Facility details
- Address
- 8 DEPOT ST
Gilead, ME 04217 - Phone
- (207) 836-2115
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Oxford 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
- Shelburne Municipal Landfill Landfill 3.6 mi · Shelburne, NH
- Gorham Public Works Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.7 mi · Gorham, NH
- Bethel, Town of Transfer Station 10.6 mi · Bethel, ME
- Mount Carberry Landfill Landfill 10.9 mi · Berlin, NH
- Mt Carberry Secure Landfill Landfill 11.4 mi · Success, NH
- Greenwood, Town of Transfer Station 13.9 mi · Greenwood, ME
- Lovell, Town of Transfer Station 15.4 mi · Lovell, ME
- Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District Transfer Station 15.4 mi · Berlin, NH
- Lovell, Town of Transfer Station 15.7 mi · Center Lovell, ME
- Waterford, Town of Transfer Station 17.7 mi · Waterford, ME
Nearest landfill: Shelburne Municipal Landfill, Shelburne — 3.6 mi
County context
One of 23 transfer stations in Oxford County, ME.
ZIP 04217 population 3,285.
Maine solid-waste agency: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)