Watsonville landfill reopens after seven-year closure

Watsonville landfill reopens after seven-year closure

Watsonville's landfill has reopened after a seven-year closure, offering significant cost savings and long-term waste management solutions for the community.

Watsonville landfill reopens Tuesday with a ceremony and more space

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The City of Watsonville celebrated the reopening of its landfill Tuesday morning after announcing the completion of Cell 4, allowing the site to fully reopen. The site, located at 730 San Andreas Road, was closed back in 2018 after Cell 3 reached capacity, according to the City of Watsonville. The city says that this reopening will save $1.8 million annually after they had to transport waste 20 miles south to Mar…

Watsonville landfill reopens after 7-year closure to boost capacity

Watsonville’s landfill is set to reopen Tuesday, about seven years after it closed when it reached its previous capacity.A grand reopening ceremony will take place from 11 a.m. to noon at 730 San Andreas Rd., following the construction of Cell 4, the fourth of five planned cells for the landfill.  The landfill had closed in 2018 after Cell 3 reached capacity. Since then, solid waste has gone 20 miles away to a Monterey Regional Waste Management …