Facility details
- Address
- 1129 1200th Street
Harlan, IA 51537 - Phone
- (712) 755-5954
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Shelby 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
- Pottawattamie County Transfer Station Transfer Station 19.7 mi · Hancock, IA
- Metro Waste Authority RCC, Harrison County Sanitary Landfill Landfill 21.2 mi · Logan, IA
- Audubon County Transfer Station Transfer Station 22.6 mi · Audubon, IA
- Pottawattamie County Transfer Station Transfer Station 22.6 mi · Oakland, IA
- Carrie-D Away Redemption Recycling 22.7 mi · Audubon, IA
- Hamlin Iron and Metal Metals 23.2 mi · Hamlin, IA
- The Can Crew Redemption Center Recycling 23.5 mi · Denison, IA
Nearest landfill: Metro Waste Authority RCC, Harrison County Sanitary Landfill, Logan — 21.2 mi
Area served
Serves Westphalia, Harlan, Panama, Earling, Portsmouth, Kirkman, Defiance, Irwin, Shelby, Avoca, Persia, Kimballton.
County context
One of 1 transfer stations in Shelby County, IA.
ZIP 51537 population 6,480.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)