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A working transfer station in Garland where residents and small haulers drop off household trash to be compacted and sent out to a landfill. It’s the sort of place people use when hauling a pickup load or cleaning out the garage and don’t want to drive all the way to a distant landfill.
A low building with an entrance booth and a drive-up lane; drivers usually stop at the booth before pulling in. There’s a scale near the entrance/exit - many transfer stations use weight to figure charges, so expect to stop there twice. The drop-off area is a big concrete pad with large containers and compacting equipment set back from the lanes, and the whole lot feels industrial rather than tidy. Weekends and spring cleanup times often have a line, so traffic can back up into the street.
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Before You Go
- Back the trailer or truck up so the load can be unloaded straight onto the pad - it saves time and avoids unnecessary shuffling.
- Bring help or a tarp: loosening up loads and containing debris makes the drop-off faster and keeps the lot cleaner for the next person.
- If the entrance line looks long, a quick drive around the block can reveal which lane is moving; some lanes open and close depending on how busy they get.
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