Republic Services Metro Transfer Station

Small-scale transfer station in east Tampa that locals use when hauling yard clippings, construction scraps, or household bulk items instead of driving out to a distant landfill. Located on E 2nd Ave, it sees a steady mix of pickup trucks, trailers, and roll-offs on weekdays and heavier traffic after storms.

There’s a little entrance booth and a scale area where vehicles stop and drive over again on the way out, so expect to pause twice. Trucks and compactors dominate the site - large containers get emptied and loaded into bigger rigs that leave for a landfill elsewhere. Noise, diesel smell, and big equipment are constant; the yard waste piles are usually off to one side during seasonal cleanups. Weekends and hurricane-debris periods create longer lines, and staff sometimes direct traffic to keep bigger trucks moving.