Editing Mecca, California (section)

== Waste and landfill ==
The Mecca Landfill II is located on 66th Avenue in Mecca. It handles 452,182 cubic yards of waste and has an expected closure date in 2098.<ref name="wastebits_mecca">{{cite web |url=https://wastebits.com/locator/location/mecca-landfill-ii |title=Mecca Landfill II |website=wastebits.com |accessdate=March 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/PublicNotices/Details/1363 |title=Public Notice: Mecca II Sanitary Landfill - Riverside County |website=calrecycle.ca.gov |date=December 31, 2014 |accessdate=March 6, 2021}}</ref>

The Mecca Remediation Facility, which handles contaminated soil, is located on Gene Welmas Way in Mecca. The facility is operated by Scape Group, Inc.<ref name="wastebits_mecca"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2019/10/29/epa-lifts-orders-cabazon-reservation-recycling-facility/3883755002/ |title=EPA lifts restrictions on Cabazon reservation recycling facility |website=desertsun.com |first=Risa |last=Johnson |date=October 29, 2019 |accessdate=March 6, 2021}}</ref> Since 2009, the facility accepted contaminated soil, treated sewage sludge, soy whey, and other organic compostables. In 2011, residents' complaints of offending smells resembling rotten eggs, human waste, raw sewage, burnt motor oil, and petroleum traced back to sulfur compounds from the soy whey pond operated by Waste Reduction Technologies (WRT).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kcet.org/socal-focus/clearing-the-air-in-mecca|title=Clearing The Air In Mecca|website=[[KCET]]|date=May 11, 2011|first=Chris|last=Clarke|access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref>