Facility details
- Address
- 1140 GREENVILLE RD (ROUTE 31)
Ashby, MA 01431 - Phone
- (978) 386-2500
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Middlesex 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
- MJS Metals Recycling 3.5 mi · Townsend, MA
- Greenville Recycling Recycling 3.7 mi · Greenville, NH
- Pioneer Point Enterprises Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.0 mi · Greenville, NH
- New Ipswich Landfill Landfill 6.4 mi · New Ipswich, NH
- Winthrop Steel Company Recycling 7.3 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- Brookline Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.4 mi · Brookline, NH
- Pepperell Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.6 mi · Pepperell, MA
- AKS Recycling Inc Recycling 9.0 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- New Ipswich Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.0 mi · New Ipswich, NH
- Harvey Recycling Recycling 9.1 mi · Fitchburg, MA
Nearest landfill: New Ipswich Landfill, New Ipswich — 6.4 mi
Area served
Serves Ashby, West Townsend, Greenville, NH, Townsend, New Ipswich, NH, Brookline, NH, Ashburnham, Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Wilton, NH, Temple, NH.
County context
One of 31 transfer stations in Middlesex County, MA.
ZIP 01431 population 3,188.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)