Facility details
- Address
- 300 Walton Ave
South Orange, NJ 07079 - Phone
- (973) 378-7741
- Website
- sopl.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Essex County
- EPA Region
- 2
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110004125651, 110004125660, 110013233606, 110029611917
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler NJ0000588723 · NJ-NJEMS 8193 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler NJ0000588756 · SFDW NJ0719001 · SFDW NJ0719001 539 · NJ-NJEMS 342105
Interest types: COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
EPA record updated 2026-08-19
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
- Maplewood DPW Transfer Station 1.6 mi · Maplewood, NJ
- United Metal Recycling Recycling 3.0 mi · Irvington, NJ
- Max Weinstein & Sons Inc Metals 3.0 mi · Union, NJ
- Springfield - Recycling Center Recycling 3.1 mi · Springfield, NJ
- West Orange Environmental Center Recycling 3.4 mi · West Orange, NJ
- Hillside - Recycling Center Recycling 3.6 mi · Hillside, NJ
- Livingston - Recycling Center Recycling 3.7 mi · Livingston, NJ
- Computer Recycling Recycling 3.8 mi · Union, NJ
- Glen Ridge - Recycling Center Recycling 4.2 mi · Glen Ridge, NJ
- Bickoff L Scrap Iron & Metal Co Metals 4.4 mi · Newark, NJ
Nearest landfill: Keegan Landfill, Kearny — 7.0 mi
Area served
Serves South Orange, Maplewood, Vauxhall, Newark, Millburn, Irvington, Orange, East Orange, Short Hills, West Orange, Union, Hillside.
County context
One of 6 transfer stations in Essex County, NJ.
ZIP 07079 population 18,369.
New Jersey solid-waste agency: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)