Facility details
- Address
- 3428 450th Ave
Emmetsburg, IA 50536 - Phone
- (712) 852-2482
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Palo Alto County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
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
- Northern Plains Regional Landfill Landfill 4.9 mi · Graettinger, IA
- Eglands Redemption Center Recycling 18.4 mi · Estherville, IA
- Emmet County Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.6 mi · Estherville, IA
- Shine Bros Corporation Recycling 21.9 mi · Spencer, IA
- Spencer Can and Bottle Redemption Center, LLC Recycling 22.0 mi · Spencer, IA
- City of Spencer Transfer Station, Northern Prairie RCC Transfer Station 23.8 mi · Spencer, IA
- Dickinson Landfill Inc Landfill 24.3 mi · Spirit Lake, IA
- Spencer Recycling Basics Recycling 24.7 mi · Spencer, IA
- Landfill of North Iowa RCC Landfill 24.9 mi · Burt, IA
Nearest landfill: Northern Plains Regional Landfill, Graettinger — 4.9 mi
Area served
Serves Emmetsburg, Graettinger, Cylinder, Ruthven, Wallingford, Ringsted, Ayrshire, Mallard, Curlew, Whittemore.
County context
One of 1 transfer stations in Palo Alto County, IA.
ZIP 50536 population 4,287.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)