Facility details
- Address
- 2000 Dombey Rd
Portage, IN 46368 - Phone
- (630) 572-2448
- Website
- wm.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- County
- Porter County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110000792633
Programs on file: IN-FRS 330015718921 · IN-TEMPO 14562 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler IND045684354
EPA record updated 2022-03-17
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
- Ogden Dunes Town Council Transfer Station 2.1 mi · Ogden Dunes, IN
- TMS International Corporation Metals 2.4 mi · Portage, IN
- US Steel Midwest Plant Metals 2.9 mi · Portage, IN
- Republic Services Illiana Waste Transfer Station IV Transfer Station 3.4 mi · Lake Station, IN
- Illiana Waste Transfer Station IV Transfer Station 3.4 mi · Lake Station, IN
- JEM Industries Recycling 4.6 mi · Chesterton, IN
- Raw Auto & Metal Recycling 4.8 mi · Lake Station, IN
- Archies Auto Recycling Inc Recycling 4.9 mi · Valparaiso, IN
- Stericycle Environmental Services Inc Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.1 mi · Gary, IN
- Wheeler RDF Landfill 5.4 mi · Hobart, IN
Nearest landfill: Wheeler RDF, Hobart — 5.4 mi
Area served
Serves Portage, Gary, Lake Station, Hobart, Wheeler, Chesterton, Merrillville, Valparaiso, Griffith, Hammond, East Chicago, Highland.
County context
One of 5 transfer stations in Porter County, IN.
ZIP 46368 population 40,237.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)