Mojave-Rosamond Sanitary Landfill

Mojave-Rosamond Sanitary Landfill at 400 Silver Queen Road in Mojave is where local trash gets buried - used by residents and haulers alike. It’s a big, open site with gravel roads, heavy equipment and steady truck traffic rather than a tidy transfer station.

There’s an entrance booth and a scale on the way in; loads are typically charged by weight, so expect to stop again on the way out. Follow the flow of traffic past the booth - pickups and larger commercial trucks usually head to the active tipping area to unload. The site is exposed and can be dusty, with large berms of compacted material and heavy machinery moving about. Because California requires organics diversion in many areas, have any green waste separated beforehand in case it needs to be handled differently.