Facility details
- Address
- 16049 Highway 79
Bells, TN 38006 - Phone
- (731) 663-3661
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, Recycling
- County
- Crockett County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Crockett County Convenience Center-Fruitvale
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.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Recycle Aerosol Recycling 2.2 mi · Bells, TN
- Crockett County Convenience Center - Alamo Transfer Station 5.0 mi · Alamo, TN
- SEB Recycling Solutions Recycling 10.7 mi · Jackson, TN
- Crockett County Convenience Center-Maury City Transfer Station 11.6 mi · Maury City, TN
- Dale's Recycling Recycling 12.6 mi · Jackson, TN
- The David J Joseph Co-DJJ Jackson Metals 12.9 mi · Jackson, TN
- Jackson-Madison County Landfill Landfill 14.0 mi · Jackson, TN
- Scott Recycling Jackson Recycling 14.1 mi · Jackson, TN
- A-1 Waste LLC Recycling 14.4 mi · Denmark, TN
- Tennessee Recycling Recycling 14.4 mi · Humboldt, TN
Nearest landfill: Jackson-Madison County Landfill, Jackson — 14.0 mi
Area served
Serves Gadsden, Bells, Alamo, Humboldt, Maury City, Crockett Mills, Denmark, Gibson, Oakfield, Jackson.
County context
One of 4 transfer stations in Crockett County, TN.
ZIP 38006 population 5,375.
Tennessee solid-waste agency: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC)