Tulare County's Visalia Landfill at 8614 Avenue 328 takes a load of trash in a car, pickup or trailer under 8 feet for a flat $20. It's open Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Per load, the first four car tires and first two appliances are free, and mattresses are free, up to 10 pieces at a time. Cover your load: an uncovered flat load is $10 more.
Car, pickup or trailer under 8 feet: $20 for trash or covered construction debris; wood and green waste $15
Tires: first 4 car tires free per load, then $5 each (up to 9); truck tires $10 each
Appliances: first 2 free per load, then $10 each (doors removed)
Mattresses and box springs: free, up to 10 pieces
Uncovered load: $10 extra
Closed New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Bringing 10 or more tires needs a tire manifest; more than 10 mattress pieces needs approval first.
Weighed loads: commercial trucks and trailers 8 feet or longer
Material
Covered
Uncovered
Trash
$36 a ton
$45 a ton
Construction debris
$45 a ton
$50 a ton
Concrete and asphalt
$40 a ton
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Wood and green waste
$40 a ton
$45 a ton
Tires (manifest required)
$230 a ton
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A car body is $25 more, and loads that need special handling $10.
Using the finder in Visalia
Searching from central Visalia, the finder lists a private recycling facility on East Goshen Avenue first. For household trash, the County's Visalia Landfill on Avenue 328 is the public dump. Questions: Tulare County Solid Waste, 559-624-7195.
A flat $20 for a load of trash in a car, pickup or trailer under 8 feet, $15 for wood and green waste. Larger trucks and trailers are weighed: $36 a ton for covered trash.
What are the Visalia landfill hours?
Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 8614 Avenue 328. It's closed Sundays and on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Does the Visalia landfill take mattresses?
Yes, free, up to 10 pieces at a time; a mattress and box spring count as two. Call ahead to bring more.
Does the Visalia landfill take tires and appliances?
Yes. The first four car tires and first two appliances on each load are free; after that, tires are $5 each and appliances $10 each.
