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Sanitation Districts
of Los Angeles County
Solid Waste Management Department
1955 Workman Mill Road
Whittier, CA 90601
Phone: (562) 908-4876

Puente Hills Landfill

The landfill is located in unincorporated Los Angeles County, next to the City of Whittier. The landfill is south of the intersection of the Pomona (60) and San Gabriel (605) Freeways.

Restricted Wasteshed

The landfill is prohibited, by the Sanitation Districts' Board of Directors' ordinance, from accepting waste generated within the City of Los Angeles and the County of Orange. View the Map of Puente Hills Landfill Wasteshed showing the Puente Hills Landfill wasteshed area.

Operation

The landfill is open to the public from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday except holidays. Also, due to County permit tonnage limitations, the landfill may close early. Click on Current Site Tonnage Summary for estimated closure times or you can call the landfill at (562) 699-5204 prior to leaving for the landfill. You will be informed if the landfill is closed or about to close. If the landfill is closed, you may take your load to the Districts' Downey Area Recycling and Transfer (DART) facility. You may also click on Other Facilities to see if there is another solid waste facility in the vicinity.

Clean dirt, green waste and asphalt loads are only accepted during the following times:

  • Dirt - 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for free. Please note that dirt acceptance is subject to early closures due to permit limitations. Call (562) 908-4288 ext. 6048, for further information.
  • Green Waste - 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at reduced green waste fee .
  • Asphalt - 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for free. Sanitation Districts will pay $ 1.00 per ton for large pieces of asphalt only.

To obtain more detailed information on the Districts' criteria for accepting dirt, green waste and asphalt, call the landfill directly at (562) 908-4288, ext. 6030.

Payment at the scales must be in cash or by pre-arranged credit. No checks are accepted. All rates, excluding green waste rates, include State, County and appropriate local fees and taxes.

Click on the following links for:

  • Current disposal rates
  • Additional tonnage for any of the Districts' landfills (Current customers, only)
  • Puente Hills Landfill Annual Monitoring Report - 2007 [14Mb, ]
  • Registration to use this or any other solid waste facility operated by the Sanitation Districts
  • Waste Disposal Origin Reporting System
  • Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County