Facility details
- Address
- 1715 E Front St
Galena, KS 66739 - Phone
- (620) 783-5245
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Cherokee County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110003204853
Programs on file: KS-FP 1481065 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler KSR000002105
Interest types: VSQG
EPA record updated 2012-02-16
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
- Republic Services Galena Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Galena, KS
- City of Galena Landfill Landfill 0.8 mi · Galena, KS
- Cornejo & Sons Cdr North Landfill Landfill 1.3 mi · Wichita, KS
- Joplin Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.5 mi · Joplin, MO
- SPO Metal Recycling Recycling 4.6 mi · Joplin, MO
- Triple R Recycling LLC Recycling 4.7 mi · Joplin, MO
- City of Joplin Recycling Center Transfer StationRecycling 5.1 mi · Joplin, MO
- Joplin Recycling Center Recycling 5.2 mi · Joplin, MO
- CMC Recycling Recycling 6.3 mi · Joplin, MO
- Service Recycling Recycling 6.6 mi · Joplin, MO
Nearest landfill: City of Galena Landfill, Galena — 0.8 mi
Area served
Serves Galena, Riverton, Joplin, MO, Carl Junction, MO, Baxter Springs, Webb City, MO, Quapaw, OK, Carterville, MO, Duenweg, MO, Treece, Racine, MO, Picher, OK.
County context
One of 3 transfer stations in Cherokee County, KS.
ZIP 66739 population 5,240.
Kansas solid-waste agency: Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE)