Republic Services Dump & Transfer Station

Republic Services Dump & Transfer Station in Marion is the local transfer station where residential drivers and small haulers drop off loads that get compacted and trucked out to larger landfills. Located at 716 Skyline Dr, it’s the kind of place people use when they don’t want to drive all the way to a distant landfill. Expect a working, industrial feel rather than anything polished.

There’s typically an entrance booth and a scale to pull up to for check-in, and vehicles are directed from there to a tipping area where material is compacted and loaded onto larger trucks. It’s noisy and smells like a landfill area-heavy equipment and roll-off trucks are common. Drive slowly through the yard and be ready to back a trailer or truck bed into the tipping zone; watch for traffic moving through the site. Recycling or drop-off containers are usually clustered near the main work area, so have materials separated before getting out of the vehicle.