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Sacramento dump fees: Kiefer Landfill and the North Area Recovery Station
The calculator is set on Kiefer Landfill with two mattresses, four tires and a refrigerator in a pickup. Switch to the North Area Recovery Station to compare.
Independent site, not a waste hauler or a landfill operator.
At Kiefer Landfill, Sacramento, CA
$35
6th cheapest of the 24 public sites we priced for this load.
| Load: Flat fee for this vehicle, whatever the weight | $35 |
| 2 mattresses or box springs | $0 |
| 4 tires (first 4 free) | $0 |
| 1 refrigerant appliance (first 2 free) | $0 |
| Total | $35 |
Sacramento County Waste Management & Recycling (public), price list effective January 1, 2026, checked on November 7, 2026 on the official page. Vehicles with trailers, box trucks and loads with 9 or more tires are weighed.
Same load at other public sites in California
- County landfills and transfer stations (Riverside–San Bernardino)$39.69 *
- North Area Recovery Station (Sacramento)$40
- Olinda Alpha and Prima Deshecha landfills (Orange County, south of LA)$45 *
- Badlands, Blythe, Lamb Canyon and El Sobrante landfills (Riverside–San Bernardino)$45.10 *
For comparison only: the cheapest sites in other states
- 27th Avenue and North Gateway transfer stations (Phoenix, AZ)$0 for residents *Free only for: Phoenix residents who pay for full city trash service: one load up to a ton, once a month.
- Franklin County Sanitary Landfill (Columbus, OH)$11.93 *
- McCommas Bluff Landfill (Dallas, TX)$14.93 *
- Greater El Paso Landfill (El Paso, TX)from $16 *
- Orange County Landfill, Porter and McLeod Road transfer stations (Orlando, FL)$28.92 *
- Trail Ridge Landfill (Jacksonville, FL)$35.09 *
* That site’s price list has no price for an item in your load (a mattress, for example). The item is not counted: ask at the gate.
Sacramento County runs two public sites for people who bring their own load, Kiefer Landfill and the North Area Recovery Station, a transfer station. Both charge a flat rate by vehicle under the fee schedule effective January 1, 2026: $10 for a car or small SUV at either site, $35 for a pickup at Kiefer and $40 at North Area. Small vans and large SUVs pay $20 at both sites, large vans a little more than a pickup, and vehicles with trailers are weighed. What sets Sacramento apart is its item policy. Household mattresses go in free, the first 2 large appliances of the day are free, and the first 4 passenger tires a day are free, then $10 each up to 8. A pickup of junk with two mattresses, four tires and a fridge therefore costs the same as the pickup alone: $35 at Kiefer.
Fee schedules read and sums checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · How the fees are read and priced
Kiefer Landfill
| Line of the price list | Fee |
|---|---|
| Car, SUV or minivan, flat | $10 |
| Pickup or cargo van, flat | $35 |
| Trash, per ton | $61.35 |
| Minimum charge (the least any load pays) | $45 |
| Yard waste | $115.65 a ton, $45 minimum |
| Mattress or box spring | no charge (household) |
| Passenger tire | $10 each, first 4 free, 8 at most |
| Appliance with refrigerant | $35 each, first 2 free |
North Area Recovery Station
| Line of the price list | Fee |
|---|---|
| Car, SUV or minivan, flat | $10 |
| Pickup or cargo van, flat | $40 |
| Trash, per ton | $89.90 |
| Minimum charge (the least any load pays) | $50 |
| Yard waste | $115.65 a ton, $50 minimum |
| Mattress or box spring | no charge (household) |
| Passenger tire | $10 each, first 4 free, 8 at most |
| Appliance with refrigerant | $40 each, first 2 free |
The county gives its own example on the North Area page: a pickup with trash and three refrigerators pays $40 for the vehicle and $40 for the third appliance, the first two being free, $80 in all. The calculator reproduces that sum exactly, which is one of the tests the site runs on every build.
Green waste is the exception to Sacramento’s low prices. Weighed at $115.65 a ton with a minimum of $45 at Kiefer, a pickup of branches costs more than a pickup of trash at the flat rate. A curbside green waste service, where your hauler offers one, is the better route for regular yard work. Fees are reset on January 1; the county fee page has the current schedule.