1231 Buena Vista Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076
| Type | Landfill |
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| Address | 1231 Buena Vista Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076 |
| County | Santa Cruz County |
| Phone | 831-454-5153 |
| Website | cdi.santacruzcountyca.gov/PublicWorks/RecyclingSolidWaste.aspx |
| Last checked | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Mon | 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM |
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| Tue | 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM |
| Thu | 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM |
| Fri | 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM |
| Sat | 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM |
| Wed | 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM |
Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.
| Accepted materials | Class III non-hazardous residential, commercial and industrial waste, dewatered sewage sludge, low-level petroleum contaminated soils, treated wood waste (declared), special handle refuse, household hazardous waste (Wed, Fri, Sat) |
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| Tipping fee | Garbage $105.50 per ton, minimum $31.50; treated wood waste charged at garbage rate; loads from Capitola, Santa Cruz, Watsonville and outside the county pay a 28% surcharge; rate schedule effective July 1, 2026 |
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| Fee schedule | Operator's fee page |
| Ownership | Public |
|---|---|
| Owner | Santa Cruz County, CA |
| Operator | Santa Cruz County, CA |
| Operational status | Open |
| Permitted activities | Solid Waste Landfill, Medium Volume Transfer/Processing Facility |
| Waste types accepted (per permit) | MSW |
| Landfill class | II,III |
| Year opened | 1981 |
| Planned closure year | 2030 |
| Composting on site | Yes |
Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.
| Cease-operation date | 2031-07-01 |
|---|---|
| Cease-operation date type | Estimated |
| Total acres | 126 |
| Disposal acres | 61 |
| Current area (acres) | 60 |
| Design capacity (tons) | 6,026,606 |
| Maximum permitted capacity | 7,537,700 Cubic Yards |
| Remaining capacity | 1,766,005 Cubic Yards |
| Remaining capacity as of | 2020-12-31 |
| Waste in place (tons) | 4,474,820 |
| Waste-in-place year | 2022 |
| Annual waste accepted (tons) | 74,954 |
| Annual waste figure year | 2022 |
| Maximum permitted throughput | 838 Tons per day |
| Landfill gas collection system | Yes |
| Landfill gas energy project | Yes |
| Landfill gas energy projects | 1 |
| Units | Buena Vista Drive Sanitary Landfill (landfill), Buena Vista Transfer Operation (transfer station) |
| EPA GHGRP ID | 1006221 |
| EPA LMOP landfill ID | 83 |
| CalRecycle SWIS number | 44-AA-0004 |
| Permit status | Permitted |
| Enforcement agency | Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery |
| Local government | Watsonville |
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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) ; cdi.santacruzcountyca.gov (hours, phone, website and accepted materials; fetched Oct 22, 2026) ; cdi.santacruzcountyca.gov (website, fees, accepted materials and residency rule; fetched Oct 22, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 21, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 22, 2026.