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Small county transfer station just off Waibel Road in Port Deposit, used mostly by local homeowners and small haulers who don't want to drive to a distant landfill. It’s the kind of place people swing by with a trunk load or a trailer rather than make a long haul out of town.
Drive up to an entrance booth and be prepared to stop briefly; there’s usually a scale and traffic flow into a few drive-up bays. Vehicles pull up, the load is tipped into a pit or compactor area, and larger trucks take it away from there - not a landfill on site, but a place where trash is consolidated. The site looks industrial: concrete pads, metal bins, and heavy equipment moving material around, and it can get dusty or noisy depending on activity.
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Before You Go
- Bring a tarp or tie-downs for loose or windy loads - loose trash tends to blow on the drive in and out.
- Avoid mid-morning weekends if possible; local pickup trucks and trailers make lines longer during spring cleanup and yard-work weekends.
- Have loads sorted as much as possible before getting out of the vehicle so unloading at the bays goes quicker and keeps traffic moving.
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