Roswell Transfer Station

Roswell Transfer Station on Cooperative Way in Alpharetta is where neighborhood trash gets compacted and loaded into larger trucks headed off to a landfill elsewhere. Locals use it for residential and small contractor loads when driving to a distant landfill doesn't make sense. It's the practical stop for anything too big for curbside pickup.

Pull up to a small entrance booth and a scale-transfer stations commonly weigh vehicles, so expect to stop again on the way out. After that, vehicles move to tipping bays where loads are dumped into concrete pits and compactors; the site has an industrial feel with large containers and heavy equipment. It can be noisy and dusty, and lines build up on busy days. Weekends and spring-cleanup season are especially crowded.