Facility details
- Address
- 341 NEW SALEM RD
Wendell, MA 01379 - Phone
- (978) 544-3395
- Website
- wendellmass.us
- 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
- Town of New Salem Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.0 mi · New Salem, MA
- Orange Recycling Center/Transfer Station Transfer StationRecycling 5.4 mi · Orange, MA
- Orange Recycling and Transfer Facility Transfer Station 5.5 mi · Orange, MA
- Aries Mattress Recycling Recycling 6.3 mi · Montague, MA
- Leverett Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.9 mi · Leverett, MA
- Montague Transfer Station Recycling CTR Transfer Station 9.6 mi · Montague, MA
- Athol Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.8 mi · Athol, MA
- Wte Recycling Recycling 10.4 mi · Greenfield, MA
- Warwick Transfer Station Transfer Station 10.4 mi · Warwick, MA
- Petersham Transfer Station Transfer Station 10.6 mi · Petersham, MA
Nearest landfill: Amherst LF, Amherst — 13.5 mi
Area served
Serves Wendell, Wendell Depot, Millers Falls, Erving, Shutesbury, Orange, New Salem, Lake Pleasant, Montague, Leverett, Turners Falls, Gill.
County context
One of 25 transfer stations in Franklin County, MA.
ZIP 01379 population 742.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)