Taft Recycling and Sanitary Landfill
Taft, CA
Facility details
- Address
- 13351 Elk Hills Rd
Taft, CA 93268 - Phone
- (661) 862-8900
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- kerncountywaste.com
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Kern County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110061006502, 110064917693, 110066046638
Programs on file: LMOP 288 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 127394 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 49527
Interest types: LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY
EPA record updated 2015-01-21
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1972 / 2064 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Kern County, CA
- Waste in place
- 1,627,135 tons (as of 2009)
- Design capacity
- 5,910,000 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 34,849 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
- J and D Recycling Recycling 4.1 mi · Taft, CA
- McKittrick Waste Treatment Site Transfer Station 12.1 mi · Mc Kittrick, CA
- Buttonwillow Transfer Station Transfer Station 14.6 mi · Buttonwillow, CA
- Shafter-Wasco Recycling and Sanitary Landfill Landfill 21.6 mi · Shafter, CA
- SOS Recycle Centers Recycling 21.6 mi · Bakersfield, CA
- Sbco - Transfer Station - Ventucopa Transfer Station 21.7 mi · Ventucopa, CA
- C & J Recycling Recycling 22.3 mi · Bakersfield, CA
- New Cuyama Transfer Station Transfer Station 22.5 mi · New Cuyama, CA
- New Cuyama SLF Landfill 22.6 mi · New Cuyama, CA
- Asphalt & Concrete Recycling Recycling 23.9 mi · Bakersfield, CA
Nearest other landfill: Shafter-Wasco Recycling and Sanitary Landfill, Shafter — 21.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- J & D Recycling3.3 mi · Taft, CA · 1 driver
- Westside Waste Management Co Inc3.3 mi · Taft, CA · 16 drivers
- Andy's Septic & Sewer3.3 mi · Taft, CA · 1 driver
- Platinum Towing & Recycling16.2 mi · Bakersfield, CA · 1 driver
- Totalhauling Inc16.2 mi · Bakersfield, CA · 8 drivers
Area served
Serves Taft, Fellows, Tupman.
County context
One of 19 landfills in Kern County, CA.
122 waste haulers in Kern County, CA.
ZIP 93268 at a glance
- Population
- 16,963 (96 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 32
- Households
- Median income $57,778 · 28% earn six figures
- Housing
- 50% owner-occupied · median home value $236,684 · median rent $1,061
- Workforce
- 59% labor-force participation · 11.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle