Troubled Chiquita Canyon Landfill to cease solid waste operations

CASTAIC — The Chiquita Canyon Landfill, which has generated thousands of odor complaints over the past year and has been targeted in lawsuits by Castaic-area residents and Los Angeles County, will halt its solid waste operations on Wednesday, the operators announced on Tuesday.

Tuesday will be the final day the landfill will accept any waste. The landfill’s owners will continue to operate the property as they work to control noxious odors that have been emanating from the facility due to...