Orange County Public Works Portola Yard
Lake Forest, CA
Facility details
- Address
- 20791 El Toro Rd
Lake Forest, CA 92630 - Phone
- (714) 955-0245
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Orange County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Shred Bull Shredding Company Recycling 2.8 mi · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Go Green Ewaste Recyclers Recycling 4.0 mi · Irvine, CA
- Green Tree Electronic Recycling Recycling 4.3 mi · Irvine, CA
- e-Recycling of California (Irvine) Recycling 5.1 mi · Irvine, CA
- Frank R Bowerman Sanitary Landfill Landfill 5.2 mi · Irvine, CA
- Recycle for Life Recycling 5.5 mi · Laguna Hills, CA
- Cal Trans Toll Road Maintenance Station Transfer Station 6.0 mi · Irvine, CA
- Next Generation Recycling Recycling 7.0 mi · Mission Viejo, CA
- Green Tree Electronic Recycling Recycling 7.3 mi · Laguna Niguel, CA
- Baker Canyon Green Recycling Recycling 7.5 mi · Silverado, CA
Nearest landfill: Frank R Bowerman Sanitary Landfill, Irvine — 5.2 mi
Area served
Serves Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Irvine, Trabuco Canyon, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Silverado, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Beach, Tustin.
County context
One of 36 transfer stations in Orange County, CA.
ZIP 92630 population 66,461.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle