Waste Service Transfer Station

Transfer Station

Lowell, IN

Facility details

Address
10204 W 181st Ave
Lowell, IN 46356
Facility type
Transfer Station
County
Lake County
EPA Region
5
Data sources
EPA FRS Sep 2026
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110024229431

Programs on file: IN-FRS 330016042374 · IN-TEMPO 25285

EPA record updated 2014-12-04

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

Nearest landfill: Lake County CD Site, Lowell — 0.1 mi

Area served

Serves Lowell, Cedar Lake, Schneider, Shelby, Beecher, IL, Sumava Resorts, Grant Park, IL, Thayer, Crown Point, Saint John, Crete, IL, Hebron.

County context

One of 16 transfer stations in Lake County, IN.

ZIP 46356 population 19,396.

Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)