Facility details
- Address
- 95 Groton Harvard Rd
Ayer, MA 01432 - Phone
- (978) 772-8240
- Website
- ayer.ma.us
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Middlesex County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- AYER TRANSFER STATION
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070569778
Programs on file: NPDES permit MAR100268
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER CONSTRUCTION
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
- FBS Tire Recycling, Inc. Tires 1.7 mi · Ayer, MA
- Devens Recycling Center LLC Recycling 1.8 mi · Ayer, MA
- Devens Recycling Center Recycling 2.0 mi · Devens, MA
- Liberty Tire Reyclers Recycling 2.2 mi · Littleton, MA
- Littleton Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.5 mi · Littleton, MA
- Harvard Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.2 mi · Harvard, MA
- Groton Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.2 mi · Groton, MA
- Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.2 mi · Groton, MA
- Roof Top Recycling Recycling 6.2 mi · Boxborough, MA
- Boxborough Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.4 mi · Boxborough, MA
Nearest landfill: RCI Hudson/Stow LF, Hudson — 11.4 mi
Area served
Serves Ayer, Groton, Devens, Shirley, Harvard, Littleton, Boxborough, Westford, Pepperell, Lunenburg, Acton, Lancaster.
County context
One of 31 transfer stations in Middlesex County, MA.
ZIP 01432 population 8,124.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)