Facility details
- Address
- 548 Varick Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222 - Phone
- (718) 349-7555
- Website
- cogentwaste.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Kings County
- EPA Region
- 2
- Data sources
- EPA
- 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
- Empire Recycling Services Recycling 0.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- City Recycling Corp Recycling 0.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Greymart Recovery Services Recycling 0.2 mi · New York, NY
- Waste Management - BQE Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- WMNY BQE Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.3 mi · Brookyn, NY
- Point Recycling Ltd Recycling 0.3 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Wmny Review Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.4 mi · Long Island City, NY
- TNT Scrap MetalsRecycling 0.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Cooper Tank and Welding Corp Metals 0.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Maspeth Recycling Inc Recycling 0.7 mi · Maspeth, NY
Nearest landfill: Fountain Avenue LF, Brooklyn — 6.2 mi
Area served
Serves Brooklyn, Maspeth, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, New York, Astoria, Ridgewood, Middle Village, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Rego Park.
County context
One of 14 transfer stations in Kings County, NY.
ZIP 11222 population 41,418.
New York solid-waste agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)