Facility details
- Address
- 355 3rd Street SE
Wells, MN 56097 - Phone
- (612) 269-2521
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Faribault 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
- Albert Lea Demo Landfill Landfill 17.8 mi · Albert Lea, MN
- Clarks Grove Demolition Landfill Landfill 18.2 mi · Clarks Grove, MN
- Waste Management Of Minnesota, Inc. Transfer Station 18.6 mi · Clarks Grove, MN
- Freeborn Co Environmental Services Transfer Station 19.3 mi · Albert Lea, MN
- Infinite Recycled Technologies Recycling 20.7 mi · Albert Lea, MN
- Alter Metal Recycling Metals 24.3 mi · Hayfield, MN
- Waseca Co HHW Center Transfer Station 24.7 mi · Waseca, MN
Nearest landfill: Albert Lea Demo Landfill, Albert Lea — 17.8 mi
Area served
Serves Wells, Freeborn, Easton, Minnesota Lake, Alden, Bricelyn, Waldorf, Hartland, Conger, Kiester, Delavan.
County context
One of 1 transfer stations in Faribault County, MN.
ZIP 56097 population 3,593.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)