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Where to get rid of yard waste near San Bernardino, CA

We found 12 open or status-unknown disposal sites within 50 miles of San Bernardino, and 10 of them have rules we checked against an official website. 1 list yard waste as accepted; the closest is Frank R. Bowerman SLF, about 38 miles away. 2 say they don't take yard waste or restrict them (Badlands SLF, Lamb Canyon Sanitary Landfill).

Nearest sites and what they say about yard waste

  • California Street LF · 5.6 mi · Redlands, CA
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Mid-Valley Sanitary LF · 7.7 mi · Rialto, CA Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • City of Fontana Household Hazardous Waste Facility · 9.2 mi · Fontana, CA Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Agua Mansa Permanent HHW Facility · 9.5 mi · Jurupa Valley, CA Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • San Timoteo Solid Waste Disposal Site · 10.1 mi · Redlands, CA Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Badlands SLF · 16.5 mi · Moreno Valley, CA Verified
    Listed as not accepted or restricted

    Posted rule: “Routine refuse: household refuse, concrete/asphalt, clean fill dirt, construction/demolition, green waste”

  • Lamb Canyon Sanitary Landfill · 24.6 mi · Beaumont, CA Verified
    Listed as not accepted or restricted

    Posted rule: “Routine refuse: household refuse, concrete/asphalt, clean fill dirt, construction/demolition, green waste”

  • El Sobrante SLF · 25.6 mi · Corona, CA Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Victorville Sanitary Landfill · 31.3 mi · Victorville, CA Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • City of Lake Elsinore Houshold Hazardous Waste · 32.1 mi · Lake Elsinore, CA
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Olinda Alpha SLF · 34.5 mi · Brea, CA Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Frank R. Bowerman SLF · 37.6 mi · Irvine, CA Verified
    Listed as accepted

    Posted rule: “commercial treated wood waste”

Distances are straight-line from the center of San Bernardino. “Listed as accepted” means the site’s official page mentions it; we quote the exact wording. We never guess for sites we haven’t checked.

Don't want to haul it yourself? Get a junk removal quote

Junk removal crews load and dispose of it for you, usually priced by how much of the truck you fill.

Tip: get two or three quotes from local junk removal companies, and ask whether the price includes the dump fee and labor.

Bigger project? Estimate the dumpster size you need.

General tips for yard waste

A number of states ban yard trimmings from landfills, so many facilities send yard waste to a separate compost or mulch area, often at a lower price than trash, and sometimes free for residents. Loads usually must be free of trash, plastic bags, rocks and dirt.

Other options. Many cities collect yard waste curbside on a schedule, with limits on bundle size and branch length. Composting at home handles leaves and grass (see EPA's home composting guide). Some municipal mulch sites give away finished mulch.

Before you go. Ask about branch diameter or length limits, whether stumps cost extra, and whether paper bags are OK.

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