GFL Kalkaska Transfer Station

Small transfer station just off US-131 that locals use when hauling a pickup or a few bags from a house cleanout. Mostly used by residents who don't want to drive all the way to a distant landfill; commercial trucks come through too. It's the kind of place people swing by when they have more than curbside can handle.

Drive up a short access road to an entrance booth and a scale-these places typically charge by weight, so be prepared to stop twice. The site is mostly concrete and compacting equipment with piles and bays where trucks drop loads; it looks utilitarian, not tidy. Pull into the line and staff will direct where to unload or when to back into a bay. Recycling containers and drop-off areas are usually grouped together near the entrance or to one side, and weekends get noticeably busier during spring and fall cleanups.