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After 56 years of operation, the Puente Hills Landfill closed permanently on October 31, 2013.
Refuse may be taken to the Puente Hills Material Recovery Facility (MRF).
- Access to the Puente Hills MRF is through the Puente Hills Landfill entrance at 13130Crossroads Parkway South. Follow signs to the Puente Hills MRF.
- The Puente Hills MRF is open from 4:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Saturday, and is closed on Sundays and holidays
- The Puente Hills MRF is operated with the intent to recover and divert recyclables and combustible material.
- More information on the Puente Hills MRF
- Load Requirements
- Self-haul/hand loads are accepted provided they obtain acceptable limits of recyclable material
Although trash is no longer accepted at the landfill, other Sanitation Districts' facilities, the Puente Hills MRFand South Gate Transfer Station, are open and available to meet the waste management needs of businesses and the communities in the region.
The closest Sanitation District facility to the Puente Hills Landfill is the Puente Hills MRF. This facility is located on the same property and can be accessed through the entrance to the Puente Hills Landfill. Directions to the facility are posted at the entrance. The current disposal rates for the Puente Hills MRF can be found at Tipping Fees for Solid Waste and Recyclables.
The Puente Hills Landfill first opened in 1957 as the privately-owned San Gabriel Valley Dump. The Sanitation Districts purchased the landfill in 1970 for a regional disposal facility. Over the years, the facility has employed numerous innovative, environmental approaches including generating electricity from landfill gas, managing materials recovery and recycling programs, dedicating the landfill property to a regional park after closure, and acquiring and maintaining local native habitat as open space. In addition, the state-of-the-art facility included extensive practices to manage odors, dust, birds, and provide landscaping to blend with the local native habitat.