Facility details
- Address
- 1400 Porter Rd
Sylvan Springs, AL 35118 - Phone
- (205) 402-7322
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Jefferson County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110034129529
Programs on file: NPDES permit ALG160212 · NPDES permit ALR16EHCK · NPDES permit ALU011098
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, ICIS-NPDES UNPERMITTED, STORM WATER CONSTRUCTION
EPA record updated 2016-01-11
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
- Miller Steam Plant Landfill Landfill 3.3 mi · Adamsville, AL
- Watkins Metals Recycling 4.8 mi · Birmingham, AL
- Big Sky Environmental LLC Solid Waste Facility Landfill 6.3 mi · Adamsville, AL
- Sfi North Jefferson Landfill Landfill 6.6 mi · Sylvan Springs, AL
- TMS International Corporation-Fairfield Metals 7.5 mi · Fairfield, AL
- New Georgia Landfill Birmingham Landfill 7.8 mi · Birmingham, AL
- Activa Recycling 9.4 mi · Birmingham, AL
- US Pipe and Foundry Company Mine No 3 Landfill Landfill 9.9 mi · Bessemer, AL
- Rather Recycling Recycling 10.1 mi · Birmingham, AL
- Fultondale Waste Complex Landfill 10.2 mi · Fultondale, AL
Nearest landfill: Miller Steam Plant Landfill, Adamsville — 3.3 mi
Area served
Serves Mulga, Adamsville, Birmingham, Pleasant Grove, Docena, Dolomite, Graysville, Bessemer, Fairfield, Brookside, Quinton, Watson.
County context
One of 3 transfer stations in Jefferson County, AL.
ZIP 35118 population 3,131.
Alabama solid-waste agency: Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)