Facility details
- Address
- 305 Hedley St
Portsmouth, RI 02871 - Phone
- (401) 293-5865
- Website
- portsmouthri.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Newport County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110007826790, 110071311175
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler RID982762627 · NPDES permit RIRNE0402
Interest types: SQG, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2010-03-17
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
- Prudence Island Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Prudence Island, RI
- Tiverton Town Landfill Landfill 3.8 mi · Tiverton, RI
- General Auto Recycling Recycling 5.5 mi · Tiverton, RI
- Bristol Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.7 mi · Bristol, RI
- Bristol Landfill 5.9 mi · Bristol, RI
- Jamestown Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.1 mi · Jamestown, RI
- Site-Ready Materials + Recycling Recycling 6.1 mi · Tiverton, RI
- Sanford and Son, Ltd. Metals 6.2 mi · Tiverton, RI
- Gold's Auto Recycling Recycling 6.4 mi · Middletown, RI
- Newport Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.7 mi · Newport, RI
Nearest landfill: Tiverton Town Landfill, Tiverton — 3.8 mi
Area served
Serves Portsmouth, Prudence Island, Tiverton, Middletown, Bristol, Newport, Little Compton, Fall River, MA, Jamestown, Somerset, MA, Warren, Westport, MA.
County context
One of 7 transfer stations in Newport County, RI.
ZIP 02871 population 17,635.
Rhode Island solid-waste agency: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)