Mesquite Regional Landfill (Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County)

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The Mesquite Regional Landfill (MRL) intermodal facility was completed in 2011 to process Los Angeles County Sanitation District waste-by-rail trains that will transport municipal solid waste to the regional landfill located 4.5 miles east of Glamis. The MRL intermodal facility and rail spur are built to Union Pacific specifications and are permitted for up to five unit trains a day.

Location: Imperial County, 5 miles northeast of Glamis on Route 78

Maximum Tonnage: 20,000 tons per day of municipal solid waste, including 1000 tons from Imperial County

Landfill Capacity: 600 million tons
Project Life: About 100 years

Service Area: Permitted to receive nonhazardous (Class III) municipal solid waste from Southern California Counties

Total Site Area: 4,250 acres

Landfill Refuse Footprint: 2,290 acres

www.mrlf.org/