Transfer station
Definition
A facility where collection trucks tip loads for consolidation into larger vehicles before the trip to a landfill or processor.
What else to know about transfer station
Where waste bans are actually enforced and where your load gets weighed. If a load is rejected, this is the building it happens in.
Related terms
- Tipping fee — What a landfill or transfer station charges per ton to accept a load. Set regionally, and the largest single input into what a container costs you.
- Waste ban — A state rule barring specific materials from landfill or incinerator disposal. Enforced at the facility, so a banned item can get an entire load rejected.