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Prima Deshecha Landfill 

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Operating Hours for Municipal Solid Waste:

Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for all customers
Commercial Trucks and Dump Trucks ONLY from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas

Operating Hours for Household Hazardous Waste Center (HHW):

Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Closed rainy days and major holidays, as listed above.
IMPORTANT!  Only certain materials are allowed at the HHW.  Follow the Hazardous Waste link at left for more information.

Deputy Director, South Region

John Tzeng

Location

32250 La Pata Avenue, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

Landfill Access

Public access is for 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.

Commercial and public access is available using the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5), exiting at Ortega Highway to La Pata Avenue. Click here to see map.

Special Waste

Limited amount of dewatered sewage sludge is accepted.
Chemically treated wood waste is accepted (immediate burial required).

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
Landfill Permit

Prima Landfill is permitted to accept up to 4,000 tons of waste per day (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

ima is approximately 1,530 acres with 699 acres permitted for refuse disposal. The landfill was opened in 1976 and is scheduled to close in approximately 2067. A General Development Plan is being prepared for Prima Deshecha Landfill which indicates end use as a regional park.

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