American Avenue Landfill

American Avenue Landfill is the county landfill out on West American Avenue in Kerman, used by both residents clearing out the yard and businesses dropping off commercial loads. It’s the big bury-the-trash kind of place - wide access roads, large tipping areas, and long rows of compacted soil and cover. Trucks and pickup loads are common here, so expect a working, no-frills site.

Drive up to an entrance booth and be prepared to pull onto a scale; the site charges by weight so there’s usually a slow stop-in and stop-out. After weighing, larger commercial trucks will be directed toward the active tipping face while smaller vehicles are sent to a nearby tipping pad. The site looks industrial: heavy equipment, piles of mixed material, and graded berms where waste gets pushed and covered. Recycling or organics separation is common across California, so there may be separate drop-off points or signs indicating where to leave different materials.