Facility details
- Address
- 198 Industrial Dr
Rockford, MI 49341 - Phone
- (616) 866-9631
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Kent County
- EPA Region
- 5
- 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
- Alloy Exchange Inc. PlasticsRecycling 0.6 mi · Rockford, MI
- Kent County Recycling Facility Recycling 2.4 mi · Rockford, MI
- North Kent Transfer Station Transfer StationRecycling 2.5 mi · Rockford, MI
- Michigan Protein Recycling 8.0 mi · Cedar Springs, MI
- J&R Auto Recyclers Inc Recycling 8.3 mi · Cedar Springs, MI
- Padnos MetalsRecycling 10.9 mi · Walker, MI
- Surplus Coatings Recycling 11.3 mi · Kent City, MI
- Kent County Dept Public Works Transfer Station 11.5 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- Richmond Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.6 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
- East Grand Rapids City Transfer Station 12.6 mi · Grand Rapids, MI
Nearest landfill: Central Sanitary Landfill, Pierson — 13.9 mi
Area served
Serves Rockford, Belmont, Cedar Springs, Comstock Park, Sparta, Grand Rapids, Ada, Sand Lake, Kent City, Gowen, Pierson, Conklin.
County context
One of 13 transfer stations in Kent County, MI.
ZIP 49341 population 39,680.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)