Facility details
- Address
- 135 Hamilton St
Belchertown, MA 01007 - Phone
- (413) 785-1921
- Website
- belchertown.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Hampshire County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA Disaster Debris Recovery Tool
- 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
- Amherst Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.9 mi · Amherst, MA
- Amherst Transfer Station and Recycling Center Recycling 5.0 mi · Amherst, MA
- Amherst LF Landfill 6.8 mi · Amherst, MA
- Gold Circuit E-Cycling Recycling 7.3 mi · Palmer, MA
- Holyoke-Granby Landfill Landfill 8.1 mi · Granby, MA
- Umass Intermediate Processing Facility MRF 8.3 mi · Amherst, MA
- Palmer LF Landfill 8.3 mi · Palmer, MA
- South Hadley Landfill LLC Landfill 8.6 mi · South Hadley, MA
- Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc. Transfer Station 8.6 mi · South Hadley, MA
- Ludlow Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.7 mi · Ludlow, MA
Nearest landfill: Amherst LF, Amherst — 6.8 mi
Area served
Serves Belchertown, Granby, Amherst, Bondsville, Ludlow, Ware, South Hadley, Hadley, Three Rivers, Thorndike, Chicopee, Palmer.
County context
One of 17 transfer stations in Hampshire County, MA.
ZIP 01007 population 15,406.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)