Facility details
- Address
- 31400 Johnson Canyon Road
Gonzales, CA 93926 - Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Monterey County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- EPA LMOP Sep 2024
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1976 / 2066 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, CA
- Waste in place
- 4,025,090 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 14,432,453 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 227,172 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Operational: Electricity (Reciprocating Engine)
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
- Johnson Canyon Sanitary Landfill Landfill 1.9 mi · Gonzales, CA
- G & L Recycling Recycling 9.1 mi · Soledad, CA
- A & S Metals Recycling 16.1 mi · Salinas, CA
- AMD Recycling Recycling 16.3 mi · Salinas, CA
- Sun Street Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.7 mi · Salinas, CA
- Salinas Recycling Recycling 16.7 mi · Salinas, CA
- Carmel Valley Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.5 mi · Carmel Valley, CA
- Salinas Disposal Transfer and Recycling Transfer Station 18.6 mi · Salinas, CA
- WM - Salinas Transfer Station & Recycling Center Transfer Station 18.7 mi · Salinas, CA
- Waste Management - Salinas Transfer Station & Recycling Center Transfer Station 18.7 mi · Salinas, CA
Nearest other landfill: Johnson Canyon Sanitary Landfill, Gonzales — 1.9 mi
Area served
Serves Gonzales, Chualar, Soledad, Salinas, Spreckels.
County context
One of 7 landfills in Monterey County, CA.
ZIP 93926 population 8,998.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle