Facility details
- Address
- 1505 Moran Rd
Sterling, VA 20166 - Phone
- (703) 450-5950
- Website
- wm.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, MRF
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- County
- Loudoun County
- EPA Region
- 3
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110043294253
Programs on file: AIR VA0000005110701025 · Air program 5110701025 · NPDES permit VAR051088 · OTAQREG OTAQREG10233932
Interest types: AIR MINOR, ETHANOL FACILITY, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2015-04-10
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 a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles, jugs and tubs
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass containers (program dependent)
- Cartons (program dependent)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- WM - Sterling Hauling & Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Sterling, VA
- Mil-tek USA Recycling & Waste Solutions Recycling 1.2 mi · Sterling, VA
- OceanTech Recycling 1.3 mi · Sterling, VA
- Potomac Metals Inc Metals 2.4 mi · Sterling, VA
- WM - Sterling Recycling Facility Recycling 2.5 mi · Sterling, VA
- ISI Recycling 4.4 mi · Herndon, VA
- Potomac Metals Inc Metals 5.1 mi · Sterling, VA
- Republic Services Recycling 7.0 mi · Leesburg, VA
- Attyah Recycling Recycling 7.0 mi · Chantilly, VA
- Securis IT Asset Auditing, Recycling, & Destruction Recycling 7.2 mi · Chantilly, VA
Nearest landfill: Loudoun County SLF, Leesburg — 7.9 mi
Area served
Serves Sterling, Herndon, Ashburn, Reston, Chantilly, Great Falls, Poolesville, MD, Fairfax, Aldie, Leesburg, Oakton, Centreville.
County context
One of 3 transfer stations in Loudoun County, VA.
ZIP 20166 population 13,854.
Virginia solid-waste agency: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)