Rock County Transfer Station

Rock County Transfer Station in Luverne is the local spot where household trash and recyclables are dropped off to be compacted and hauled out to a larger landfill. Neighbors and small haulers use it when driving to a distant landfill would be a pain. The site is practical and functional rather than fancy.

Drive up to the entrance and look for an attendant booth and a scale; many transfer stations charge by weight, so plan to stop twice if that’s how this one operates. Vehicles pull up to an area where loads are dumped into large containers or a tipping floor, and compacted loads are staged for transfer trucks. During winter months some communities keep indoor drop-off bays open or covered, so expect a more sheltered area than an open landfill. Weekends and spring cleanup times tend to slow things down, so lines and waiting are common.