Facility details
- Address
- 3 Watchung Ave
Chatham, NJ 07928 - Phone
- (973) 635-7799
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Union County
- EPA Region
- 2
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110032178293
Programs on file: NJ-NJEMS 18506
EPA record updated 2009-12-17
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
- Chatham - Recycling Center Recycling 0.6 mi · Chatham Borough, NJ
- Summit City Transfer Transfer Station 0.8 mi · Summit, NJ
- Summit Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.9 mi · Summit, NJ
- New Providence - Recycling Center Recycling 1.5 mi · New Providence, NJ
- Madison - Recycling Center Recycling 2.0 mi · Madison, NJ
- Chatham Twp Recycle & Compost Recycling 2.2 mi · Chatham, NJ
- Springfield - Recycling Center Recycling 3.6 mi · Springfield, NJ
- Reboot Electronic Recycling Recycling 4.0 mi · Mountainside, NJ
- Foam Pack Industries Recycling 4.7 mi · Springfield, NJ
- Scotch Plains - Recycling Center Recycling 4.8 mi · Scotch Plains, NJ
Nearest landfill: Linden City SLF, Linden — 10.9 mi
Area served
Serves Summit, Chatham, New Providence, Short Hills, Madison, Mountainside, Florham Park, Springfield, Green Village, Millburn, Berkeley Heights, Convent Station.
County context
One of 13 transfer stations in Union County, NJ.
ZIP 07928 population 19,667.
New Jersey solid-waste agency: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)