Sierra Estrella Landfill, Inc.

Sierra Estrella Landfill is the local burial site for trash near Maricopa, serving residents and truck drivers hauling loads in from the surrounding desert communities. It’s the kind of place people visit when they’ve got a full pickup, trailer, or a commercial load that needs final disposal. The dry Arizona climate shows up here - expect dust and sun rather than mud.

There’s a gate and an entrance booth where trucks usually pause; many landfills in the region charge tipping fees by weight so vehicles often cross a scale on the way in or out. The site itself is open and exposed with working faces of compacted material and heavy equipment moving around; haul trucks and pickups pull up to a tipping area and dump before moving on. Weekends and spring-cleanup times can back traffic up, and the wind can kick up a lot of dust, so plan for some waiting and dusty conditions.