Grays Harbor Transfer Station

Grays Harbor Transfer Station in Montesano is the local spot where town and county residents drop off household rubbish and recyclables for trucking out to a landfill. People use it when hauling a pickup bed, trailer, or a carload that’s easier to leave at a nearby station than drive all the way to a distant landfill. The place is practical and busy on certain days, serving anyone with a load too big for curbside pickup.

Drive into a small entrance with a staffed booth and a scale-vehicles are typically weighed so expect to stop twice, once in and again on the way out. There are separate bays and compacting pits where trucks push trash into larger trailers; it looks more industrial than tidy, with concrete tipping areas and roll-off containers. Yard debris and recyclables are usually separated at transfer stations in Washington, so have those materials separated before getting to the pad. Weekends and spring cleanup times get the longest lines, while midweek visits are generally quicker.