Waste Management - Richmond Transfer Station

Waste Management - Richmond Transfer Station is the local transfer station on N Hopkins Rd that residents and small haulers use when they don't want to drive out to a landfill. It handles municipal loads by compacting trash before it's sent off-site. Expect a working, no-frills facility rather than anything that looks like a retail drop-off.

Drive up the long paved entrance and slow for the front booth where attendants direct traffic; there’s usually a weigh scale involved so vehicles stop twice - once to check in and again on the way out. The site is industrial: big concrete tipping areas, compactors, and rows of trucks and trailers moving in and out. Recycling or drop-off bins are often located to one side of the main traffic lane, past the initial checkpoint. Lines can form on weekends and during seasonal cleanups, so the yard can feel busy and noisy when it’s packed.