Facility details
- Address
- 2000 Forest Ave
Portland, ME 04101 - Phone
- (207) 317-8029
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- County
- Cumberland 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
- Waste Management of Maine Inc Transfer Station same site · Waste, ME
- Riverside Recycling Facility Recycling 0.4 mi · Portland, ME
- Radius Recycling Recycling 0.5 mi · Portland, ME
- Schnitzer Northeast Metals 0.5 mi · Portland, ME
- Maine Standard Biofuels Recycling 0.7 mi · Portland, ME
- B & G Commercial Sweeping Recycling 1.8 mi · Portland, ME
- Portland, City of Transfer Station 2.3 mi · Portland, ME
- Nex Cycle Recycling 2.3 mi · Portland, ME
- Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.1 mi · Falmouth, ME
- Regional Waste Systems LF Landfill 3.4 mi · Portland, ME
Nearest landfill: Regional Waste Systems LF, Portland — 3.4 mi
Area served
Serves Westbrook, Portland, Falmouth, South Portland, Gorham, Cumberland Center, Peaks Island, Cumberland Foreside, Windham, Scarborough, Long Island, Cape Elizabeth.
County context
One of 36 transfer stations in Cumberland County, ME.
ZIP 04101 population 18,128.
Maine solid-waste agency: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)