Facility details
- Address
- 247 SOUTH HORSEBACK ROAD
Burnham, ME 04922 - Phone
- (207) 948-2369
- Website
- burnham-maine.us
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Waldo 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
- Clinton, Town of Recycling 7.4 mi · Clinton, ME
- Unity Area Regional Recycling Center Recycling 7.5 mi · Thorndike, ME
- Pittsfield Transfer Station Recycling 7.5 mi · Pittsfield, ME
- Dixmont, Town of Transfer Station 8.5 mi · Dixmont, ME
- Pittsfield, Town of Transfer Station 8.8 mi · Pittsfield, ME
- BDS Waste Disposal Inc Transfer Station 9.5 mi · Detroit, ME
- Railside Recycling, LLC Recycling 10.1 mi · Detroit, ME
- Jackson, Town of Transfer Station 11.4 mi · Jackson, ME
- Brooks, Town of Transfer Station 12.5 mi · Brooks, ME
- Newport Redemption Center Recycling 12.9 mi · Newport, ME
Nearest landfill: Crossroads Landfill, Norridgewock — 23.2 mi
Area served
Serves Burnham, Unity, Troy, Detroit, Clinton, Pittsfield, Thorndike, Plymouth, Albion, Dixmont, Shawmut, Canaan.
County context
One of 16 transfer stations in Waldo County, ME.
ZIP 04922 population 969.
Maine solid-waste agency: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)