Facility details
- Address
- RICHARDS AVE
Paxton, MA 01612 - Phone
- (508) 753-9077
- Website
- townofpaxton.net
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- 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
- Milford Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Milford, MA
- Friends of Leicester Recycling Recycling 5.8 mi · Leicester, MA
- Leicester LF Landfill 5.9 mi · Leicester, MA
- Kennedy Recycling Recycling 7.0 mi · North Brookfield, MA
- Rand-Whitney Recycling Recycling 7.3 mi · Worcester, MA
- Barre (Martone) Landfill Landfill 7.9 mi · Barre, MA
- Barre Recycling and Transfer Center Transfer Station 8.0 mi · Barre, MA
- Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc. Transfer Station 8.4 mi · West Boylston, MA
- Spencer Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.4 mi · Spencer, MA
- BINcentives Group Inc. Recycling 8.6 mi · Worcester, MA
Nearest landfill: Leicester LF, Leicester — 5.9 mi
Area served
Serves Paxton, Rutland, Holden, Jefferson, Oakham, Leicester, Worcester, Spencer, Cherry Valley, West Boylston, Princeton, North Brookfield.
County context
One of 45 transfer stations in Worcester County, MA.
ZIP 01612 population 4,996.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)