Facility details
- Address
- 101 Fitchburg Rd
Westminster, MA 01473 - Phone
- (978) 874-0037
- Website
- wm.com
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Worcester County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110064868102
Programs on file: CEDRI CEDRI10121399 · NPDES permit MAR053355
Interest types: COMPLIANCE AND EMISSIONS REPORTING, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2016-07-05
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1972 / 2032 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public/Private · City of Fitchburg, MA; WM
- Waste in place
- 14,110,494 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 15,393,833 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 354,174 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Operational: Electricity (Reciprocating Engine)
Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024
About this facility
A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.
Typically accepted at landfills
- Household trash
- Bulky items and furniture
- Construction and demolition debris
- Yard waste (at many sites)
- Tires (often by appointment or for a fee)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Westminster Solid Waste Convenience CTR Transfer Station 0.7 mi · Westminster, MA
- Tough Stuff Recycling Recycling 1.8 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- Harvey Recycling of Fitchburg, LLC MRFRecycling 2.7 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- Harvey Recycling Recycling 2.8 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- Tech Recycling Solutions Recycling 5.0 mi · Leominster, MA
- CFG Industries Recycling 5.2 mi · Leominster, MA
- Winthrop Steel Company Recycling 5.4 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- AKS Recycling Inc Recycling 5.4 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- Massachusetts Scrap Metal Recycling Recycling 5.8 mi · Leominster, MA
- Stillwater Recycling Recycling 5.9 mi · Leominster, MA
Nearest other landfill: West Street Landfill, Gardner — 10.4 mi
Area served
Serves Westminster, Leominster, Fitchburg, Princeton, Sterling, Gardner, Hubbardston, Lunenburg, Lancaster, East Templeton, Ashburnham, Jefferson.
County context
One of 11 landfills in Worcester County, MA.
ZIP 01473 population 8,289.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)