Facility details
- Address
- 720 S Mapleton St
Columbus, IN 47201 - Phone
- (812) 376-2614
- Website
- bcswmd.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Bartholomew County
- EPA Region
- 5
- 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
- Columbus Recycling Center Recycling 0.2 mi · Columbus, IN
- City Garage Construction Demolition Disposal Site Transfer Station 0.3 mi · Columbus, IN
- The Kroot Corp Metals 0.6 mi · Columbus, IN
- GC Cars Recycling 1.3 mi · Columbus, IN
- Columbus Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Columbus, IN
- Columbus Landfill Landfill 2.9 mi · Columbus, IN
- Bartholomew County Landfill I Landfill 4.2 mi · Columbus, IN
- Bartholomew County Landfill II Landfill 4.5 mi · Columbus, IN
- Cars & Parts Metals 10.0 mi · Columbus, IN
- Legend Smelting and Recycling Recycling 10.6 mi · Edinburgh, IN
Nearest landfill: Columbus Landfill, Columbus — 2.9 mi
Area served
Serves Columbus, Clifford, Elizabethtown, Taylorsville, Jonesville, Grammer, Hope, Hartsville, Scipio, Edinburgh, Nineveh, Flat Rock.
County context
One of 3 transfer stations in Bartholomew County, IN.
ZIP 47201 population 48,602.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)