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Small transfer station on Brighton Boulevard used by Commerce City residents and local haulers. It’s the kind of place people swing by when hauling household junk or yard debris that they don’t want to drive out to a distant landfill for.
Pull up to a manned entrance area and be prepared to stop; transfer stations commonly use a scale and an entry booth. Vehicles then move to drop-off bays where material is compacted and loaded into larger trucks headed elsewhere, so expect bigger commercial rigs coming and going. The site is industrial - concrete bays, piles of material, and compactors - not a tidy recycling center. Weekends and spring-cleanup times tend to be the busiest, so there can be queues.
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Before You Go
- Tie down or cover loose loads before leaving home so debris doesn’t fly off in transit or while waiting in line.
- Drive slowly and watch for backing trucks and forklifts once inside; follow any traffic signs and lane markings.
- Bring something that shows local residence if needed and have materials sorted as much as possible to speed the drop-off process.
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