Facility details
- Address
- 20 Blueberry Hill Rd
New Salem, MA 01355 - Phone
- (978) 544-9673
- Website
- newsalem-massachusetts.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Franklin County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- NEW SALEM TRANSFER STATION
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070129628
Programs on file: MA-EPICS 39542 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler MAR000549956
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
- Wendell Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.0 mi · Wendell, MA
- Orange Recycling Center/Transfer Station Transfer StationRecycling 5.9 mi · Orange, MA
- Orange Recycling and Transfer Facility Transfer Station 6.1 mi · Orange, MA
- Petersham Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.0 mi · Petersham, MA
- Leverett Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.9 mi · Leverett, MA
- Aries Mattress Recycling Recycling 9.1 mi · Montague, MA
- Athol Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.8 mi · Athol, MA
- Phillipston Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.2 mi · Phillipston, MA
- Umass Intermediate Processing Facility MRF 11.5 mi · Amherst, MA
- Montague Transfer Station Recycling CTR Transfer Station 12.3 mi · Montague, MA
Nearest landfill: Amherst LF, Amherst — 12.9 mi
Area served
Serves Wendell, New Salem, Shutesbury, Wendell Depot, Orange, Millers Falls, Leverett, Erving, Petersham, Athol, Montague, Lake Pleasant.
County context
One of 25 transfer stations in Franklin County, MA.
ZIP 01355 population 963.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)