Landfill

City of Paso Robles Landfill

9000 Highway 46 East, Paso Robles, CA 93446

Before you go

  • How fees work. Fees are charged by weight (per ton), as a flat rate per load or vehicle and per item for some items. The posted rates are listed under Fees.

At the gate

Type Landfill
Address 9000 Highway 46 East, Paso Robles, CA 93446
County San Luis Obispo County
Phone 805-238-2028
Website www.prcity.com/485/Landfill
Last checked Oct 22, 2026

Hours

Mon 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Tue 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Wed 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Thu 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fri 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sat 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

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

Accepted materials

Accepted materials municipal solid waste, treated wood waste (Tue & Thu 8-10am, segregated), segregated recyclable organics, mattresses/box springs/sofas, appliances, oversize items and tree stumps, dirt/sod, tires, e-waste (no charge), household hazardous waste (SLO County HHW facility, Saturdays 11am-3pm), non-friable asbestos with manifest, dead animals

Fees

Tipping fee Residential self-haul/commercial haulers: loads up to 1,000 lbs $35.00 flat fee, over 1,000 lbs $63.00 per ton; uncompacted refuse $63.00/ton, compacted $58.00/ton; treated wood waste $122.00/ton; mattress/sofa $13.00 each; auto tires $4.00 each; untarped loads double; effective January 1, 2025
Fee schedule Operator's fee page

Facility facts

Ownership Public
Owner City of Paso Robles, CA
Operator Pacific Waste Services, Inc.
Operational status Open
Permitted activities Solid Waste Landfill
Waste types accepted (per permit) MSW
Landfill class III
Year opened 1970
Planned closure year 2067
Composting on site No
Registry details (22)

Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.

Cease-operation date 2051-10-01
Cease-operation date type Estimated
Total acres 80
Disposal acres 65
Current area (acres) 37
Design area (acres) 65
Design capacity (tons) 5,066,100
Maximum permitted capacity 6,495,000 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity 4,218,305 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity as of 2023-07-31
Waste in place (tons) 1,412,595
Waste-in-place year 2017
Annual waste accepted (tons) 49,647
Annual waste figure year 2004
Maximum permitted throughput 450 Tons per day
Landfill gas collection system Yes
Landfill gas energy project No
EPA LMOP landfill ID 110
CalRecycle SWIS number 40-AA-0001
Permit status Permitted
Enforcement agency Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Local government San Luis Obispo County (Unincorporated)

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Fees
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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) ; prcity.com (hours, phone, website, fees and accepted materials; fetched Oct 22, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 21, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 22, 2026.