Waste transfer stations: involved citzens make the difference

Is a Waste Transfer Station Being

Considered for Your Community?



You’ve just learned that a solid waste trans-fer station developer is proposing to build a

facility in your community. Like many citi-zens, you may have concerns, including

uncertainties about potential safety and

health impacts. You may even wonder what

a waste transfer station is. In simple terms, a transfer station is a facility where solid waste is unloaded from smaller trucks and

reloaded into larger vehicles for transport to

a final disposal site