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Benewah Transfer Station is the local transfer station in St Maries at 75 Landfill Rd, used mainly by residents hauling household junk, yard debris, and small construction loads. Folks from around Benewah County bring loads here because trash gets compacted and then trucked out to a landfill elsewhere.
Drive up to an entrance booth and wait your turn; many transfer stations have a scale, so drivers often stop twice - once in, once out. There’s a fenced lot with a large tipping area and compacting equipment down on the pad; commercial transfer trucks pull in to load sealed containers. Pull up to the appropriate drop-off point for what’s being unloaded, then back away to the exit where the vehicle may be weighed again.
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Before You Go
- Secure loose items and tarp open loads before driving in so nothing blows out while waiting in line.
- Bring gloves and sturdy shoes - the tipping area can be dusty, muddy, and has sharp bits mixed in with other debris.
- Try to have materials separated (metal, bulky items, loose trash) as much as practical to make the unload quicker and keep the line moving.
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