Facility details
- Address
- 1550 Harper Ave
Detroit, MI 48211 - Phone
- (866) 797-9018
- Website
- wm.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- County
- Wayne County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- 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
- Waste Management of Michigan, Inc. DBA Detroit TS Transfer Station same site · Detroit, MI
- Ferrous Processing & Trading Co Schlafer Div MetalsRecycling 0.2 mi · Detroit, MI
- Arco Alloys Corp Metals 0.2 mi · Detroit, MI
- Hamtramck Recycling Recycling 0.9 mi · Hamtramck, MI
- Hamtramck Recycling and Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.1 mi · Hamtramck, MI
- Strong Steel Products MetalsRecycling 1.3 mi · Detroit, MI
- City Recycling Inc Recycling 1.3 mi · Detroit, MI
- Green Living Sciences Recycling 1.6 mi · Detroit, MI
- Recycle Here Recycling 1.7 mi · Detroit, MI
- BSG Tire Recycling Recycling 2.1 mi · Detroit, MI
Nearest landfill: City of Livonia Landfill, Livonia — 15.8 mi
Area served
Serves Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Hazel Park, Grosse Pointe, Warren, Ferndale, Dearborn, Center Line, Harper Woods, River Rouge, Pleasant Ridge.
County context
One of 19 transfer stations in Wayne County, MI.
ZIP 48211 population 5,556.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)