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Metro Central Transfer Station on NW 61st is the place Portland residents drop off household loads that are getting compacted and trucked out of town. Neighbors with remodeling debris, yard waste, or a pickup bed full of trash use it because it’s closer than driving all the way to a landfill.
Drive up the long approach and there’s a small entrance booth where vehicles pause before entering the main yard. A large paved lot and high concrete bunkers dominate the site, with roll-up doors and big trucks moving in and out. Expect to stop on a scale-transfer stations commonly charge by weight-then back into a bay or drive-up tipping area. Recycling containers are usually grouped off to the side just past the entrance, and the place can get noisy with compactors and haulers during busy stretches.
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Before You Go
- Sort materials at home as much as possible so unloading goes quicker; separate anything you plan to redeem under Oregon’s bottle deposit system before coming.
- Avoid weekend afternoons if possible-lines build up, especially during spring cleanup and when the weather’s nice.
- Secure loose loads with tarps and tie-downs to keep debris from blowing around while driving and while waiting in line.
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