Landfill

Pumice Valley Sanitary Landfill

200 Dross Road, Lee Vining, CA 93541

At the gate

Type Landfill
Address 200 Dross Road, Lee Vining, CA 93541
County Mono County
Phone 760-932-5400
Website monocounty.ca.gov/2143/Pumice-Valley-Landfill-and-Transfer-Stat
Last checked Oct 23, 2026

Hours

Mon 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tue 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wed 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thu 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sat 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.

Accepted materials

Accepted materials construction and demolition waste, clean wood waste

Fees

Tipping fee Minimum gate fee $8 per load; municipal solid waste $138/ton ($23/cubic yard where charged by volume); first garbage can up to 80 gal $8, additional cans up to 40 gal $4 (gate fees effective July 11, 2025)
Fee schedule Operator's fee page

Facility facts

Ownership Public
Operator Mono County Solid Waste Division (landfill); transfer station operated by D&S Waste under contract
Operational status Open
Permitted activities Solid Waste Landfill
Waste types accepted (per permit) MSW
Landfill class III
Planned closure year 2036
Cease-operation date 2048-01-01
Cease-operation date type Estimated
Total acres 48.4
Disposal acres 23.6
Design area (acres) 40
Maximum permitted capacity 741,360 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity 358,790 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity as of 2016-06-30
Waste in place (tons) 55,800
Annual waste accepted (tons) 224
Annual waste figure year 2004
Maximum permitted throughput 110 Tons per day
Landfill gas collection system No
Landfill gas energy project No
Composting on site No
Hours notes Closed on all County observed holidays; hours are gate open/close times, so arrive with time to unload
Permit and registry IDs (5)
EPA LMOP landfill ID 252
CalRecycle SWIS number 26-AA-0003
Permit status Permitted
Enforcement agency County of Mono
Local government Mono County (Unincorporated)

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Hours
Thu 7:30 AM-3:30 PM · Sat 7:30 AM-3:30 PM
Fees
Minimum gate fee $8 per load; municipal solid waste $138/ton ($23/cubic yard where charged by volume); first garbage can up to 80 gal $8, additional cans up to 40 gal $4 (gate fees effective July 11, 2025)

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Sources: epa.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; calrecycle.ca.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; monocounty.ca.gov (phone, website and accepted materials; fetched Oct 23, 2026) ; monocounty.ca.gov (website and fees; fetched Oct 23, 2026) ; monocounty.ca.gov (facility facts; fetched Oct 23, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 21, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 23, 2026.