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Savage Canyon LF

LandfillOpenVerified Los Angeles County, California

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Key factsVerified 2026-10-22
Hours
Mon-Sat 7:30am-3:00pm; no entry after 2:45pm. Closed Sundays and New Year's, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas. May close on rainy days or early at permit tonnage limit.
Fees
Rates Jul 1 2025-Jun 30 2026: trash $61.45/ton; inert $48.84/ton; bulky hard-to-handle $70.67/ton. Whittier residents: Saturday discount one load (3/4-ton pickup, up to 1 ton) $20, other under-ton loads $30; $42 residential permit for six dumps (City Hall).
Accepts
Trash and waste generated in the City of Whittier, including wood, plaster, fencing, demolition material, roofing, stucco, iron, tile, lumber; clean fill dirt by arrangement (Mon-Fri). Not accepted: green waste, hazardous materials, appliances, mattresses, box springs, tires, liquids, pesticides, automotive products, paints, solvents, batteries, e-waste, CRTs, ammunition, gas cylinders, contaminated soil, radioactive waste.
Rules
Open only to City of Whittier residents and businesses (not unincorporated Whittier); proof of residency via California ID or two recent utility bills. Valid driver's license required. All loads must be covered.
Phone
(562) 698-1223
Address
13919 East Penn Street, Whittier, CA 90602
Call (562) 698-1223DirectionsOfficial website

Checked against the operator's official site on 2026-10-22: source 1

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What this site accepts

Mentioned as accepted: Concrete and construction debris, Furniture and couches.

Listed as not accepted or restricted: Mattresses, Tires, Appliances (fridges, freezers, AC units), Paint, Electronics and TVs, Yard waste and brush.

Based on the posted rules quoted above. Items not named here may still be accepted; call to confirm.

What will my load cost here?

Weight assumptions
  • Household trash, loose: 275 lb per cubic yard (EPA lists 250–300 for uncompacted mixed residential waste).
  • Yard waste, loose: 250 lb per cubic yard (EPA: mixed yard waste, uncompacted).
  • Construction debris, mixed: 484 lb per cubic yard (EPA: C&D bulk).
  • Concrete, broken: 860 lb per cubic yard (EPA 2016 table; older EPA tables list loose scrap concrete as heavy as 1,855, so real loads may weigh much more).
  • Volumes are geometry, not data: a full-size pickup bed filled level with the sides is about 2 cubic yards (roughly 6.5 ft × 5 ft × 1.7 ft); a 6×10 ft utility trailer filled 2 ft deep is about 4.4 cubic yards; a 33-gallon trash bag is about 0.16 cubic yards.

Weight factors: U.S. EPA, Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors (April 2016). Real loads vary a lot; the scale at the gate decides.

Facility details

Type
Landfill
Status
Open
County
Los Angeles County
Website
https://www.cityofwhittier.org/government/public-works/trash/landfill-services
Operator
City of Whittier, CA
Owner
City of Whittier, CA
Ownership
Public
Year opened
1935
Annual waste accepted
89,966 tons/yr

Location source: EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) database, Landfill ID 116
Hours, fees and accepted items verified 2026-10-22 from the operator's official website: [1]. Know the hours or fees, or see a mistake? Send a correction.

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