Facility details
- Address
- WEST ST
Alford, MA 01230 - Phone
- (413) 528-4536
- Website
- townofalford.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Berkshire County
- EPA Region
- 1
- 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
- New Marlborough Transfer Station Transfer Station same site · New Marlborough, MA
- Egremont Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.2 mi · Egremont, MA
- Great Barrington Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.2 mi · Great Barrington, MA
- Monterey Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.3 mi · Monterey, MA
- Columbia Co Hillsdale Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.4 mi · Hillsdale, NY
- Hillsdale Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.9 mi · Hillsdale, NY
- Sheffield Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.1 mi · Sheffield, MA
- Stockbridge Town Dump & Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.3 mi · Stockbridge, MA
- Stockbridge Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.3 mi · Stockbridge, MA
- Mount Washington Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.3 mi · Mount Washington, MA
Nearest landfill: Torrington LF, Torrington — 31.0 mi
Area served
Serves Great Barrington, Housatonic, Sheffield, South Lee, Glendale, Mill River, Monterey, West Stockbridge, Stockbridge, Copake Falls, NY, South Egremont, Hillsdale, NY.
County context
One of 31 transfer stations in Berkshire County, MA.
ZIP 01230 population 8,813.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)