Facility details
- Address
- 12001 E Tehachapi Blvd
Tehachapi, CA 93561 - 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: 110064917700, 110065443808
Programs on file: CA-ENVIROVIEW 127395 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 49528
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1973 / 2032 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Kern County, CA
- Waste in place
- 1,649,600 tons (as of 2008)
- Design capacity
- 2,078,000 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 60,150 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
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
- Tehachapi Recycling Inc Recycling 5.2 mi · Tehachapi, CA
- Recycling Center Recycling 6.5 mi · Tehachapi, CA
- Keene Transfer Station Transfer Station 14.0 mi · Keene, CA
- Lorraine - Twin Oaks Transfer Station Transfer Station 14.1 mi · Twin Oaks, CA
- Mojave-Rosamond Sanitary Landfill Landfill 14.4 mi · Mojave, CA
- Lorraine-Twin Oaks Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.9 mi · Caliente, CA
- Stallion Springs Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.8 mi · Tehachapi, CA
- Bear Valley CSD Transfer Station Transfer Station 17.5 mi · Tehachapi, CA
- California City Recycling and Transfer Station Transfer Station 20.2 mi · California City, CA
- California Metal Metals 20.2 mi · California City, CA
Nearest other landfill: Mojave-Rosamond Sanitary Landfill, Mojave — 14.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Roemer's Septic Service8.4 mi · Mojave, CA · 2 drivers
- Sim Sanitation Inc10.1 mi · Tehachapi, CA · 1 driver
- Golden Hills Sanitation Co Inc10.1 mi · Tehachapi, CA · 1 driver
- Rigo's Sanitation10.1 mi · Tehachapi, CA · 1 driver
- Ridgecrest Sanitation10.1 mi · Tehachapi, CA · 54 drivers
Area served
Serves Mojave, Tehachapi.
County context
One of 19 landfills in Kern County, CA.
122 waste haulers in Kern County, CA.
ZIP 93561 at a glance
- Population
- 31,175 (40 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 42
- Households
- Median income $87,357 · 46% earn six figures
- Housing
- 80% owner-occupied · median home value $408,289 · median rent $1,363
- Workforce
- 54% labor-force participation · 8% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle