Construction Debris: What You Can (and Can't) Take to the Dump
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Read more →Small county transfer station in Hubertus where local residents drop off household rubbish and recyclables before it’s compacted and trucked out. People from nearby towns use it when hauling a load that’s easier to leave here than to drive to a distant landfill. Winters can change how things look and operate, so expect some differences in cold months.
Drive up to a single entrance with a small attendant booth and a scale nearby; vehicles usually pull up to be weighed and directed to the proper receiving area. The site is mostly concrete and metal bays with piles or compactors set back from the driveway, and recycling containers often sit off to one side. Lines form on weekends and during spring cleanup, so there can be a wait; trucks and compactors make the place feel industrial, not like a tidy drop-off. Expect to stop, unload, and then stop again to be weighed out if the facility charges by weight.
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