Facility details
- Address
- 55 HOWLAND RD
Assonet, MA 02702 - Phone
- (508) 644-2403
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Bristol 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
- Excel Recycling Recycling 2.0 mi · Freetown, MA
- Data Recycling of New England Recycling 2.0 mi · Assonet, MA
- Excel Recycling LLC - Freetown Recycling 2.1 mi · Assonet, MA
- Data Recycling of New England Local Store Recycling 3.5 mi · Berkley, MA
- Berkley Solid Waste & Recycling Facility Recycling 4.0 mi · Berkley, MA
- Fall River Landfill Landfill 4.7 mi · Fall River, MA
- Complete Recycling Solutions, LLC ElectronicsRecycling 5.1 mi · Fall River, MA
- New Bedford Recycling Recycling 6.2 mi · New Bedford, MA
- One Way Recycling Recycling 6.3 mi · Taunton, MA
- Crapo Hill Landfill Landfill 6.4 mi · Dartmouth, MA
Nearest landfill: Fall River Landfill, Fall River — 4.7 mi
Area served
Serves Assonet, Berkley, East Freetown, Lakeville, East Taunton, Dighton, Fall River, Somerset, North Dighton, New Bedford, Taunton, Acushnet.
County context
One of 15 transfer stations in Bristol County, MA.
ZIP 02702 population 4,445.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)