Highway 59 Landfill and Recycling Center and Disposal Site and Compost Facility
Merced, CA
Facility details
- Address
- 7040 Hwy 59
Merced, CA 95348 - Phone
- (209) 723-4481
- Website
- mcrwma.org
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Merced County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070476188
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000366497
Interest types: OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1973 / 2052 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Merced County Regional Waste Authority, CA
- Waste in place
- 8,636,612 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 26,160,211 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 422,257 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Planned: Electricity (Cogeneration)
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
- AAA Recycling Recycling 6.6 mi · Atwater, CA
- Aaa Recycling LLC Recycling 6.6 mi · Merced, CA
- Atwater Iron & Metal Recycling 6.8 mi · Atwater, CA
- Universal Service Recycling Recycling 8.8 mi · Merced, CA
- American Tire Recycling Recycling 12.5 mi · Ballico, CA
- Grados Recycling corp. Recycling 15.3 mi · Delhi, CA
- Mariposa County Lake Don Pedro Transfer Station Transfer Station 20.8 mi · La Grange, CA
- Turlock Recycling Recycling 20.8 mi · Turlock, CA
- Turlock Transfer Transfer Station 20.8 mi · Turlock, CA
- Go Green Recycling Recycling 21.3 mi · Turlock, CA
Nearest other landfill: Geer Road SLF, Modesto — 24.8 mi
Area served
Serves Merced, Winton, Cressey, Atwater, Snelling, Ballico, Planada, Livingston, Denair, Delhi.
County context
One of 2 landfills in Merced County, CA.
ZIP 95348 population 36,663.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle