Facility details
- Address
- 4900 Bates Road, Ne
Washington, DC 20011 - Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- District of Columbia
- EPA Region
- 3
- Data sources
- EPA FRS Sep 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110034183513
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler DCR000504480
Interest types: VSQG
EPA record updated 2014-03-28
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
- Ft. Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station, Washington D.C. Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Washington, DC
- Waste Connections - DC Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.0 mi · Washington, DC
- LT's Recycling World Recycling 2.1 mi · Washington, DC
- Waste Management - Northeast Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.4 mi · Washington, DC
- Northeast Transfer Transfer Station 2.4 mi · Washington, DC
- Blue Whale Materials Recycling 3.4 mi · Washington, DC
- R2 Recycling - MD - Electronic Recycling, Computer Recycling, TV Disposal, eWaste, Laptops, Phones Recycling 3.6 mi · Silver Spring, MD
- Data Destruction Corp Recycling 3.7 mi · Washington, DC
- Waste Management Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Washington, DC
- Recycle One Recycling 3.8 mi · Hyattsville, MD
Nearest landfill: Sandy Hill SLF, Bowie — 12.5 mi
Area served
Serves Washington, Mount Rainier, MD, Takoma Park, MD, Hyattsville, MD, Brentwood, MD, Bladensburg, MD, Silver Spring, MD, College Park, MD, Chevy Chase, MD, Riverdale, MD, Arlington, VA, Washington Navy Yard.
County context
One of 8 transfer stations in District of Columbia, DC.
ZIP 20011 population 66,951.
District of Columbia solid-waste agency: DC Department of Public Works (DPW), Office of Waste Diversion