Fort Totten Transfer Station
DC’s residents-only transfer station in Northeast, for bulk items, trash, recycling, yard waste and tires.
Fort Totten Transfer Station, run by the DC Department of Public Works, takes bulk items, trash, recycling and yard waste from DC residents who show a DC driver’s license, or another state’s photo ID with a recent utility bill, lease or deed. Its hours are Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trailers, cargo vans and commercial tags are turned away.
- Type
- Transfer station
- State
- District of Columbia
- City
- Washington, DC
- Address
- 4900 John McCormack Rd NE, Washington, DC 20011
- Hours
- Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed Sunday and Monday
- Who can use it
- DC residents only, with a DC driver's license, or another state's photo ID plus a recent utility bill, lease or deed; cars, pickups, SUVs, passenger vans and rentals under 15 feet only, with no trailers, cargo vans or commercial tags
- Takes
- Bulk items, including mattresses that need not be wrapped, trash, recycling, yard waste, pallets and up to four tires (Wednesday to Friday only)
- Does not take
- Hazardous waste, electronics, food waste and construction debris
- Run by
- DC Department of Public Works (DPW)
- Phone
- (202) 673-6833
- Official website
- dpw.dc.gov
- Primary source
- dpw.dc.gov
- Last verified
Questions
What are the Fort Totten Transfer Station hours?
Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tires are taken only Wednesday to Friday.
Who can use Fort Totten Transfer Station?
DC residents with a DC driver’s license, or another state’s photo ID plus a recent utility bill, lease or deed. Only cars, pickups, SUVs, passenger vans and rentals under 15 feet get in, with no trailers, cargo vans or commercial tags.
Can I take a mattress to Fort Totten Transfer Station?
Yes, and unlike curbside bulk pickup it does not need to be wrapped in plastic. Hazardous waste, electronics, food waste and construction debris are refused.
Sources
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