LaPorte Transfer Station

LaPorte Transfer Station is a county transfer station in the La Porte area that handles residential and small commercial drop-offs before loads are compacted and hauled to a landfill. Neighbors bring household trash and small loads here when they don't want to drive all the way to a regional landfill. The site looks like a practical, working lot rather than a tidy recycling center.

Drive up to an entrance lane with a small booth or gate area where vehicles are checked; many transfer stations also have a scale, so plan for a short stop. Pull into a covered tipping area or an open bay to unload-larger trucks and trailers may have to back in. There will be compactors or large containers where materials get crushed and staged for haul-out; expect noisy machinery and truck traffic. Recycling or drop-off containers are commonly set off to one side of the main tipping area.