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The Portage Lake Transfer Station is permanently closed. Residents and camp owners of Portage Lake are now using the Ashland Transfer Station, located on Wrightville Road in Ashland, for the disposal of household garbage, brush, building materials, white goods, and tires.

If you are a non-resident camp owner, please be aware that you will be given a permit at the Transfer Station to use their services.

Ashland Transfer Station Hours:

  • Tuesdays: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursdays: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Saturdays: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM


Need Garbage Collection Services?

For added convenience, you can contract with local garbage haulers for collection services:


DDR Trash Removal
Bourgoin Sanitation



Recycling in Portage Lake

Recycling options are available at the Town Hall campus at the back of the building, near the tennis courts where there are recycling igloos and a glass recycle bin. You can also take any of these recyclables to the Ashland Transfer Station and help us reduce the cost of the Town’s annual bill to them!

Items accepted for recycling include:

  • Milk jugs
  • #2 plastics (check the bottom of your container to ensure it is marked #2, not #1 or #5)
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Tin cans (please rinse before recycling)

Recycling helps reduce the amount of waste going into our landfills, so we encourage everyone to recycle whenever possible!

NOTE: You can recycle batteries at the Ashland Transfer Station.