Leelanau County Planning and Community Development

Transfer Station

Suttons Bay, MI

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Facility details

Address: 8527 E Government Center Drive
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
Phone: (231) 256-9812
Website: canr.msu.edu
Facility type: Transfer Station
County: Leelanau County
EPA Region: 5
Data sources: EPA
Last verified: 2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110022499232

Programs on file: SFDW MI0003829 · SFDW MI0003829 9255

Interest types: COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, WATER TREATMENT PLANT

EPA record updated 2025-10-31

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

Elk Rapids Village Transfer Station 15.3 mi · Elk Rapids, MI
Maple Disposal Transfer Station 15.4 mi · Maple City, MI
Glen's Sanitary Landfill Inc. Landfill 16.0 mi · Maple City, MI
Bay Area Recycling for Community Recycling 16.5 mi · Traverse City, MI
Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co Metals 18.9 mi · Traverse City, MI
Beacon Recycling Recycling 18.9 mi · Traverse City, MI
Grand Traverse Recycling Center Recycling 19.1 mi · Traverse City, MI
American Waste Inc. Transfer Station 20.2 mi · Traverse City, MI
American Waste Recycling Facility Recycling 20.2 mi · Traverse City, MI
eRecycle TC Recycling 20.7 mi · Traverse City, MI

Nearest landfill: Glen's Sanitary Landfill Inc., Maple City — 16.0 mi

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Area served

Serves Suttons Bay, Lake Leelanau, Omena, Northport, Cedar, Maple City, Traverse City.

County context

One of 2 transfer stations in Leelanau County, MI.

ZIP 49682 population 4,528.

Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)