Escondido Disposal

First let me say that the guys who pick up at my house are great, we love them. But the actual dump facility is a different story. I swear they gave me post-​traumatic stress, I’m now dump-​phobic. About a month ago I went and there was a long line waiting to dump. So they directed my dually to another bay. Great, I thought, maybe I can get in to dump sooner. No such luck. First, the other trucks in the long line dumped, then they moved all the trash inside around and down for about ten minutes. Problem was they directed the front of my truck inside of the facility. So for probably 45 minutes, on a hot day, I had to sit inside with the air full of mist mixed with stinking airborne trash particles. It was a hot day, so when I closed my windows, the heat made me feel like I was going to pass out. When I opened them, the stinky trash mist mixture permeated my sinuses. I got so sick I could barely keep from throwing up. Took me three days to clear my sinuses and get rid of the nausea and headache.
Now I am terrified of the dump, but I have to go again. We have large properties so lots of debris. Tried ordering a dumpster, but the small one costs twice as much as the dump run, and holds about half of what I can pack into my dually. So afraid they will trap me in «stinky can’t breathe hell» again. This place is awful. All the women in the check-​in booth are sour and unpleasant. The way they trapped me inside the building that time makes me feel like I could have died in there from the disgusting trash-​air soup I had to breathe and how long I was inside there. I still have nightmares of that experience.

Another massive recycling center where you can dispose of certain items not allowed in your normal trash bins. These guys will take anything though, unlike EDCO San Marcos, including non-​recyclable items. I unloaded about 1,000 lbs of soil here. Cost was $ 25.
CASH ONLY

I will have to completely agree with Dave T’s review. We pay our bill through EDI, worst customer service I’ve ever experienced, and by the manager specifically. I have brought Escondido Disposal $ 1000’s of additional business having them drop off an extra dumpster every month or so. One day the woman on the phone (Isabel or Isabella) tells me that I’m not actually located within their region and that we pay our bills through Edco. I insisted that something must be wrong because we pay our bills every month through EDI. She then, once again insisted that I did not and forever turned me away from their services. This was done because they make enough profit in certain areas now so they could care less if you’re not in one of their more so monopolized zones. What’s worse is this was done by their manager, this company will continue to reveal their greed. Where they could of expanded upon their business and brought more people jobs who need it, without having to provide the worst customer service possible to the rest of us. My wife later called Edco and confirmed that we without a doubt indeed pay our bills/​live within region of EDI. They simply lied to us to.

Worst customer service I have ever experienced. Too bad they can monopolize areas — your stuck with the incompetence.

Not much to say about the actual dump: Smelly, dirty, serves it’s purpose.
We’ve been in our new house for nearly 2 weeks (hooray!), and our trash pick-​up guys are super nice. They even drive all the way up our loooong driveway to empty our cans. They don’t have to, but told us they don’t mind since they have ample space for the truck.
Also, when I initially called to set up service (water/​trash/​sewer) the lady I spoke to couldn’t have been nicer.

Trash collectors for Escondido.
If you’re a resident of the city you get a free dump coupon twice a year. If you don’t have a coupon it costs $ 29 for mixed trash.
As for the drop off building it’s stinky, what can I say. It’s also a very moist place as there are misters in the ceiling for dust reduction. The dump floor is a mix of dirt and trash so bring old shoes.