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Bakersfield Metropolitan Sanitary Landfill (BENA)

2951 Neumarkel Road, Edison, CA 93220

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Type Landfill
Address 2951 Neumarkel Road, Edison, CA 93220
County Kern County
Last checked Oct 21, 2026

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Facility facts

Ownership Public
Owner Kern County, CA
Operator Kern County, CA
Operational status Open
Permitted activities Solid Waste Landfill
Waste types accepted (per permit) MSW
Landfill class III
Year opened 1992
Planned closure year 2043
Cease-operation date 2047-12-01
Cease-operation date type Estimated
Total acres 2,285
Disposal acres 229
Current area (acres) 114.5
Design area (acres) 229
Design capacity (tons) 48,847,299
Maximum permitted capacity 53,000,000 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity 21,942,706 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity as of 2025-01-01
Waste in place (tons) 12,413,341
Waste-in-place year 2022
Annual waste accepted (tons) 511,012
Annual waste figure year 2022
Maximum permitted throughput 4,500 Tons per day
Landfill gas collection system Yes
Landfill gas energy project No
Composting on site No
Permit and registry IDs (6)
EPA GHGRP ID 1002896
EPA LMOP landfill ID 58
CalRecycle SWIS number 15-AA-0273
Permit status Permitted
Enforcement agency County of Kern
Local government Kern County (Unincorporated)

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Sources: epa.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; calrecycle.ca.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 21, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 21, 2026.