Facility details
- Address
- 12802 Highway 76
Pala, CA 92059 - Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- San Diego County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- EPA FRS Sep 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110012223094
Programs on file: HWTS-DATAMART CAR000111328 · ICIS 1800039266 · ICIS 43122 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAR000111328 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler XIC000111328 · UORS 37-C-08492
Interest types: ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, TRANSFER FACILITY, VSQG
EPA record updated 2022-01-19
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
- Pala Transfer Station and Recycling Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Pala, CA
- RAMCO - Escondido Recycling 8.2 mi · Escondido, CA
- Bonsall Landfill Landfill 11.1 mi · Vista, CA
- Heavy Metal Scrap & Recycling Recycling 11.4 mi · Temecula, CA
- Fallbrook Recycling and Transfer Transfer Station 11.7 mi · Fallbrook, CA
- West Coast Metal Recycling Recycling 11.9 mi · Temecula, CA
- La Jolla Band of Indians Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.5 mi · San Diego, CA
- Murrieta Maintenance Yard Transfer Station 15.4 mi · Murrieta, CA
- Lee's Iron & Metal Recycling 15.6 mi · Vista, CA
- Maximum Recycling Recycling 15.8 mi · Vista, CA
Nearest landfill: Bonsall Landfill, Vista — 11.1 mi
Area served
Serves Pala, Valley Center, Pauma Valley, Bonsall, Fallbrook, Temecula, Escondido, Palomar Mountain, Vista, San Marcos.
County context
One of 24 transfer stations in San Diego County, CA.
ZIP 92059 population 1,449.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle