma County |
| Sonoma Transfer Station | Transfer station | Petaluma, Sonoma County |
| Fink Road LF | Landfill | Crows Landing, Stanislaus County |
| Gilton Resource Recovery/Transfer Facility, Inc. | Transfer station | Modesto, Stanislaus County |
| Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill | Landfill | Red Bluff, Tehama County |
| Badger Waste Transfer Station | Transfer station | Badger, Tulare County |
| Springville Waste Transfer Station | Transfer station | East Porterville, Tulare County |
| Visalia Landfill | Landfill | Visalia, Tulare County |
| Woodville Landfill | Landfill | Tulare, Tulare County |
| Pinecrest Transfer Station | Transfer station | Pinecrest, Tuolumne County |
| Athens Service | Transfer station | Casa Conejo, Ventura County |
| Simi Valley LF | Landfill | Simi Valley, Ventura County |
| Toland Road SLF | Landfill | Santa Paula, Ventura County |
| Yolo County Central LF | Landfill | Woodland, Yolo County |
| Recology Ostrom Road LF | Landfill | Wheatland, Yuba County |
| Recology Yuba Sutter | Transfer station | Marysville, Yuba County |