Groot - Plano Transfer

Groot - Plano Transfer is the small transfer station off East South Street that most local residents use when a landfill drive is too far. Trucks drop loads here to be compacted and hauled out to larger landfills, and it gets a steady mix of pickups, trailers and neighborhood cars. Folks from Plano and nearby towns stop by for seasonal cleanups or when a curbside pickup won't take something.

Drive up the entrance and there's typically a booth and scale area to pass before getting to the tipping floor; transfer stations commonly weigh loads so expect to stop there. The site looks industrial-concrete bays, a raised pit or dock where people dump into compactors, and piles or containers for different kinds of material off to one side. Pull up to the appropriate bay, unload what you can into the assigned spot, then back out so the next vehicle can use the space. Weekends and spring cleanup times usually have the longest lines, so mornings on weekdays tend to move quicker if that’s an option.