Richmond Transfer Station

Richmond Transfer Station is the city transfer station out on E Richmond Rd where residents drop off household trash and smaller loads that get compacted and trucked out. Locals, landscapers with pickup loads, and people doing cleanouts use it when hauling straight to a landfill would be a pain. It’s the kind of place that’s busy on weekends and quieter on weekday mornings.

Drive in past the entrance booth and be ready to slow down; there’s usually a scale and attendants checking vehicles. Pull-up lanes lead to the tipping area where trucks and pickups unload into large pits or compactors; signs and arrows point the way but the layout is industrial - concrete, big roll-up doors, and high berms. Expect to wait a bit on Saturdays or during yard cleanup season, with tractor-trailers coming and going. Recycling containers are typically off to one side and the working area smells like a transfer facility - nothing fancy, just functional.