Landers Sanitary Landfill

Landers Sanitary Landfill is the municipal burial landfill out near Landers, used by locals, hauling companies and businesses that need final disposal. It handles standard landfill tipping - the kind of place where loads get weighed and buried. Expect a no-frills, working site rather than a recycling center or drop-off depot.

There’s an entrance booth and a scale, so vehicles pull in, get weighed and then head to the working face; plan on stopping again on the way out for the exit weight. The site is large with piles of compacted fill, roll-off trucks and the sort of dusty roads typical of an active landfill. California rules mean many places in the state separate organics or recyclables before disposal, so be ready for sorting requirements even if this site mostly handles burial. Weekends and seasonal cleanups tend to be the busiest times, so lines can form at the gate.