Facility details
- Address
- West Beach Rd
New Shoreham, RI 02807 - Phone
- (401) 466-3210
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Washington 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
- Block Island Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Block Island, RI
- Charlestown Collection Station Transfer Station 14.1 mi · Charlestown, RI
- Westerly Landfill 16.6 mi · Westerly, RI
- South Kingstown (Rose Hill) Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.6 mi · Peace Dale, RI
- Town Of Westerly Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.9 mi · Westerly, RI
- Westerly RI Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.9 mi · Westerly, RI
- Westerly Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.9 mi · Westerly, RI
- Stonington Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.2 mi · Pawcatuck, CT
- Stonington Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.3 mi · Stonington, CT
- Rosehill Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.6 mi · South Kingstown, RI
Nearest landfill: Westerly, Westerly — 16.6 mi
Area served
Serves Block Island, Charlestown.
County context
One of 12 transfer stations in Washington County, RI.
ZIP 02807 population 829.
Rhode Island solid-waste agency: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)