El Dorado Transfer Station

El Dorado Transfer Station is the local transfer station in El Dorado Springs where residents drop off household trash and smaller loads that get compacted and hauled out to a landfill. Neighbors use it when hauling from home is easier than driving to a bigger landfill several towns over.

The site is the kind of place with a small entrance booth and a drive-up area where trucks and trailers line up; expect to pull up, speak with an attendant at the booth, then follow signs or cones to the tipping area. Loads are typically driven onto a scale and weighed, so there can be a short stop there before and after dumping. The actual tipping area looks utilitarian - big concrete bays and a compactor - and weekends or spring cleanup days can form a line of vehicles waiting to get in.