Kern County dumps, landfills and transfer stations
| Site | Weekdays | Saturday | Sunday | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Pearsons Recycling CenterRidgecrest | Mon to Fri 8 am to 4:45 pm | 9 am to 1:45 pm | Not listed | |
| Ridgecrest Recycling & Sanitary LandfillRidgecrest | Varies, see page | See page | See page |
What to know in Kern County
We list 2 public waste sites in Kern County: 1 landfill and 1 transfer station. Each one has hours, fees or accepted items taken from the operator's or the local government's own page, with the source linked on the site's page. 1 of them post a plain weekly schedule; of those, 1 open on Saturday and 0 on Sunday.
Weekend options
No Kern County site on our list posts Sunday hours. For Sunday, the nearest listed site with Sunday hours is Newberry Springs Med. Vol. T/P Facility in Newberry Springs, San Bernardino County, about 83 miles from the middle of this county's sites, open 7:30 am to 5 pm.
Residency and ID rules
1 of the 2 sites restrict who may use them or ask for proof of address:
- Ridgecrest Recycling & Sanitary Landfill: Ridgecrest residents
Where to take common items
From the accepted and refused lists the sources publish:
- Tires: turned away at Dave Pearsons Recycling Center; no other site here mentions it
- Appliances: turned away at Dave Pearsons Recycling Center; no other site here mentions it
- Electronics: turned away at Dave Pearsons Recycling Center; no other site here mentions it
- Household hazardous waste: Ridgecrest Recycling & Sanitary Landfill; turned away at Dave Pearsons Recycling Center
- Scrap metal: Dave Pearsons Recycling Center
The sites
Dave Pearsons Recycling Center
Transfer station at 1536 N Mahan St., Ridgecrest. Open Mon to Fri 8 am to 4:45 pm and Sat 9 am to 1:45 pm. Takes scrap metal. Turns away appliances, electronics, furniture and bulky items, household hazardous waste, household trash, recyclables, tires and wood.
Phone: 1.760.446.0449
Ridgecrest Recycling & Sanitary Landfill
Landfill at 3301 Bowman Road, Ridgecrest. Hours vary by season or service; the full list is on its page. Takes household hazardous waste.
Closest sites outside the county
Measured in a straight line from the middle of the county's listed sites:
- Trona-Argus Transfer Station 20 mi
Transfer station in Trona, San Bernardino County. Open Tue to Sat. Phone (626) 362-0206.
- Kennedy Meadows Transfer Station 33 mi
Transfer station in Johnsondale, Tulare County. Hours vary; see its page. Takes household trash, wood and yard and green waste.
- Balance Rock Transfer Station 54 mi
Transfer station in California Hot Springs, Tulare County. Hours vary; see its page.
- Pine Flat Transfer Station 55 mi
Transfer station in California Hot Springs, Tulare County. Hours vary; see its page.
- Camp Nelson Transfer Site 62 mi
Transfer station in Camp Nelson, Tulare County. Hours vary; see its page.