Facility details
- Address
- Tamaqua, PA
- Phone
- (570) 668-4515
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Schuylkill 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
- Tamaqua Transfer & Recycling Co. Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Tamaqua, PA
- EMR Hazleton Recycling 10.2 mi · Hazle Twp, PA
- Brenner Recycling Recycling 11.0 mi · Hazleton, PA
- Tosca Recycling 11.1 mi · Hazleton, PA
- North Schuylkill Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.3 mi · Gilberton, PA
- North Schuylkill Transfer Station Drop-Off Recycling Center Transfer Station 12.6 mi · Shenendoah, PA
- USS Achey Inc Metals 12.7 mi · Schuylkill Haven, PA
- North Schuylkill Transfer Station Transfer Station 13.1 mi · Shenandoah, PA
- Weiner Iron & Metal Recycling 13.9 mi · Pottsville, PA
- World Resources Company Recycling 15.6 mi · Norwegian Twp, PA
Nearest landfill: Commonwealth Environmental Systems (CES) LF, Hegins — 22.8 mi
Area served
Serves Tamaqua, Coaldale, Tuscarora, Mary D, Lansford, Quakake, Summit Hill, Brockton, Barnesville, New Ringgold, Delano, Mcadoo.
County context
One of 5 transfer stations in Schuylkill County, PA.
Pennsylvania solid-waste agency: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)