Facility details
- Address
- 1231 Buena Vista Dr
Watsonville, CA 95076 - Phone
- (831) 454-2160
- Website
- co.santa-cruz.ca.us
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110017973291
Programs on file: AIR 0900020250307RP1 · AIR CAMBU000060870TV19 · Air program 060870TV19 · CA-CERS 10192129 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 13913 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 13917 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 209444 · CASWIS 44-AA-0004 · E-GGRT 1006221 · Emissions inventory 3399311 · LMOP 83 · NPDES permit CAZ186523 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAD983643057 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL920915388
Interest types: AIR MAJOR, GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTER, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY, SQG, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2021-12-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1981 / 2030 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Santa Cruz County, CA
- Waste in place
- 4,474,820 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 6,026,606 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 74,954 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
- Buena Vista Landfill Recycling same site · Watsonville, CA
- Watsonville Landfill Landfill 0.9 mi · Watsonville, CA
- Watsonville Waste Recycling Dropoff Recycling 3.0 mi · Watsonville, CA
- Lewis Road SLF Landfill 6.9 mi · Pajaro, CA
- Eagle Hauling and Recycling Inc Recycling 10.9 mi · Salinas, CA
- A and S Metals Recycling 12.0 mi · Castroville, CA
- Hard Core Compost Recycling 12.1 mi · Santa Cruz, CA
- eWaste Pro Recycling 13.2 mi · Gilroy, CA
- Crazy Horse Transfer Station Transfer Station 13.4 mi · Salinas, CA
- Crazy Horse Landfill Landfill 13.9 mi · Salinas, CA
Nearest other landfill: Watsonville Landfill, Watsonville — 0.9 mi
Area served
Serves Freedom, Watsonville, Aptos, Moss Landing, Capitola, Castroville, Santa Cruz, Aromas, Soquel, Salinas.
County context
One of 4 landfills in Santa Cruz County, CA.
ZIP 95076 population 82,409.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle