West Central Landfill

West Central Landfill is the place locals drive to when stuff needs to be buried rather than recycled - it sits off Clear Creek Road in Igo. Both neighborhood drop-offs and commercial haulers use it; there’s an entrance booth and a scale, and tipping fees are charged by weight. Expect a working landfill setup with large open tipping areas and visible earthworks.

Pull up to the entrance booth and then the scale - standard procedure is to get weighed in and then weighed out, so plan for two stops. After weighing, follow the drive to the tipping area where trucks and pickups dump into open cells; it can get dusty and muddy depending on weather. Weekends and spring cleanup times often have lines, so allow extra time. Because this is in California, be prepared that organics and recyclables may need to be separated at other locations or before arriving.