Lane County Transfer Station

Lane County Transfer Station on E 17th is the local transfer station most Eugene residents use when they don’t want to haul all the way to a distant landfill. It’s the kind of place people bring carloads or small trailers of household junk and recycling. The site looks industrial from the road but is set up so residents can pull in, drop off, and leave without circling the neighborhood.

Drive up to an entrance booth and be prepared to stop; there’s typically a scale where vehicles are weighed and then weighed again on the way out, since charges are usually by weight. The lot is paved and roomy with large roll-off containers and compacting equipment visible; vehicles pull up to specific drop areas rather than wandering through lanes. Recycling bins and sorting stations are generally off to one side, and piles or containers of sorted material can be tall and dusty on windy days. Weekends and seasonal cleanup times get busier, so lines and brief wait times are common.