(KTLA) - The controversial Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic is closing this week, with Tuesday being the last day for waste to be accepted. "Chiquita Canyon, LLC has announced that the Chiquita Canyon Landfill is closing active waste disposal operations effective January 1, 2025," the office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said in a news release. "While waste disposal operations will conclude, Chiquita Canyon, LLC will continu…

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Castaic landfill to close after years of odor complaints

Texas-based Waste Connections Inc. has notified Los Angeles County that New Year's Eve would be Chiquita Canyon’s final day for accepting solid waste.

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CASTAIC — The Chiquita Canyon Landfill, which has generated thousands of odor complaints over the past year and has been targeted in lawsuits by Castaic-area residents and Los Angeles County, will halt its solid waste operations on Wednesday, the operators announced on Tuesday. Tuesday will be the final day the landfill will accept any waste. The landfill’s owners will continue to operate the property as they work to control noxious odors that h…

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Troubled Chiquita Canyon Landfill to cease solid waste operations

The Chiquita Canyon Landfill, which has generated thousands of odor complaints over the past year and has been targeted in lawsuits, will halt its solid waste operations on Jan. 1, the operators announced.

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Troubled Chiquita Canyon landfill to cease operations

Just two months after successfully defending a lawsuit in order to stay open, Chiquita Canyon Landfill announced in a letter sent via email on New Year’s Eve that it would be stopping operations, effective Wednesday.   The letter stated operations were “no longer economically viable,” which is why the landfill was shutting down.  The move leaves many concerned for the future of the landfill, which has tormented thousands of residents for more th…

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The Chiquita Canyon Landfill, which has generated thousands of odor complaints and been targeted in lawsuits by Castaic-area residents and Los Angeles County, will halt its solid waste operations on Wednesday, the operators announced Tuesday. Tuesday will be the final day the landfill will accept any waste. The landfill’s owners will continue to operate the property as they work to control noxious odors that have been emanating from the facility…

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Troubled Chiquita Canyon Landfill to Cease Solid Waste Operations

Chiquita Canyon Landfill will no longer be accepting solid waste as the landfill closes “active waste disposal operations,” effective Jan. 1, 2025. In a letter addressed to the Chiquita Canyon Landfill Community Advisory Committee (CAC), landfill administrators noted that Dec. 31, 2024 will be the last day that Chiquita accepts incoming “solid waste.” “Although the ... The post Chiquita Canyon Landfill Announces Closure Of Solid Waste Operations…

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Chiquita Canyon Landfill to Stop Accepting Trash in 2025 Unable to extinguish a smoldering chemical reaction that sent noxious odors into area neighborhoods and triggered legal action by Los Angeles County, the owners of Chiquita Canyon Landfill announced Tuesday that they would shutter the 52-year-old municipal waste site on New Year’s Day. In a letter […]

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Chiquita Canyon Landfill to Stop Accepting Trash in 2025

Chiquita Canyon, LLC has announced that the Chiquita Canyon Landfill is closing active waste disposal operations effective Jan. 1, 2025. The last day for accepting incoming solid waste at the landfill is Tuesday, Dec. 31. While waste disposal operations will conclude, Chiquita Canyon, LLC will continue to manage the landfill, address the noxious odor incident occurring onsite and oversee closure and post-closure activities.

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