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Transfer Station
Castine Transfer Station
Riverside Dr, Castine, ME 04421
The Castine Transfer Station on Riverside Dr is where locals drop off household trash to be compacted and trucked out to a landfill. People who live in town or have a summer place use it when driving to a distant landfill isn’t worth the trip.
Like many transfer stations, there’s typically a small entrance area and a scale or booth where vehicles pause to sort things and handle payment. The site looks like a working yard - big metal containers, compactors and room for trucks to back up. Pull in slowly and be prepared to wait in line on busy weekend or spring-cleanup days. Have loads roughly sorted into trash and recyclables before getting to the drop-off area so you don’t have to shuffle things around.
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Before You Go
- Sort items into trash and recyclables at home and have them easy to access; it makes the whole stop quicker.
- Try to go early on a weekday if possible - weekends get backed up, especially during seasonal cleanups.
- Secure loose items with a tarp and bring gloves; the yard is dusty and things get shifted when trucks are moving.
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