Facility details
- Address
- 1500 W. Frontage Road
Rio Rico, AZ 85648 - Phone
- (520) 761-7892
- Website
- santacruzcountyaz.gov
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110013935812
Programs on file: AIR AZ00000004023Z2712 · AZURITE 1293 · Emissions inventory 1033511 · ICIS 3000034624 · LMOP 1789 · NPDES permit AZI107588 · NPDES permit AZMS80245
Interest types: AIR MINOR, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2022-08-04
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
- Rio Rico MSW Landfill Landfill 0.5 mi · Rio Rico, AZ
- Tubac Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.9 mi · Tubac, AZ
- Tubac Amado Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.5 mi · Tubac, AZ
- Mariposa Recycling Recycling 12.5 mi · Nogales, AZ
- WM - Nogales Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.8 mi · Nogales, AZ
- City of Nogales Waste Transfer Facility (Tucson Recycling & Waste) Transfer Station 12.8 mi · City of Nogales, AZ
- Town of Patagonia Transfer Station 17.8 mi · Patagonia, AZ
- Arivaca Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.5 mi · Arivaca, AZ
- Pima County Arivaca Transfer Station Transfer Station 19.0 mi · Arivaca, AZ
Nearest landfill: Rio Rico MSW Landfill, Rio Rico — 0.5 mi
Area served
Serves Rio Rico, Tumacacori, Tubac, Nogales, Amado.
County context
One of 6 transfer stations in Santa Cruz County, AZ.
ZIP 85648 population 21,844.
Arizona solid-waste agency: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)