Riverside County landfill

Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Riverside County Department of Waste Resources Landfills.

Facility: Riverside County Department of Waste Resources Landfills Address: Badlands, 31125 Ironwood Ave., Moreno Valley 92555; Lamb Canyon, 16411 Lamb Canyon Rd., Beaumont 92223; Blythe, 1000 Midland Rd., Blythe 92225; Desert Center, 17-991 Kaiser Rd., Desert Center 92239; Oasis, 84-505 84th Ave., Oasis 92274; El Sobrante (privately owned, operated by Waste Management), 10910 Dawson Canyon Rd., Corona 92883 Phone: Riverside County Department of Waste Resources; see each landfill page

Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-09

Who can use it

Open to the public. The county Department of Waste Resources runs five landfills. El Sobrante is privately operated by Waste Management, Inc. but is open to the public. Desert Center is free for Desert Center residents only. Oasis sells rural residential punch cards.

Hours

Badlands and Lamb Canyon: Monday-Saturday 6:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
El Sobrante: Monday-Saturday 6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Blythe: Monday-Friday and the first Saturday of the month, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Oasis: Wednesday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Desert Center: the first Thursdays in February and August, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Gates close promptly at the stated closing time

Sticker or permit

Required: No (see notes)

Price: No separate sticker price was established on the linked page; the eligibility and item fees below still apply.

Where to buy: Contact the facility about access requirements before loading.

Per-item fees

Item	Fee
Routine refuse, car/sedan/van/SUV or pickup (8 ft bed)	$15.70 per load
Pickup and trailer (up to 8 ft bed, 4 ft high)	$43.20 per load ($17.75 if 0.41 tons or less)
Hard-to-handle, car or pickup	$21.10 per load
Mixed green waste, car or pickup	$20.05 per load
Clean green, car or pickup (Badlands and Lamb Canyon only)	$14.65 per load
Weighed routine refuse	$52.68 per ton; $43.20 minimum (0.81 tons or less)
Weighed hard-to-handle	$70.26 per ton; $57.10 minimum
Weighed clean green (Badlands, Lamb Canyon)	$47.39 per ton; $37.05 minimum
Residential tires (5 per day max)	$6.00 each surcharge
Appliances needing special handling (4 per day max)	$7.00 each surcharge
Uncovered/unsecured load	$25.00 surcharge
Two or fewer large trash bags per day; up to 2 CRT TVs or monitors per day	No charge (residential)
Mattresses and box springs hauled separately	No charge, up to 5 per day at Badlands and Lamb Canyon; 2 at Blythe, El Sobrante, Oasis and Desert Center

Hazardous waste

The landfills do not take hazardous waste. Use the county's free Household Hazardous Waste collection and ABOP facilities. Lamb Canyon has an ABOP and PaintCare collection point open during landfill hours, plus a Saturday-only Drop & Shop. Blythe and El Sobrante have neither.

Holiday closures

Lamb Canyon, Blythe and El Sobrante close on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The county posts a flyer with closure dates for each site.

Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-09 from official sources .

Other notes

Fees come from Ordinance 779.26, Appendix A. They are in effect July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 at the Badlands, Blythe, Lamb Canyon and El Sobrante landfills and the Idyllwild Grinding Facility.
Payment is by cash, or Visa, MasterCard or Discover credit or debit card. Oasis rural residential punch cards come with their own rules.
Routine refuse includes household refuse, concrete or asphalt, clean fill dirt, and C&D where 75% of the load is pieces under 300 lbs. Clean green waste means grass, tree trimmings and bushes. Sod, soil, cactus, yucca, tumbleweeds, lumber and palm fronds make a load mixed green.
Loads must arrive at the scale already covered or tied down. You cannot cover or strap a load at the scale to avoid the surcharge.
Riverside County's permanent HHW facilities have their own page on this site.

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Sources

Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-09. If something conflicts, trust the town.