Facility details
- Address
- 403 S 1st Street
West Branch, MI 48661 - Phone
- (989) 345-0500
- Website
- westbranch.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Ogemaw 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
- City of West Branch Recycling 0.3 mi · West Branch, MI
- West Branch Steel-Div of Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co Metals 1.4 mi · West Branch, MI
- Rifkin Scrap Iron and Metal Co Metals 1.9 mi · West Branch, MI
- Complete Auto Recycling Recycling 13.0 mi · Prescott, MI
- Denton Township Transfer Station 20.6 mi · Prudenville, MI
- Gladwin County Recycling and Collection Recycling 23.4 mi · Gladwin, MI
- Arenac County Transfer Station 24.0 mi · Standish, MI
- Roscommon Auto Recyclers Recycling 24.2 mi · Roscommon, MI
Nearest landfill: Whitefeather Landfill, Pinconning — 29.6 mi
Area served
Serves West Branch, Alger, Saint Helen, Prescott, Rose City, Lupton.
County context
One of 1 transfer stations in Ogemaw County, MI.
ZIP 48661 population 10,744.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)