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Solid Resources Processing & Construction Division
City of Los Angeles - Bureau of Sanitation

Gaffey Street Landfill - Section


 


Fact Sheet

  • Address: 1400 N Gaffey St. Los Angeles, CA 90731 (San Pedro)
  • Year Opened: 1955
  • Year Closed: 1963
  • Property Size: 30 acres
  • Fill Area: 17 acres
  • Type of Refuse: Class III(residential, street sweepings, construction and demolition materials)
  • Total Capacity: 900,000 tons
  • Average Depth of Fill: 50 feet
  • Additional Expansion Area: none

The landfill gas management system consists of a combination of horizontal and vertical extraction wells feeding an activated carbon scrubber system that emits the treated landfill gas to atmosphere.

Present use:

Gaffey Street closure construction is completed. The site has been converted into a soccer field complex known as "Field of Dreams."


The picture gallery for this facility can be viewed online at:
san.lacity.org/srpcd

Before Redevelopment

After Redevelopment

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