Salt Lake Valley Landfill — hours, fees and directions
Salt Lake Valley Landfill is a landfill in Salt Lake City, run by Salt Lake County. Below are its posted hours, fees, address and phone, and the other sites on our Salt Lake County page. Hours and fees change, so call before a big load.
Hours, address and fees
Salt Lake Valley Landfill
Landfill
Salt Lake County
6030 W. California Ave., Salt Lake City, UT 84104 Directions ↗
The Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District (WFWRD) gives residents in its service area landfill fee waiver vouchers. The vouchers are digital: fill out a short online form, get the voucher on screen and by email, and show it at the gate on your phone or printed out.
Where: the Salt Lake Valley Landfill, the Trans-Jordan Landfill or the Trans-Jordan transfer station in Sandy.
What vehicles: cars, SUVs, pickups up to 1-ton, and hand-unloaded trailers. Trailers pulled by a 1-ton or bigger truck pay the standard fee.
Not covered: mattresses, tires and anything with Freon.
The load must be covered, as Utah law requires.
Request one through WFWRD's landfill voucher page. Not sure the district serves you? Its website has a service map and a “Do we service you” address lookup.
What it costs
Item
Salt Lake Valley Landfill
Trans-Jordan Landfill
Car, SUV or pickup load
$17 flat
$15 minimum
Mixed trash by weight
$36 a ton
$42 a ton
Mattress or box spring
$18 each
First 3 included, then $15
Tire
$4
$4 off rim / $5 on
Freon unit
$20
$20
Uncovered load
Extra fee equal to the disposal price
Double fee
Payment
Cash or card
Card only, no cash
Under Utah Code 72-7-410, a load headed to a landfill must be securely covered from the moment it leaves home, and both landfills charge extra if it isn't.
No, it doesn't post Sunday hours. See our list of dumps open on Sunday for sites that do.
How much does it cost to dump at the Salt Lake Valley Landfill?
Car, SUV, pickup or hand-unloaded trailer: $17 a load Larger trucks and trailers: $36 a ton for mixed trash ($17 minimum); $12 a ton for clean concrete, asphalt or soil Mattress or box spring $18; Freon unit $20; tires $4 each (up to 12, residents only) Uncovered load: an extra fee equal to the disposal price See the fee details on this page.
Where is the Salt Lake Valley Landfill?
6030 W. California Ave., Salt Lake City, UT 84104 Phone: (385) 468-6370.
