Construction Debris: What You Can (and Can't) Take to the Dump
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Read more →3405 Westwood Industrial Dr, Monroe, NC 28110
(704) 708-5872A working transfer station where local household and small commercial loads are dropped off, compacted, and put on trucks headed to a landfill elsewhere. People who live in Monroe or nearby towns use it when hauling a truckload or doing a big yard clean-up.
Drive in on Westwood Industrial and pull up to the entry booth; there’s usually a stop to report what’s being dropped off and to get directed where to pull in. A scale crossing is common at places like this, so expect to stop again on the way out for a weigh ticket. The site feels industrial-concrete pads, compactors, and rows where trucks back up to dump; recycling bins are often off to one side past the booth. Busy times are weekends and spring cleanup, when lines can stretch into the drive lane.
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