Centre County Dump (State College & Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) — Transfer Station Fees & Hours

The Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority runs the county's public drop-off, the transfer station at 253 Transfer Road in Bellefonte, serving State College and the rest of the county. It's open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A load up to 560 pounds costs a $25 minimum; heavier loads are $87 a ton. Appliances, including refrigerators, and electronics are free for Centre County residents.

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Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Transfer Station

Transfer station

Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority

253 Transfer Rd., Bellefonte, PA 16823 Directions

📞 (814) 238-7005

Hours
Mon–Sat	8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday	Closed
Recycling drop-off outside the gate	Any time

Fees

$25 minimum up to 560 lbs
Over 560 lbs: $87 a ton
Appliances (refrigerators too): free for county residents
Electronics: free for residents

Cash, personal checks and credit cards accepted. Closed New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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What it costs

Load or item	Price
Trash up to 560 lbs	$25 minimum
Trash over 560 lbs	$87 a ton, prorated
Residents' car and small truck tires	$87 a ton, $25 minimum
Oversized tires (44 in. and up)	$30 each plus the per-ton fee
Appliances, including refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners (county residents)	Free
TVs, computers, monitors and laptops (residents)	Free
Latex paint, up to 5 gallons a day	$25 minimum
Recyclables delivered inside the gate	$50 a ton, $10 minimum

From the authority's tipping fee, tire, appliance, electronics and paint pages. Recycling bins outside the gate are free and open around the clock.

Every Pennsylvania rate we've verified is side by side in our guide to what it costs to dump in Pennsylvania.

Paint, hazardous waste and electronics

Dried latex or oil-based paint can go in household trash. Liquid latex paint is taken at the transfer station (up to 5 gallons per person per day, $25 minimum), and liquid oil-based paint only at the yearly household hazardous waste collection, set for April 23 and 24, 2027 with registration opening in February.

Electronics go to the scale house for the free drop-off, Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Pennsylvania law keeps car batteries out of the trash (return them to a store that sells them, a wholesaler or a recycler), bans whole tires from landfills, and bans TVs, computers and monitors from the trash under the Covered Device Recycling Act. Landfills can't take truckloads of leaves, and every landfill and transfer station has to run a recycling drop-off.

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Common questions

How much does the Centre County transfer station cost?

Loads up to 560 pounds cost a $25 minimum; heavier loads are $87 a ton. Appliances and electronics are free for Centre County residents.

What are the Centre County transfer station hours?

Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 253 Transfer Road in Bellefonte. The recycling bins outside the gate are open any time.

Where can I get rid of a refrigerator in State College?

The Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority transfer station takes appliances, including refrigerators, free from county residents.

Where do I take a TV in Centre County?

To the authority's free electronics drop-off at the transfer station scale house. Pennsylvania law bans TVs and computers from the trash.

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