Facility details
- Address
- 960 US 119
Baxter, KY 40806 - Phone
- (606) 573-1230
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Harlan County
- EPA Region
- 4
- 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
- Harlan County Recycling Center Recycling 0.6 mi · Baxter, KY
- Baxter Metal Co Metals 2.1 mi · Baxter, KY
- Harlan Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.0 mi · Coldiron, KY
- Robbins Recycling Recycling 17.6 mi · Calvin, KY
- Lee County Solid Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.4 mi · Jonesville, VA
- Leslie Transfer Station Transfer Station 20.1 mi · Hyden, KY
- Rumpke - Leslie County Transfer Station Transfer Station 21.2 mi · Hyden, KY
- Leslie Co Transfer Station Transfer Station 21.5 mi · Hyden, KY
- Bell County Transfer Station Transfer Station 22.6 mi · Pineville, KY
Nearest landfill: Wise County Sanitary Landfill, Norton — 35.6 mi
Area served
Serves Loyall, Baxter, Dayhoit, Ages Brookside, Bledsoe, Wallins Creek, Grays Knob, Mary Alice, Coalgood, Gulston, Harlan, Helton.
County context
One of 2 transfer stations in Harlan County, KY.
ZIP 40806 population 1,827.
Kentucky solid-waste agency: Kentucky Division of Waste Management