Facility details
- Address
- 68 Bates Trail
West Greenwich, RI 02817 - Phone
- (401) 397-6110
- Website
- wgtownri.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Kent County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- EPA
- 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
- Exeter Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.5 mi · Exeter, RI
- Metal Commodities Inc Recycling 4.3 mi · North Kingstown, RI
- North Kingstown Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.8 mi · North Kingstown, RI
- Office Recycling Solutions ElectronicsRecycling 5.1 mi · Coventry, RI
- North Kingstown Town of Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.3 mi · North Kingstown, RI
- Rebuilders Automotive Supply MetalsRecycling 5.7 mi · Coventry, RI
- Power Chair Recyclers of New England Recycling 5.7 mi · North Kingstown, RI
- Coventry Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.8 mi · Coventry, RI
- Flat River Pallet and Transport Recycling 5.8 mi · Coventry, RI
- East Greenwich Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.0 mi · East Greenwich, RI
Nearest landfill: Cranston Sanitary Landfill, Cranston — 9.4 mi
Area served
Serves East Greenwich, Exeter, West Greenwich, North Kingstown, Coventry, West Warwick, Fiskeville, Warwick, West Kingston, Hope, Saunderstown, Wyoming.
County context
One of 4 transfer stations in Kent County, RI.
ZIP 02817 population 6,598.
Rhode Island solid-waste agency: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)