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Billy Wright Landfill

17173 S. Billy Wright Road, Los Banos, CA 93635

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Type Landfill
Address 17173 S. Billy Wright Road, Los Banos, CA 93635
County Merced County
Phone 209-826-1163
Website www.mcrwma.org/27/Landfills
Who can use it Residents may recycle up to 10 clean and dry mattresses/box springs free; businesses are charged $5 each
Last checked Oct 22, 2026

Hours

Mon 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Tue 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Wed 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Thu 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Fri 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Sat 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.

Accepted materials

Accepted materials general trash, organics, mattresses/box springs (10 free for residents), appliances, recyclables (free), asphalt and road material (free), clean concrete and brick (free), household hazardous waste

Fees

Tipping fee General trash $43.05/ton (minimum $19.00); organics $58.32/ton (minimum $29.00); mixed trash and organics $83.75/ton (minimum $64.25); non-refrigerated appliances +$10 each, refrigerated +$18 each; rate sheet updated July 2026
Fee schedule Operator's fee page

Facility facts

Ownership Public
Owner Merced County Regional Waste Authority, CA
Operator Merced County Regional Waste Authority, CA
Operational status Open
Permitted activities Solid Waste Landfill
Waste types accepted (per permit) MSW
Landfill class III
Year opened 1974
Planned closure year 2054
Cease-operation date 2054-12-31
Cease-operation date type Estimated
Total acres 172
Disposal acres 101.8
Current area (acres) 39.8
Design capacity (tons) 11,842,027
Maximum permitted capacity 14,800,000 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity 11,370,000 Cubic Yards
Remaining capacity as of 2010-09-30
Waste in place (tons) 2,841,484
Waste-in-place year 2022
Annual waste accepted (tons) 223,614
Annual waste figure year 2022
Maximum permitted throughput 1,500 Tons per day
Landfill gas collection system No
Landfill gas energy project No
Composting on site No
Permit and registry IDs (6)
EPA GHGRP ID 1006218
EPA LMOP landfill ID 70
CalRecycle SWIS number 24-AA-0002
Permit status Permitted
Enforcement agency County of Merced
Local government Los Banos

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Sources: epa.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; mcrwma.org (hours, phone and website; fetched Oct 22, 2026) ; mcrwma.org (website, fees and accepted materials; fetched Oct 22, 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 22, 2026.