The Kern County Public Works Department operates seven (7) recycling & sanitary landfills, six (6) transfer stations, and one (1) bin site. Residents are not charged a waste disposal fee for ordinary household trash. See specific disposal sites for Residential or Commercial waste disposal fees.

For proper classification of the waste you bring to the landfill, gate attendants may ask specific questions to better understand what type of waste you are bringing into the site.

Bena
Boron
Buttonwillow
Glennville
Keene
Kern Valley
Lebec
Lorraine / Twin Oaks
McFarland / Delano
Mojave / Rosamond
Randsburg
Ridgecrest
Roberts Lane
Shafter / Wasco
Taft
Tehachapi
Appliances: Refrigerators, stoves, ovens, microwaves, dishwashers, washers and dryers, water heaters, etc. Construction: Construction or Demolition Waste: plywood, drywall, roof shingles, lumber, concrete, asphalt, etc.
Dead Animals: Dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, deer, sheep and goats, etc. Electronics: Televisions, computer monitors and towers, alarm clocks, stereos, boom boxes, virtually anything with a cord.
Furniture: Sofas, chairs, tables, hutches, dressers, desks, shelves, trunks, etc. Green Waste: Grass, plant clippings, tree limbs, branches, etc.
Household Trash: regular kitchen waste, bathroom trash, municipal garbage, etc. Tires: Up-to-four regular passenger tires or lightweight truck tires are accepted FREE, each year, at limited County disposal sites.
Treated Wood: fencing, railroad ties or telephone pole type materials. Used Motor Oil: Cars, trucks, tractors, farm equipment, etc.

Firearms or explosives;
Hazardous wastes;
Hot ashes;
Liquids of any kind;
Waste from outside Kern County.

If you have anything out of the ordinary, please call the Public Works Department before you attempt to bring it to a disposal site at (661) 862-8900 or (800) 552-KERN.

What is Non-Chargeable Residential Waste?

Non-chargeable residential waste, in general, is any household or yard waste that would normally go into a residential waste can.

There are other household waste items that can also be disposed of without cost. Examples: large appliances (stoves, refrigerators, washers and dryers); furniture (sofas, chairs, desks, patio furniture and mattresses) and tree trimmings.

All disposal sites are CLOSED: New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Types

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Landfills

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Transfer Stations

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Bin Sites

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Bena

Landfill Site
2951 Neumarkel Road,
Bakersfield, CA 93307

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Boron

Landfill Site
11400 Boron Ave,
Boron, CA 93516

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Mojave-Rosamond

Landfill Site
400 Silver Queen Road,
Mojave, CA 93501

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Ridgecrest

Landfill Site
3301 West Bowman Road,
Ridgecrest, CA 93555

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Shafter-Wasco

Landfill Site
17621 Scofield Avenue,
Shafter, CA 93263

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Taft

Landfill Site
13351 Elk Hills Road,
Taft, CA 93268

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Tehachapi

Landfill Site
12001 East Tehachapi Blvd.,
Tehachapi, CA93561

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Glennville

Transfer Station Site
9301 Hwy 155,
Glennville, CA 93226

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Keene

Transfer Station Site
29592 Woodford-Tehachapi Rd
Keene, CA 93531

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Kern Valley

Transfer Station Site
6092 Wulstein Avenue,
Kernville, CA 93238

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Lebec

Transfer Station Site
300 Landfill Road,
Lebec, CA 93243

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Loraine-Twin Oaks

Transfer Station Site
34007 Sand Canyon Road,
Twin Oaks, CA 93518

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McFarland-Delano

Transfer Station Site
11249 Stradley Avenue,
Delano, CA 93215

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Roberts Lane

Transfer Station Site
1900 Roberts Ln,
Bakersfield, CA 93308

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Randsburg

Bin Site
38155 Goler Road
Randsburg, CA 93528