New waste facility coming to South County
Adrik Vargas
YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KYMA) – South County residents will soon have a new option for waste disposal.
Yuma County is planning to build its first solid waste transfer station in the area, aiming to make trash disposal more convenient and cut down on illegal dumping.
The facility will be located on County 19th Street and sit on a 10-acre parcel of land provided by the Bureau of Reclamation. It will feature 30 large bins to collect household waste, appliances, and heavy metals.
“There’s been a lot of illegal dumping out in the area,” said Santos Guerrero, Deputy Director of Yuma County Public Works. “There should be no reason for people to be dumping trash on the desert when we have this transfer station that you can dump free as long as you’re not commercial.”
The site will be free to all county residents and is expected to open in late spring or early summer of 2026.
Local residents say the project is a welcome step.
“People should be more conscientious about their trash, and instead of just throwing it away they should be putting it into dumpsters,” said Bob Lutes, a local.
Until the South County transfer station opens, officials encourage residents to continue using other transfer stations across Yuma County, including the North Gila site.