Olinda Landfill

Olinda Landfill is Brea’s main burial site for municipal and commercial trash; contractors and residents drop off loads here. It’s a big, working hill of compacted material with trucks coming and going most days. Expect a functional, industrial place rather than anything pretty.

Drive up to a guarded entrance booth and be prepared to roll over a scale since tipping fees are typically charged by weight at landfills. Pull forward as directed by attendants or signage, then follow the traffic pattern to the active tipping face where trucks and pickups unload. Recycling and organics separation is common in California, so there are usually containers or sorting areas nearby rather than everything going to the same pile. Lines build up on weekends and during spring cleanups, and the site looks like a working gravel yard with large compactors and heavy equipment in operation.