Facility details
- Address
- 17487 Black Butte Rd
Fossil, OR 97830 - Phone
- (541) 763-3460
- Website
- wheelercounty-oregon.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Wheeler County
- EPA Region
- 10
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110014151336
Programs on file: OR-DEQ 15820
EPA record updated 2009-01-08
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
- Fossil Solid Waste Transfer Station and Recycling Station Transfer Station 5.4 mi · Fossil, OR
- Condon Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.7 mi · Condon, OR
- Spray Solid Waste Transfer Station and Recycling Station Transfer Station 23.2 mi · Spray, OR
Nearest landfill: Columbia Ridge Landfill, Arlington — 42.1 mi
Area served
Serves Fossil.
County context
One of 3 transfer stations in Wheeler County, OR.
ZIP 97830 population 621.
Oregon solid-waste agency: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)