Hinckley Solid Waste Transfer

Hinckley Solid Waste Transfer is the small transfer station on Co Hwy 61 that locals use when they don't want to drive to a distant landfill. People dropping off household loads, yard cleanup, or small construction debris come here because trucks compact the material and haul it away. It's the kind of place regular residents visit a few times a year for bigger cleanouts.

Drive up to a staffed entrance booth and be prepared to stop for weighing - transfer stations commonly use a scale and charge by weight. The site looks industrial: drive lanes, a scale, piles or containers behind barriers, and an area for drive-up drop-offs where trucks back in for compacting. In Minnesota winters there may be indoor or sheltered drop-off areas to dodge the cold, so dress for the weather and for moving things. Weekends and spring cleanup days can get backed up, so expect a short line at busy times.