Salmon Creek Transfer Station

Salmon Creek Transfer Station is the local transfer station in Vancouver where residents drop off household refuse and sorted recyclables before it gets hauled out to a landfill. Neighbors, landscapers, and small haul drivers use it when they want a closer option than driving all the way to a distant landfill.

Pull into a single entrance lane and stop at an intake booth/scale area - vehicles are typically weighed, so there’s a brief pause entering and again on the way out. The site is a working yard with large concrete bays, roll-off containers, and compacting equipment visible from the drive; yard debris and mixed recycling areas are usually separate. Recycling/yard waste stations are nearby rather than mixed in with the main trash pile, so having things pre-sorted before getting there speeds things up. Lines build on weekends and during spring cleanup, so wait times can vary a lot.