Facility details
- Address
- 276 Pine Tree Road
Townsend, DE 19734 - Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- New Castle County
- EPA Region
- 3
- Data sources
- EPA FRS Sep 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110008309838
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler DE0001003433
Interest types: VSQG
EPA record updated 2012-01-26
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
- Delaware Recycling Center Recycling 1.0 mi · New Castle, DE
- DSWA Recycling Center Lambsons Lane Recycling 1.1 mi · New Castle, DE
- Pigeon Point Landfill Landfill 1.1 mi · New Castle, DE
- Service Transport Group Waste Transfer Station New Castle Transfer Station 1.9 mi · New Castle, DE
- Eastern Metal Recycling Recycling 2.4 mi · New Castle, DE
- Bfi Infectous Waste Transfer Station - 1420 New York Ave, Wilmington Transfer Station 2.5 mi · Wilmington, DE
- Cherry Island Landfill Landfill 2.8 mi · Wilmington, DE
- Diamond State Recycling Recycling 3.6 mi · Wilmington, DE
- Pennsville - Recycling Center Recycling 3.7 mi · Pennsville, NJ
- Carneys Point Transfer Station 5.0 mi · Carneys Point, NJ
Nearest landfill: Pigeon Point Landfill, New Castle — 1.1 mi
Area served
Serves Deepwater, NJ, Wilmington, Penns Grove, NJ, Pennsville, NJ, New Castle, Pedricktown, NJ, Montchanin, Rockland, Claymont, Yorklyn, Winterthur, Delaware City.
County context
One of 4 transfer stations in New Castle County, DE.
ZIP 19734 population 14,151.
Delaware solid-waste agency: Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC)