Facility details
- Address
- Blue Gate Lane
Rockport, MA 01966 - Phone
- (978) 546-3578
- Website
- rockportma.gov
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Essex County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, 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
- North Shore Scrap Metal Recycling 1.6 mi · Gloucester, MA
- Essex County Recycling Center Recycling 6.6 mi · Gloucester, MA
- Essex Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.6 mi · Essex, MA
- Manchester Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.9 mi · Manchester-BY-the-Sea, MA
- Ipswich Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.0 mi · Ipswich, MA
- Ipswich Transfer Station and Recycling Center Transfer Station 12.0 mi · Ipswich, MA
- Beverly Redemption Recycling 14.6 mi · Beverly, MA
- Erema North America Recycling 15.1 mi · Ipswich, MA
- Marblehead Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.1 mi · Marblehead, MA
- Newbury Transfer Station & Recycling CTR Transfer Station 15.5 mi · Newbury, MA
Nearest landfill: Danvers Landfill, Danvers — 19.5 mi
Area served
Serves Rockport, Gloucester, Essex, Manchester, Ipswich, South Hamilton, Prides Crossing, Beverly, Wenham, Rowley, Newbury.
County context
One of 20 transfer stations in Essex County, MA.
ZIP 01966 population 6,977.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)