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WASTE MANAGEMENT INC · 2026-09-01 · Importance 30 · Surprise 42

Waste Management operates the Simi Valley Landfill, which received more than 80 million pounds of rotting food waste from the Lineage warehouse fire cleanup in Boyle Heights. The deliveries generated a strong odor that prompted numerous resident complaints and a notice of violation for the landfill. Waste Management is covering the waste and applying deodorizers, and expects no further Lineage deliveries.

Key facts

• Waste Management anticipates no further deliveries from Lineage to the Simi Valley Landfill. source
• The food waste dumped at the Simi Valley landfill came from the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights and Lineage completed its cleanup of over 80 million pounds of rotting food. source
• Waste Management operates the Simi Valley Landfill. source