Willow River Transfer Station
Kettle River Township, MN
Facility details
- Address
- 8165 County Highway 61
Kettle River Township, MN 55795 - Phone
- (218) 372-3442
- Website
- wrlumber.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Pine County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA FRS Sep 2026
- 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
- Barnum Automotive Metals 13.8 mi · Barnum, MN
- Hinckley Solid Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 24.8 mi · Hinckley, MN
Nearest landfill: Shamrock Environmental Landfill, Cloquet — 32.0 mi
Area served
Serves Willow River, Sturgeon Lake, Askov, Moose Lake, Finlayson, Kerrick, Kettle River.
County context
One of 4 transfer stations in Pine County, MN.
ZIP 55795 population 1,876.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)