Burrtec Recovery & Transfer

Burrtec Recovery & Transfer is the local transfer station on Edom Hill Road in Cathedral City, used by residents and small haulers who don't want to drive all the way to a distant landfill. As a transfer station, loads are compacted and then hauled out to a landfill elsewhere, so people come here for convenience rather than final disposal.

Pull into the facility and you'll see an entrance booth and a scale-transfer stations in California typically charge by weight, so plan for a stop at the scale. Vehicles then move from the booth/scale area to an unloading spot where trash is tipped into large containers or compactors. Because California requires separation of recyclables and organics in many places, bring sorted material if possible and expect separate areas or bins for different items. Lines can form on weekends and during seasonal cleanups, so anticipate a wait at busy times.