Facility details
- Address
- 1042 North Forest Rd
Williamsville, NY 14221 - Phone
- (716) 631-5990
- Website
- amherst.ny.us
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Erie County
- EPA Region
- 2
- Data sources
- EPA FRS Sep 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110019454838
Programs on file: FIS 9-1422-00003
EPA record updated 2014-12-05
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
- Millersport Recycling Recycling 2.1 mi · Amherst, NY
- Bottle & Can Redemption Recycling 3.4 mi · Tonawanda, NY
- Northeast Metal Reclaiming Recycling 3.4 mi · Buffalo, NY
- Bottle & Can Retrieval Center Recycling 4.5 mi · Tonawanda, NY
- Xtra Dime Back Recycling 4.6 mi · Buffalo, NY
- Cash for Cans Bottle & Can Retrieval Center Recycling 5.1 mi · Depew, NY
- American Recyclers Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.3 mi · Tonawanda, NY
- Cash For Cans Recycling 5.4 mi · Cheektowaga, NY
- CJ Krantz Recycle Center Recycling 5.5 mi · Amherst, NY
- Bens Tire Center Inc Tires 5.7 mi · Buffalo, NY
Nearest landfill: Tonawanda Landfill, Tonawanda — 6.4 mi
Area served
Serves Buffalo, Getzville, Bowmansville, East Amherst, Tonawanda, Depew, North Tonawanda, Clarence, Clarence Center, Lancaster, Grand Island, Elma.
County context
One of 14 transfer stations in Erie County, NY.
ZIP 14221 population 55,153.
New York solid-waste agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)