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Dade County Solid Waste Transfer is the Miami transfer station where local household and small commercial loads are dropped off to be compacted and sent on to a landfill elsewhere. Neighbors and landscapers use it when driving all the way to a distant landfill doesn’t make sense.
The site looks like an industrial lot with big roll-off areas, compactors and heavy trucks coming and going. There’s an entrance booth and a drive-over scale visible from the access road; transfer stations in this area typically charge by weight, so plan for a stop on the way out. Recycling or yard-waste sections are usually off to the side, and lines can back up on weekends or during hurricane cleanup periods. Bring a vehicle that can pull up to a high drop-off point and be ready for concrete ramps and heavy-duty bay doors rather than a tidy public drop-off.
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Before You Go
- Avoid weekend afternoons if possible - it gets noticeably slower on weekday mornings.
- Secure loose items and tarp trailers; loose debris is often a problem and can be refused elsewhere.
- Sort yard waste from mixed loads before pulling in so unloading goes quicker, especially during hurricane debris surges.
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