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North County Recycling Center & Sanitary Landfill
serving Stockton, Tracy, Lodi, Manteca, Ripon, Lathrop, Escalon and San Joaquin County

Background

North County Recycling Center and Sanitary Landfill is owned and operated by San Joaquin County, and opened for business on November 1, 1991. Encompassing 320 acres, this site receives an average of 441 tons of waste daily with a permitted quantity of 1,200 tons. During the year 2011, North County received 146,011 tons of waste.

North County was opened as a replacement for the Harney Lane Landfill.  North County was designed to exceed or comply with all state and federal regulations for a lined sanitary landfill.

When opened in 1991, the landfill was the first in the state of California to have a permitted recycling center located on site.  The recycling center allows the County to process and divert from disposal a broad range of materials.  The recycling center averages over 1,400 tons of materials diverted monthly.  This diversion helps extend the expected life of the site and help keep the County in compliance with state mandates for recycling. 

The closure date for this facility is expected in 2046.

San Joaquin County's other facilities include the Lovelace Materials Recovery Facility& Transfer Station, Foothill Sanitary Landfill and the San Joaquin County Household Hazardous Waste Consolidation Facility.

Address & Hours of Operation

THIS FACILITY IS CLOSED ON SUNDAYS.

North County Recycling Center & Sanitary Landfill
17720 E. Harney Lane
Lodi, CA 95240
(209) 887-3868
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Gates open daily from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday,  8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, Closed on Sunday.
Exceptions:  Closed Sundays, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

NOTE : THE 4:00 P.M. CLOSING TIME AT THIS FACILITY IS STRICTLY ENFORCED. PLEASE ARRIVE 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO CLOSING TO ALLOW YOURSELF ENOUGH TIME TO UNLOAD.

Acceptable Materials

• Commercial and household waste

• Construction/demolition waste

• Agricultural waste

• White goods such as refrigerators, freezers,
  and air conditioning units

• Tires (mounted or unmounted)

• Pressure treated/creosote wood

• Camper Shells

• Cabover campers (remove all thermostats and appliances)

• Camper trailers (remove thermostats and appliances, dismantle the camper trailer into small sections, and bring a Junk Slip from DMV).

Unacceptable Materials

• Septic tank waste

• Toxic materials

• Large dead animals

• Five-gallon (or larger) drums

• Infectious waste

• Liquid waste

• Cannery waste

• Hazardous waste

• Large loads of soil or gravel

• Mobile homes

• RVs; camper trailers that are NOT dismantled into small sections

• Burned waste

Tarping Requirements

All loads must be properly covered or tarped so that flying debris is avoided. 

Loads not properly covered or tarped will be charged  a DOUBLE disposal fee.

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Methods of Payment
Cash, Business Check or Landfill Accounts,
VISA, MASTERCARD, ATM DEBIT with VISA/MC LOGO.
Not accepted: DISCOVER and AMERICAN EXPRESS cards.