Facility details
- Address
- 400 Silver Queen Rd
Mojave, CA 93501 - Phone
- (661) 862-8900
- Website
- kerncountywaste.com
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Kern County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110012695333
Programs on file: CASWIS 15-AA-0058 · Emissions inventory 467211 · LMOP 215 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAH111000202 · UORS 15-C-03162
Interest types: LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY, OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES
EPA record updated 2017-06-01
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1973 / 2123 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Kern County, CA
- Waste in place
- 979,470 tons (as of 2009)
- Design capacity
- 45,000,000 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 11,400 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- No
Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024
About this facility
A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.
Typically accepted at landfills
- Household trash
- Bulky items and furniture
- Construction and demolition debris
- Yard waste (at many sites)
- Tires (often by appointment or for a fee)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- National Metals and Surplus Metals 9.6 mi · Rosamond, CA
- Edwards Air Force Base-Main Base LF Landfill 10.7 mi · Edwards Air Force Base, CA
- Tehachapi Recycling Inc Recycling 11.2 mi · California City, CA
- California Metal Metals 11.5 mi · California City, CA
- California City Recycling and Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.7 mi · California City, CA
- Tehachapi Sanitary Landfill Landfill 14.4 mi · Tehachapi, CA
- Lancaster Landfill and Recycling Center Landfill 17.2 mi · Lancaster, CA
- Pacific Auto Recycling Center Recycling 19.1 mi · Lancaster, CA
- Tehachapi Recycling Inc Recycling 19.2 mi · Tehachapi, CA
- LA County Dept of Public Works Transfer Station 19.5 mi · Lancaster, CA
Nearest other landfill: Edwards Air Force Base-Main Base LF, Edwards Air Force Base — 10.7 mi
Area served
Serves Mojave, Rosamond, Edwards.
County context
One of 19 landfills in Kern County, CA.
ZIP 93501 population 5,944.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle