Avenal Landfill

Avenal Landfill is the local landfill out on Hydril Road, where household and commercial rubbish ends up buried. Drivers from Avenal and surrounding parts of Kings County use it for final disposal and larger cleanouts. California's strict diversion rules mean expect recycling and organics rules to affect what goes in the trash.

Drive up to a scale house or booth at the entrance-landfills charge by weight, so there's usually a weigh-in and weigh-out. The site is open, dusty and dominated by large compacted waste mounds and heavy equipment; trucks and roll-offs are common. Recycling drop-offs and sorting areas are often located near the entrance or to the right of the booth, while active tipping faces are farther inside. Weekends and spring cleanup times tend to be the busiest, and commercial trucks are typically handled alongside residential vehicles.