Facility details
- Address
- 184 EAST MAIN ST (ROUTE 116
Plainfield, MA 01070 - Phone
- (413) 634-5420
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Hampshire 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
- Cummington Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.3 mi · Cummington, MA
- Ashfield Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.4 mi · Ashfield, MA
- Savoy Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.8 mi · Savoy, MA
- Buckland Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.8 mi · Buckland, MA
- Chesterfield Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.6 mi · Chesterfield, MA
- Goshen Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.7 mi · Goshen, MA
- Charlemont Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.7 mi · Charlemont, MA
- Shelburne Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.8 mi · Charlemont, MA
- Windsor Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.4 mi · Windsor, MA
- Worthington Transfer Station Transfer Station 10.0 mi · Worthington, MA
Nearest landfill: Northampton Landfill, Florence — 18.0 mi
Area served
Serves Plainfield, Cummington, Ashfield, Goshen, Charlemont, Buckland, Windsor, Savoy, Worthington, West Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Williamsburg.
County context
One of 17 transfer stations in Hampshire County, MA.
ZIP 01070 population 593.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)