Tipping Fees for Solid Waste and Recyclables

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Payment at the scales must be in cash, credit card (MasterCard, American Express, & Discover only), debit card, or by pre-arranged credit. No checks are accepted. All rates, excluding green waste rates, include state, county and appropriate local fees and taxes.

Important Announcement

If you need to make a payment, go to the Make an Online Payment page to pay by credit card or e-check. For in-person payments, you may leave your check with the lobby guard at our Joint Administration Office.

If you have any questions about payments, pre-arranged credit accounts, or tipping fees, please call (562) 908-4288, ext. 8801 or email SWAccounts@lacsd.org.

Rates

Effective July 1, 2024

Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF)

Puente Hills MRF, Whittier^1,2,3

Type of Solid Waste/Recyclables	Rate
Municipal Solid and Inert Waste	$99.16 per ton
Hard-to-Handle, Bulky Items	$114.16 per ton
Segregated Uncontaminated Green Waste*	$94.29 per ton
Food Waste	$96.26 per ton
Food Waste / Green Waste Program⁴	$124.14 per ton
Pull-Offs	$60.83 per load
Safety vests are required at this facility and available at the scale house at a cost of $4.50 per vest. *Note: Contaminated Green Waste will be charged the Hard to Handle rate.

South Gate Transfer Station, South Gate^1,2,3

Type of Solid Waste/Recyclables	Rate
Municipal Solid and Inert Waste	$106.60 per ton
Hard-to-Handle Bulky Items	$121.60 per ton
Pull-Offs	$60.83 per load

The Sanitation Districts no longer operate DART. Please contact Athens Services Inc. for more information.

Landfills

Calabasas Landfill, Agoura,^1,2,3,5

Type of Solid Waste/Recyclables	Rate
Municipal Solid and Inert Waste	$75.40 per ton
Hard-to-Handle, Bulky Items	$90.40 per ton
Uncontaminated Green Waste (green waste mixed with less than one percent [1%] waste material that is not green waste)	$69.39 per ton
Acceptable Green Waste (green waste mixed with between one percent [1%] and three percent [3%] waste material that is not green waste)*	$75.40 per ton
Contaminated Green Waste	$90.40 per ton
Tires	$185.00 per ton
Special Handling	$90.40 per ton
Clean, segregated asphalt -Minimum Charge	$20.00 per ton $20.00 per load
Pull-Offs	$54.40 per load
*Note: Contaminated Green Waste will be charged the Hard to Handle rate.

Scholl Canyon Landfill, Glendale^1,2,3,6

Type of Solid Waste/Recyclables	Rate
Municipal Solid and Inert Waste	$95.46 per ton
Hard-to-Handle, Bulky Items	$110.46 per ton
Segregated Uncontaminated Green Waste*	$115.13 per ton
Food Waste / Green Waste Program⁴	$136.05 per ton
Tires	$134.73 per ton
Special Handling	$110.46 per ton
Clean, segregated asphalt **	$30.00 per ton
Clean Dirt*** (All rates are subject to change and can be adjusted after a one-week notice period.) -Minimum Charge	$7.50 per ton $20.00 per load
Pull-Offs	$54.40 per load
Note: Contaminated Green Waste will be charged the Hard to Handle rate. Note: All rates are subject to change and can be adjusted after a one-week notice period to prevent exceeding daily tonnage limit for green waste and refuse. **Note: To see if Scholl Canyon Landfill is currently accepting clean dirt, please call the Scholl Canyon Landfill scale house at 562-908-4288 Ext 4751 or 4752.

Please Note:

Uncovered Loads Capable of Producing Litter:
Calabasas Landfill - $4.40 per ton or $4.40 per load surcharge.
Puente Hills MRF, South Gate - $5.06 per ton or $5.06 per load surcharge.
Scholl Canyon Landfill - $5.40 per ton or $5.40 per load surcharge.

Non-manifested Tire Loads:
Calabasas Landfill - $4.40 per ton or $4.40 per load surcharge.
Scholl Canyon Landfill - $5.40 per ton or $5.40 per load surcharge.

All rates excluding Pull-offs, Green Waste, Asphalt, Clean Dirt and Food Waste include the following fees, as appropriate:
-California Integrated Solid Waste Management Fee: $1.40 per ton.
-Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Fee: $1.50 per ton.
-Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health Local Enforcement Agency Fee: $0.41 per ton.
Rates for materials that benefit the operation of the facility or that promote solid waste management alternatives are subject to change without notice.
Rate is for a 1-ton minimum charge, excepting Tires and Special Handling.
All Food Waste placed with Green Waste must be in plastic bags.
All rates and surcharges include the L.A. County Business License Tax, as appropriate: 10% of gross receipts, excluding state and local fees and taxes.
All rates and surcharges (except for Clean Dirt) include the City of Glendale - Scholl Canyon Landfill Assessment: 25% of gross receipts; vehicles owned and operated by the City of Glendale are exempt.