Facility details
- Address
- 55 POWISSETT ST
Dover, MA 02030 - Phone
- (508) 785-0058
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Norfolk County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110013915022, 110024373685
Programs on file: Emissions inventory 6460911 · MA-EPICS 132299
EPA record updated 2017-06-01
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
- Needham Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.5 mi · Needham, MA
- Needham Recycling and Transfer Station Recycling 3.6 mi · Needham, MA
- Sam White & Sons Inc/Recycle Unlimited Recycling 3.8 mi · Medfield, MA
- Medfield Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.0 mi · Medfield, MA
- Wellesley Recycling and Disposal Facility Recycling 4.5 mi · Wellesley, MA
- Wellesley Recycling & Disposal Transfer StationRecycling 4.7 mi · Wellesley, MA
- Dedham Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.3 mi · Dedham, MA
- Waste Management - Dedham Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.3 mi · Dedham, MA
- Gardner Street Landfill Landfill 5.7 mi · Boston, MA
- Sherborn Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.8 mi · Sherborn, MA
Nearest landfill: Gardner Street Landfill, Boston — 5.7 mi
Area served
Serves Dover, Westwood, Medfield, Needham, Norwood, Dedham, Babson Park, Wellesley, East Walpole, Walpole, Needham Heights, Sherborn.
County context
One of 15 transfer stations in Norfolk County, MA.
ZIP 02030 population 5,893.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)