Facility details
- Address
- 5125 Bessemer Johns Road
Bessemer, AL 35023 - Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Jefferson County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA FRS Sep 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110034171713
Programs on file: NPDES permit ALG160209 · NPDES permit ALU010810
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, ICIS-NPDES UNPERMITTED
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Johns Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.7 mi · Hueytown, AL
- US Pipe and Foundry Company Mine No 3 Landfill Landfill 2.0 mi · Bessemer, AL
- Raimund-Muscoda Inert LF Landfill 2.8 mi · Bessemer, AL
- Bessemer Recycling Center Recycling 2.8 mi · Bessemer, AL
- TMS International Corporation-Fairfield Metals 7.9 mi · Fairfield, AL
- Shannon SLF Landfill 8.7 mi · Birmingham, AL
- New Georgia Landfill Birmingham Landfill 9.3 mi · Birmingham, AL
- Exit 100 Metal Recycling Recycling 10.0 mi · McCalla, AL
- Activa Recycling 10.4 mi · Birmingham, AL
- Sylvan Springs Waste Complex Transfer Station 10.4 mi · Sylvan Springs, AL
Nearest landfill: US Pipe and Foundry Company Mine No 3 Landfill, Bessemer — 2.0 mi
Area served
Serves Bessemer, Birmingham, Dolomite, Pleasant Grove, Fairfield, McCalla, Mulga, Helena, Docena, Adger, Adamsville, Green Pond.
County context
One of 3 transfer stations in Jefferson County, AL.
ZIP 35023 population 25,221.
Alabama solid-waste agency: Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)