Orange Recycling Center/Transfer Station
Orange, MA
Facility details
- Address
- End of Jones St.
Orange, MA 01364 - Phone
- (978) 544-1118
- Website
- townoforange.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, Recycling
- County
- Franklin 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.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Orange Recycling and Transfer Facility Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Orange, MA
- Athol Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.4 mi · Athol, MA
- Wendell Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.4 mi · Wendell, MA
- Town of New Salem Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.9 mi · New Salem, MA
- Warwick Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.2 mi · Warwick, MA
- Royalston Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.1 mi · Royalston, MA
- Petersham Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.0 mi · Petersham, MA
- Phillipston Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.1 mi · Phillipston, MA
- Aries Mattress Recycling Recycling 10.1 mi · Montague, MA
- Northfield Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.9 mi · Northfield, MA
Nearest landfill: West Street Landfill, Gardner — 12.9 mi
Area served
Serves Orange, Wendell Depot, Athol, Wendell, Warwick, Erving, Royalston, Millers Falls, Petersham, Northfield, New Salem, Baldwinville.
County context
One of 25 transfer stations in Franklin County, MA.
ZIP 01364 population 7,668.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)