As of January 1, 2025, Chiquita Canyon Landfill is closed for the acceptance of waste. Chiquita Canyon, LLC will continue to manage the landfill, including addressing the elevated temperature landfill event that is affecting the northwest corner of the landfill, as well as closure and post-closure activities. While active waste disposal operations have closed, we remain committed to working with federal, state and local regulators on the ongoing reaction mitigation efforts.
Statement on EPA Announcement The source of the odors is from an increase in landfill gas and leachate (liquid) production caused by a rare reaction occurring deep within an older section of the Landfill. Chiquita, along with its various regulatory oversight agencies, has been working cooperatively to rapidly address these issues. We welcome the opportunity…
Free Disposal Day The next Val Verde and Castaic Free Disposal Day is scheduled for Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Chiquita Canyon Landfill. Chiquita Canyon provides quarterly Free Disposal Days for residents of Val Verde and Castaic. Free Disposal Days are coordinated with the Chiquita Canyon Landfill Community Advisory Committee (CCLCAC). Val Verde and Castaic…
CCL Statement on CalRecycle Analysis We continue to work cooperatively with the landfill’s regulatory oversight agencies and take very seriously our role in the safe operation of the landfill. Having reviewed CalRecycle’s root cause analysis, we respectfully disagree with the characterization of this landfill reaction as a ‘smoldering’ incident. Despite this disagreement, we are working…
Supervisor Barger Comments on SCAQMD’s Approval of Third 60-Foot Flare to Decrease Chiquita Canyon Landfill Odors Use of a third 60-foot flare was approved by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) late last week as a way of further mitigating the strong odors coming from Chiquita Canyon Landfill. SCAQMD’s approval followed a review…
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