Oakland Transfer Site

Small, no-frills transfer station that most Oakland residents use when a truck to the county landfill would be too far. Locals swing by with household loads and stuff from yard cleanup; it’s the kind of place where neighbors drop off bulky items and move on with the rest of the day.

There's a single entrance with an attendant booth and a scale you drive over; stops at the scale are normal since charges are typically by weight at places like this. Pull up to the booth, tell them what’s in the load, then follow the short drive into the tipping area where trucks compact the trash for hauling out. The site looks industrial-concrete pits, compactors, and piles of sorted material-with recycling bins usually set off to one side. Weekends and spring-cleaning times can have a line, so expect a bit of waiting during busy hours.