Facility details
- Address
- 630 5th Ave W
Grand Marais, MN 55604 - Phone
- (218) 387-3044
- Website
- co.cook.mn.us
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110068247347
Programs on file: MN-TEMPO 113436 · MN-TEMPO 131669
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
- Cook County Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.6 mi · West Cook Unorganized, MN
Nearest landfill: Lake County Demolition Landfill, Two Harbors — 70.8 mi
County context
One of 4 transfer stations in Cook County, MN.
ZIP 55604 population 3,613.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)