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Olinda Alpha Landfill 

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Operating Hours

Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for all customers
Transfer Trucks ONLY from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m.

Deputy Director, North Region

Dick Harabedian

Location

1942 North Valencia Avenue, Brea, CA 92823

Commercial Access

Commercial hauler access is available using the Orange/57 Freeway. Exit at Imperial Highway to Valencia Avenue. Click here to see map.

Public Access

Orange County residents only.

If State permitted daily tonnage limit is reached at any Orange County landfill, waste haulers are subject to diversion at any time to local transfer stations located throughout the county, due to the regulatory tonnage capacity of this landfill.

Public access is available using the Orange/57 Freeway. Exit at Lambert Road to Valencia Avenue. Click here to see map.

Special Waste

Tires are no longer accepted at Orange County Landfills. For additional information about waste tire hauling and disposal, contact www.ciwmb.ca.gov/tires.

Acceptable Waste

Municipal solid waste from commercial haulers and the public.

Unacceptable Waste
  • Asbestos, batteries, brake linings, chemicals, fuel tanks
  • Mufflers, paints, poisons, hazardous waste, animal parts
  • Body parts, medical wastes, radioactive material
  • Auto body shredder wastes, fuels, heavy metals
  • Explosives pesticides, contaminated soil
  • Liquid waste (moisture content 50% or greater)
  • Nuisance dust
  • Chemically treated wood waste (railroad ties, telephone poles, lumber for fencing, decking, playground equipment, etc.)
  • Tires
Landfill Permit

Olinda Alpha is permitted to receive a daily maximum of no more than 8,000 TPD.
The landfill is required to comply with numerous landfill regulations from federal, state and local regulatory agencies. The landfill is subject to regular inspections from the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the Board's Local Enforcement Agency, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board and the South Coast Air Quality Management District to assure compliance with those regulations.

Open and Closure Dates

Olinda Alpha is approximately 565 acres with about 420 acres permitted for refuse disposal. The landfill opened in 1960. Currently the landfill is scheduled to close in approximately December 2021. The proposed end use after landfill closure is a county regional park.

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