Facility details
- Address
- NELSON DRIVE OFF SOUTH MERRIFIELD ROAD
Bernardston, MA 01337 - Phone
- (413) 648-5403
- Website
- townofbernardston.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Franklin 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
- Northfield Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.5 mi · Northfield, MA
- Montague Transfer Station Recycling CTR Transfer Station 5.7 mi · Montague, MA
- Clayton D. Davenport Trucking, Inc. Transfer Station 6.3 mi · Greenfield, MA
- WSWMD -- Vernon Drop-Off Transfer Station 6.7 mi · Vernon, VT
- Wte Recycling Recycling 6.9 mi · Greenfield, MA
- Greenfield Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.1 mi · Greenfield, MA
- Aries Mattress Recycling Recycling 7.2 mi · Montague, MA
- Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.3 mi · Greenfield, MA
- Hinsdale Transfer Station & Recycling Center Transfer Station 7.9 mi · Hinsdale, NH
- Craig Goodenough DBA Recycling 9.1 mi · Guilford, VT
Nearest landfill: Brattleboro, Brattleboro — 15.5 mi
Area served
Serves Bernardston, Gill, Greenfield, Turners Falls, Northfield, Vernon, VT, Erving, Lake Pleasant, Millers Falls, Montague, Colrain, Deerfield.
County context
One of 25 transfer stations in Franklin County, MA.
ZIP 01337 population 2,515.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)