Waste Management - Doniphan County Transfer Station

Small county transfer station used by Wathena residents and folks from nearby rural areas. It’s where household and pickup-load garbage gets dropped off, compacted, and then hauled to a larger landfill. Expect a simple, working-site feel rather than anything fancy.

Drive up St Columbus Road to a gated entrance and a small scale/booth area where vehicles are stopped and weighed - the charge is typically by weight at transfer stations. After the booth there’s a concrete pad and large roll-off style containers or a compactor pit where loads are dumped; trucks handle the heavy lifting from there. The site is mostly gravel and pavement, with heavy equipment and occasional dust in dry weather. Weekends and spring cleanup times can get a line of pickups and trailers waiting to get through.