RAD - Apache Junction Waste Transfer Facility

RAD - Apache Junction Waste Transfer Facility is a transfer station in Apache Junction at 3755 S Royal Palm Rd, where local residents and small haulers drop off household trash and other loads that get compacted and hauled to a landfill. It serves the desert communities around here, so expect a no-frills, industrial sort of place rather than a tidy recycling center. The dry Arizona climate means dust and heat can be noticeable on site.

Transfer stations like this typically have an entrance booth and a place to pull up for check-in, then a lane or pad where vehicles tip their loads. Many such places use a scale and charge by weight, so be prepared to stop on the way out if that’s the case here. The yard looks like a big concrete or dirt lot with roll-off trucks and transfer trailers coming and going; drivers will direct traffic to a tipping area or compactor. Recycling drop-offs, if available, are usually set off to the side rather than mixed in with the main tipping zone.