Facility details
- Address
- 1705 State 371 SW
Backus, MN 56435 - Phone
- (218) 587-3500
- Website
- co.cass.mn.us
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Cass County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Cass Co HHW & Transfer Station
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110008799005
Programs on file: MN-TEMPO 462 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler MNS000145300
EPA record updated 2016-06-02
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
- Pine River Iron & Metal Recycling 0.5 mi · Backus, MN
- Midstate Recycling Service Recycling 0.6 mi · Backus, MN
- Grinning Bear Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Pine River Township, MN
- Grinning Bear Demolition Landfill Landfill 3.1 mi · Backus, MN
- Hengel's Westside Demolition Landfill Landfill 9.1 mi · Pequot Lakes, MN
- Walker Hackensack TS Transfer Station 15.8 mi · Hackensack, MN
- Crosslake Construction Demolition Debris Landfill 16.9 mi · Crosslake, MN
- Slagle Demolition Landfill Landfill 22.2 mi · Remer, MN
- Slagle Demolition Landfill TS Landfill 22.6 mi · Remer, MN
Nearest landfill: Grinning Bear Demolition Landfill, Backus — 3.1 mi
Area served
Serves Pine River, Backus, Pequot Lakes, Hackensack.
County context
One of 7 transfer stations in Cass County, MN.
ZIP 56435 population 2,912.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)