Pala Transfer Station and Recycling
Pala, CA
Facility details
- Address
- 12802 California 76
Pala, CA 92059 - Phone
- (760) 742-1781
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- palatribe.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- San Diego County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
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 Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Pala, CA
- RAMCO - Escondido Recycling 8.0 mi · Escondido, CA
- Bonsall Landfill Landfill 10.9 mi · Vista, CA
- Heavy Metal Scrap & Recycling Recycling 11.3 mi · Temecula, CA
- Fallbrook Recycling and Transfer Transfer Station 11.4 mi · Fallbrook, CA
- West Coast Metal Recycling Recycling 11.8 mi · Temecula, CA
- La Jolla Band of Indians Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.7 mi · San Diego, CA
- Murrieta Maintenance Yard Transfer Station 15.4 mi · Murrieta, CA
- Lee's Iron & Metal Recycling 15.4 mi · Vista, CA
- Maximum Recycling Recycling 15.6 mi · Vista, CA
Nearest landfill: Bonsall Landfill, Vista — 10.9 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Force Environmental Inc1.4 mi · Pala, CA · 6 drivers
- Bill Welch Portable Welding8.3 mi · Valley Center, CA · 1 driver
- Brush-Tech Land Clearing & Excavation8.3 mi · Valley Center, CA · 1 driver
- Rockey Gross8.3 mi · Valley Center, CA · 1 driver
- Center Septic8.3 mi · Valley Center, CA · 2 drivers
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.
319 waste haulers in San Diego County, CA.
ZIP 92059 at a glance
- Population
- 1,362 (19 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 33
- Households
- Median income $99,803 · 49% earn six figures
- Housing
- 75% owner-occupied · median home value $561,155 · median rent $1,263
- Workforce
- 42% labor-force participation · 6.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle