Johnson Canyon Sanitary Landfill

About this site

Johnson Canyon Sanitary Landfill is a landfill in Gonzales, Monterey County. The state register names Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority as the operator. This page brings together its hours, fees, accepted items, refused items, residency and ID rules and phone number, taken from svswa.org. We read that page on 14 Oct 2026.

The posted week has it open 7 days: Mon to Fri 7 am to 4 pm and Sat and Sun 8 am to 4 pm. It opens on both Saturday and Sunday. The earliest listed opening is 7 am and the latest listed closing time is 4 pm, about 61 hours of access a week.

Of the 2 other Monterey County sites on our list, 1 has a plain weekly schedule; 1 of those open on Saturday and 0 on Sunday. The same source pages also cover Salinas Disposal, Transfer & Recycling (19 mi away) and Jolon Road Transfer Station (30 mi away), so whatever that source says for all its sites applies there as well. That makes this the only site in the county on our list with Sunday hours.

The source lists 1 accepted item, including Small kitchen appliances: microwaves, toasters, toaster ovens. In broad terms that covers appliances. For construction and demolition debris, Jolon Road Transfer Station lists it as accepted. For electronics, Jolon Road Transfer Station lists it as accepted. For household hazardous waste, Jolon Road Transfer Station lists it as accepted.

It does not take Flocked trees. For yard and green waste, Jolon Road Transfer Station lists it as accepted.

The fee list we found has 1 line. Listed as free: Holiday trees (Dec 26 - Jan 31).

The source says members of the public can use it. The residency or ID rule reads: ABOP (antifreeze, batteries, motor oil & filters, latex paint) is for SVSWA residential customers only