Badlands Sanitary Landfill

Badlands Sanitary Landfill on Ironwood Avenue is the large Moreno Valley site where oversized loads and trucked trash get buried. Contractors, commercial haulers and residents with more than curbside pickup use it. Expect a working, industrial lot with big trucks and dirt berms visible from the road.

Pull up to an entrance booth and a scale - landfills charge by weight, so plan to be weighed on the way in and the way out. The property is expansive with long drive lanes, dump cells and constant movement of loaders and roll-off trucks; it can get dusty and occasionally smelly depending on wind. Tipping fees are determined by weight at the scale, and landfills of this scale generally take both residential and commercial loads. Lines build up on weekends and during spring-cleanup season, so allow extra time.