Facility details
- Address
- 1400 S Metcalf St
Lima, OH 45804 - Phone
- (800) 828-8171
- Website
- rumpke.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Rumpke Waste & Recycling
- County
- Allen County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- 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
- Allen Co. Refuse Metcalf St. T.S. Transfer Station same site · Lima, OH
- WM - Lima Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.1 mi · Lima, OH
- Allen County Recycling Recycling 1.3 mi · Lima, OH
- Waste Management Of Ohio, Inc. Transfer Station 1.6 mi · Lima, OH
- OmniSource LLC MetalsRecycling 1.7 mi · Lima, OH
- NCO Solid Waste District Transfer Station 1.8 mi · Lima, OH
- Shawnee Township Rd Dept Transfer Station 2.0 mi · Lima, OH
- B & G Recycling Recycling 4.2 mi · Wapakoneta, OH
- Re Source Recycling Recycling 4.3 mi · Lima, OH
- Saylors Landfill & Excavation Landfill 5.2 mi · Lima, OH
Nearest landfill: Saylors Landfill & Excavation, Lima — 5.2 mi
Area served
Serves Lima, Uniopolis, Cairo, Lafayette, Gomer, Buckland, Wapakoneta, Harrod, Beaverdam, Vaughnsville, Saint Johns, Waynesfield.
County context
One of 6 transfer stations in Allen County, OH.
ZIP 45804 population 14,197.
Ohio solid-waste agency: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA)