Lake Valley Transfer Station (Navajo Nation)
Shiprock, NM
Facility details
- Address
- #57 CR 7760
Shiprock, NM 87420 - Phone
- (505) 334-4519
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- San Juan County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Lee Acres Transfer Station; Shiprock Collection Center; Upper Fruitland Collection Center
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
- Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.9 mi · Towaoc, CO
- Transfer Station Tire Pile Transfer Station 21.2 mi · Towaoc, CO
- A-1 Auto Recyclers Recycling 23.2 mi · Kirtland, NM
- Packrats Metal Recycling Recycling 23.7 mi · Kirtland, NM
- Valley Scrap Metals Inc Recycling 24.4 mi · Kirtland, NM
Nearest landfill: Montezuma County Landfill, Cortez — 28.2 mi
Area served
Serves Waterflow, Shiprock.
County context
One of 11 transfer stations in San Juan County, NM.
ZIP 87420 population 11,048.
New Mexico solid-waste agency: New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)