Facility details
- Address
- 1586 Old 6th Avenue Rd
Altoona, PA 16601 - Phone
- (866) 676-7150
- Website
- wm.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- County
- Blair County
- EPA Region
- 3
- 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
- Altoona Solid Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Altoona, PA
- hauling burmeiers Recycling 0.5 mi · Altoona, PA
- WM - Altoona Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.5 mi · Altoona, PA
- Southern Alleghenies Disposal Svc. Transfer Station 3.3 mi · Altoona, PA
- Waste Management Of Pennsylvania, Inc. Transfer Station 6.7 mi · Altoona, PA
- Penn Turf Inc Recycling 9.0 mi · Frankstown Twp, PA
- Whispering Pines Environmental Recovery LLC Recycling 9.6 mi · Duncansville, PA
- Municipal Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.7 mi · Township of, PA
- S & B Recycling Recycling 23.8 mi · Edensburg, PA
Nearest landfill: Laurel Highlands LF, Johnstown — 28.3 mi
Area served
Serves Altoona, Bellwood, Tipton, Hollidaysburg, Dysart, Ashville, Blandburg, Williamsburg, Fallentimber, Tyrone, Gallitzin, Duncansville.
County context
One of 5 transfer stations in Blair County, PA.
ZIP 16601 population 33,426.
Pennsylvania solid-waste agency: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)