Waste Management - Mountain View Landfill

Mountain View Landfill on California Ave is the big Salt Lake City landfill where pickup loads, trailers and commercial trucks end up for burial. Neighbors bring yard waste, old furniture and construction debris here; it’s not a tidy recycling drop-off but a working disposal site. Expect an industrial setting rather than a storefront.

Drive up to an entrance booth and then over a scale-landfills of this size typically charge by weight, so there’s a tipping-fee structure rather than a flat free-for-all. After the scale, pull into lanes for trucks and pickups and be prepared to back up to a dumping area or tipping face. The site is dominated by large dirt and compacted trash piles, heavy equipment moving around, and commercial haulers mixed in with residential vehicles. Weekends, especially during spring cleanup season, usually have longer lines and slower movement.