Facility details
- Address
- EMERY ST
Chester, MA 01011 - Phone
- (413) 354-7781
- Website
- riversidechester.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Hampden 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
- Middlefield Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.1 mi · Middlefield, MA
- Blandford Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.6 mi · Blandford, MA
- Huntington Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.2 mi · Huntington, MA
- Becket Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.6 mi · Becket, MA
- Worthington Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.2 mi · Worthington, MA
- Otis Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.3 mi · Otis, MA
- Russell Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.2 mi · Russell, MA
- Washington Transfer Station Transfer Station 10.3 mi · Washington, MA
- Westhampton Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.3 mi · Westhampton, MA
- Chesterfield Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.4 mi · Chesterfield, MA
Nearest landfill: Northampton Landfill, Florence — 13.4 mi
Area served
Serves Chester, Huntington, Middlefield, Becket, Blandford, East Otis, Worthington, Otis, West Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Russell, Woronoco.
County context
One of 21 transfer stations in Hampden County, MA.
ZIP 01011 population 1,205.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)