Waste Management - Sarasota Materials Recovery & Transfer Facility

A transfer station where local trash is compacted and sent to a landfill elsewhere, mainly used by residents and small haulers in Sarasota. The site on N Osprey Ave is the kind of place people drop off household bags, bulky items and yard debris instead of driving all the way to a distant landfill.

Drive up to an entry booth and be ready to pull through a scale; most users end up stopping again to get weighed before leaving. The lot is industrial-looking - big concrete tipping floor, compactors and transfer trailers - with recycling/yard areas off to the side. Lines form on weekends and during spring cleanup or after storms, so expect slow-moving traffic at busy times. Trucks and pickup beds are the norm here, and drivers will often tarp or tie down loose loads before entering.