Bakersfield's landfill is Kern County's Bena Landfill at 2951 Neumarkel Road, open every day, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residential loads of household trash, furniture, appliances, yard waste and electronics are free. Construction debris costs $95.66 a ton.
Commercial loads pay by vehicle: $14.35 for a car and $32.28 for a pickup. Waste from outside Kern County is $107.61 a ton. Cover your load, or it's $20 or double the gate fee.
Disposal sites in Bakersfield
Bena Landfill
Landfill
Kern County Public Works
2951 Neumarkel Road, Bakersfield, CA 93307 Directions ↗
Residential household trash, yard waste, electronics, used motor oil, paint and household batteries: free
Construction and demolition debris: $95.66 a ton; clean concrete, brick and asphalt $17.94 a ton; clean dirt $5.98 a ton
Commercial household trash or yard waste: $14.35 a car, $32.28 a pickup, $40.65 piled above the cab, $69.35 a ton for other vehicles
Tires: $3.59 each for light-duty tires; out-of-county waste $107.61 a ton
Cash, check, Visa or Mastercard
Won't take: Hazardous waste, hot ashes, liquids
Closed New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Stop at the gatehouse for a load check, and take recyclables to the diversion area.
For most trips, the Bena Landfill is the place: it's open every day and takes what Roberts Lane won't, including construction debris, yard waste and tires. Roberts Lane is open only twelve hours a week and takes household trash, appliances, furniture, electronics and paint. Residents can bring paint and household batteries to Bena free; businesses must use the Special Waste Facility on Standard Street, which also takes residents' other household hazardous waste.
Searching from central Bakersfield ZIP codes, the finder also lists a private recycling facility on South Union Avenue near the top; for household trash, residents want Bena or Roberts Lane.
For residential loads of household trash, furniture, appliances, yard waste and electronics, yes, at Kern County's Bena Landfill and Roberts Lane Transfer Station. Construction debris is $95.66 a ton at Bena.
What are the Bena Landfill hours?
Every day, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 2951 Neumarkel Road. It's closed New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
When is Roberts Lane Transfer Station open?
Monday and Thursday 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It takes residential waste only and no construction debris, yard waste or tires.
How much does Bena charge for tires?
$3.59 each for light-duty tires, $17.94 for heavy-duty and $23.91 for oversize tires.
