Billy Wright Landfill

Billy Wright Landfill in Los Banos is the big dirt-and-gravel site out on Billy Wright Road where neighborhood cleanouts and contractor trucks end up. Local homeowners and contractors both use it; it’s the place where things that can’t be recycled or composted get buried. The site feels large and working-rolls of compacted trash, dump faces, and equipment visible from the driveway.

Drive up to a small entrance booth beside a scale-most landfills charge by weight so plan to be weighed on the way in and again on the way out. There’s usually a short pull-up area where attendants direct vehicles to the active tipping area; expect to back up to a working face and dump where trucks and pickups leave loads. Recycling or organics drop-offs are often separated off to one side, since California requires a lot of diversion; look for bins or separate lanes past the booth. Traffic can back up on weekends or during seasonal cleanups, and the site is mostly gravel and dust with heavy equipment moving around.