Lower Merion Township Transfer Station

Lower Merion Township Transfer Station in Penn Valley is the local place where household trash gets compacted and sent off to a landfill. People from the township and nearby neighborhoods use it when they don’t want to drive all the way out to a distant landfill or need a quicker drop-off option.

Drive up to a small entrance booth and be ready to stop briefly - most transfer stations have a scale and a control point near the driveway. Vehicles pull into a staging area or a bay where loads are tipped into a compactor or container; the site has the industrial feel of roll-off containers and heavy equipment. Expect a mix of cars, pickup trucks and small trailers on busier days, with lines that can form at the entrance. Recycling and bulky-item areas are usually separated from the general drop-off, so the layout can feel segmented rather than one open lot.