The county name for the same place
Fresno County Public Works calls it the American Avenue Disposal Site and describes it as the county's regional landfill near the City of San Joaquin, able to accept solid waste and recycling. The address on the county page is 18950 W American Ave., Kerman, CA 93630. People search American Avenue Landfill. Both names are the same driveway. The county also operates the Shaver Lake Transfer Station with other partners for the mountain communities. A load that belongs at American Avenue should not be hauled to Shaver Lake on a guess.
Hours on the county page
The county posts Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Directories that list Sunday hours or a 5:00 p.m. close are not repeating the county page. Use the county hours, and call county landfill operations if a holiday week might change them. The earlier Saturday open and the 3:00 p.m. weekday close are the two facts that keep a Fresno haul from arriving to a locked gate. City of Fresno gray-cart waste is not something residents personally drive here after the truck has already collected it. The county notes that city cart waste is processed first at another receiving station and then brought to American Avenue. Your self-haul is a different trip.
Tires, and why the price is not one number
The county says any county resident may bring used tires to American Avenue, and that the cost starts as low as $2.39 per tire for a passenger tire. Larger tires are not that price. The phrase starts as low as is the county's warning that the passenger rate is the floor, not the quote for a truck tire. The county also runs tire amnesty events where eligible residents can bring a limited number of tires without the usual fee. If you are over that event's limit, or it is not an event day, expect the posted tire price instead. Other disposal rates belong on the county fee information, not in a third-party listing that disagrees with the hours.
Before you go
- Use 18950 West American Avenue, Kerman, and the county's hours.
- Do not plan a Sunday trip from a non-county directory.
- Ask the tire price for your tire size. The $2.39 figure is the county's passenger starting point.
- Use a tire amnesty event only if you meet that event's rules.
Trusting a commercial directory that says the landfill is open Sunday, or assuming every tire is $2.39.
Questions people ask
Is American Avenue Landfill the same as the American Avenue Disposal Site?
Yes. That is the name Fresno County uses for its regional landfill on West American Avenue in Kerman.
Does the $2.39 tire price cover a semi tire?
No. The county says passenger vehicle tires start as low as $2.39. Bigger tires are priced differently. Ask before you unload a stack of truck tires.
Search Dumpmapper by ZIP code or city, then call the site before you load the truck. Hours and accepted materials change.