Wellesley Recycling & Disposal
Wellesley, MA
Facility details
- Address
- 169 GREAT PLAIN AVE
Wellesley, MA 02482 - Phone
- (781) 235-7600
- Website
- wellesleyma.gov
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, Recycling
- County
- Norfolk County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- WELLESLEY TRANSFER STATION
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110008420164
Programs on file: MA-EPICS 374361 · MA-EPICS 39861 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler MAR000010637
Interest types: SQG
EPA record updated 2011-09-29
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.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Wellesley Recycling and Disposal Facility Recycling 0.3 mi · Wellesley, MA
- Needham Recycling and Transfer Station Recycling 1.2 mi · Needham, MA
- Needham Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.3 mi · Needham, MA
- Gardner Street Landfill Landfill 4.6 mi · Boston, MA
- Dover Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.7 mi · Dover, MA
- Newton Resource Recovery Center MRF 4.8 mi · Newton, MA
- Sherborn Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.2 mi · Sherborn, MA
- Ala Recycling Industries Recycling 5.2 mi · Chestnut Hill, MA
- Brookline Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.4 mi · Brookline, MA
- Waste Management - Dedham Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.9 mi · Dedham, MA
Nearest landfill: Gardner Street Landfill, Boston — 4.6 mi
Area served
Serves Babson Park, Wellesley Hills, Wellesley, Needham, Needham Heights, Newton Lower Falls, Newton Upper Falls, Waban, Newton Highlands, Auburndale, Dover, Natick.
County context
One of 15 transfer stations in Norfolk County, MA.
ZIP 02482 population 10,758.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)