Washington Refuse Transfer Station
Washington Twp, PA
Facility details
- Address
- 12721 Buchanan Trl E
Washington Twp, PA 17268 - Phone
- (717) 762-4413
- Website
- washtwp-franklin.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Franklin 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
- Washington Township Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Waynesboro, PA
- American Recycling Services Recycling 6.7 mi · Quincy Twp, PA
- Maryland Metals, Inc. Metals 11.7 mi · Hagerstown, MD
- Hub Scrap Recycling 13.0 mi · Hagerstown, MD
- Conservit Inc Recycling 13.1 mi · Hagerstown, MD
- Maryland Metals, Inc. Metals 13.3 mi · Hagerstown, MD
- Potomac Environmental, Inc. Recycling 13.5 mi · Hagerstown, MD
- Waste Connections Brads Landfill Landfill 15.1 mi · Chambersburg, PA
- St Thomas Towing and Recycling Recycling 15.5 mi · Chambersburg, PA
- Mountain View Reclamation Landfill Landfill 16.1 mi · Greencastle, PA
Nearest landfill: Waste Connections Brads Landfill, Chambersburg — 15.1 mi
Area served
Serves Rouzerville, Blue Ridge Summit, Cascade, MD, Waynesboro, Sabillasville, MD, Quincy, Fairfield, Mont Alto, Smithsburg, MD, South Mountain, Hagerstown, MD, Emmitsburg, MD.
County context
One of 2 transfer stations in Franklin County, PA.
ZIP 17268 population 29,096.
Pennsylvania solid-waste agency: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)