Facility details
- Address
- NEW SALEM RD (ROUTE 122)
Petersham, MA 01366 - Phone
- (978) 724-0057
- Website
- petershamcommon.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Worcester 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
- Phillipston Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.2 mi · Phillipston, MA
- Town of New Salem Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.0 mi · New Salem, MA
- Barre Recycling and Transfer Center Transfer Station 8.8 mi · Barre, MA
- Barre (Martone) Landfill Landfill 8.9 mi · Barre, MA
- Orange Recycling Center/Transfer Station Transfer StationRecycling 9.0 mi · Orange, MA
- Orange Recycling and Transfer Facility Transfer Station 9.1 mi · Orange, MA
- Hardwick Recycling Center Recycling 9.5 mi · New Braintree, MA
- Athol Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.5 mi · Athol, MA
- West Street Landfill Landfill 9.6 mi · Gardner, MA
- Wendell Transfer Station Transfer Station 10.6 mi · Wendell, MA
Nearest landfill: Barre (Martone) Landfill, Barre — 8.9 mi
Area served
Serves Petersham, Athol, Barre, Templeton, New Salem, Hardwick, South Barre, Wheelwright, East Templeton, Hubbardston, Baldwinville, Orange.
County context
One of 45 transfer stations in Worcester County, MA.
ZIP 01366 population 1,173.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)