Acceptable Waste
All Riverside County active landfills are permitted as Class III landfills.  Class III landfills accept only non-hazardous municipal solid waste for disposal; no hazardous or liquid waste can be accepted.  All customers using Riverside County landfills can expect their loads to be randomly inspected by Load Check Program.  This program is designed to keep hazardous materials from entering Riverside County landfills.

What types of waste are accepted at landfills?

• Household refuse
   
• Tree and yard trimmings
   
• Lumber
   
• Furniture
   
• Appliances
   
• E-Waste

What types of waste are NOT accepted at landfills?

• Hazardous waste, asbestos
   
• Chemicals, fuel tanks, latex and oil-based paints
   
• Poisons, pesticides
   
• Human body parts, untreated medical wastes, radioactive material
   
• Auto body shredder wastes, fuels, batteries
   
• Explosives, contaminated soil, heavy metals
   
• Liquid waste (moisture content 50% or greater)
   
• Nuisance dust
   
• Chemically treated wood waste (exception for Lamb Canyon and Badlands Landfills)
   
• Waste Acceptance Fact Sheets
   
• Special Waste Approval

Waste Acceptance Fact Sheets

Please click on the BLUE links below to read a fact sheet about that particular waste type.  If your waste type or fact sheet is not listed below, please contact the Department at (951) 486-3200.

• Aerosol Cans (Please refer to Universal Waste)
• Animal Carcass Waste
• Animal Excrement
• Appliances
• Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Material
• Ash
• Batteries, Household and Rechargeable
• Batteries, Motor Vehicle (Lead Acid)
• Cell Phones
• Computer Monitors, Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and TVs
• Compressed Gas Cylinders
• Construction, Demolition and Renovation Waste
• Cooking Oil
• Designated Waste
• Dirt, Contaminated (Please refer to Soil) 
• Dirt, Non-Contaminated (Please refer to Soil) 
• Drywall & Gypsum Board 
• Electronic and Home Electric Devices (Please refer to Universal Waste) 
• Explosive Waste, Hazardous Device 
• Fire Debris 
• Fire Extinguisher 
• Food Waste 
• Grease and Grease Trap Waste (Large Quantity) 
• Green Waste (Please refer to Yard Waste) 
• Grit and Screenings Waste 
• Hazardous Waste - Business 
• Hazardous Waste - Household 
• Human Excrement 
• Lamps (Light Bulbs) 
• Lawn and Garden Equipment 
• Lead-Painted Building Materials (Please refer to Construction, Demolition and Renovation Waste) 
• Mattresses 
• Medical Waste (Commercial) 
• Medical Waste (Household) 
• Mercury Containing Equipment (Please refer to Universal Waste) 
• Pharmaceutical Waste 
• Propane Tanks (Please refer to Compressed Gas Cylinders) 
• Routine Waste 
• Small appliances and electronics (Please refer to Universal Waste)
• Sewage Waste (Commercial) 
• Sewage Waste (Recreational Vehicle, RV) 
• Sharp Waste 
• Soil 
• Televisions (Please refer to Computer Monitors, Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) and TVs) 
• Tires 
• Treated Wood Waste 
• Universal Waste  
• Used Oil and Oil Filters 
• Vehicles, Trailers and Boats 
• Yard Waste

For additional information and resources (Click Here)

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Special Waste Approval
If your waste stream is out of the ordinary, such as waste generated by a specific manufacturing or treatment process, the Department requires approval of the waste stream through the Department's Special Waste Approval Process.  Please call the Department at (951) 486-3200 to see if this process will be required for your waste.  To access a copy of the Special Waste Approval Guide - click HERE.