Facility details
- Address
- 1000 Ritchie Rd
Capitol Heights, MD 20743 - Phone
- (301) 499-1707
- Website
- wm.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- County
- Prince George's County
- EPA Region
- 3
- 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
- East Coast Metals Recycling 0.1 mi · Capitol Heights, MD
- Progress Environmental, LLC Recycling 0.6 mi · Capitol Heights, MD
- Aggregate and Dirt Solutions Recycling 3.3 mi · Capitol Heights, MD
- Sheriff Road PF&TS Transfer Station 3.3 mi · Fairmont Heights, MD
- Wisetek Solutions,Turtle Wings,Data Killers,Capital Asset Recycling,Capital Asset Recovery Recycling 3.9 mi · Hyattsville, MD
- World Recycling, Inc. Recycling 4.0 mi · Cheverly, MD
- Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill Landfill 4.1 mi · Upper Marlboro, MD
- Universal Recycling, Inc. Recycling 4.4 mi · Hyattsville, MD
- R3 Services Recycling 4.5 mi · Hyattsville, MD
- OSP Olive Street Processing Recycling 4.7 mi · Capitol Heights, MD
Nearest landfill: Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill, Upper Marlboro — 4.1 mi
Area served
Serves Capitol Heights, District Heights, Hyattsville, Suitland, Washington, DC, Upper Marlboro, Bowie, Andrews Air Force Base, Bladensburg, Temple Hills, Lanham, Brentwood.
County context
One of 3 transfer stations in Prince George's County, MD.
ZIP 20743 population 39,439.
Maryland solid-waste agency: Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)