Union County Transfer Station

Union County Transfer Station in Liberty is the little county spot where residents drop off household trash to be compacted and hauled out to a regional landfill. Neighbors use it when a trip to a distant landfill would be too far - it’s the closer option for routine loads and cleanup runs.

At a county transfer station like this, traffic moves in a drive-up pattern with an entrance booth and scale commonly found at the front; plan to pull up, wait your turn, and then move toward the compactor area. The site looks utilitarian - large concrete pads, tall open containers, and usually a separate set of collection bins for recyclables off to one side. Loads are emptied into a compactor or hopper and later moved by truck to another landfill, so expect a fair amount of heavy equipment and truck noise. Weekends and spring cleanup times often bring a line, so allow extra time.