transfer station
noun
: a site where recyclables and refuse are collected and sorted in preparation for processing or landfill
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This transfer station caught fire a few years ago, smoldering for nearly two weeks and releasing toxic fumes into the air.
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 27 May 2026
Regardless of whether Meadowview is closed, the county’s waste will be hauled elsewhere when Countryside closes — either to the Zion Landfill, or to transfer stations to send it to out-of-county landfills.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Finance officials say the changes will help address neglect at the solid waste department's facilities, like transfer stations and neighborhood drop-off sites.
—Abby Church, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
Two months after state officials announced plans to shutter a local transfer station in Torrington, Senate lawmakers on Tuesday voted to advance legislation aimed at keeping the facility operating and under public control.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 27 May 2026
Regardless of whether Meadowview is closed, the county’s waste will be hauled elsewhere when Countryside closes — either to the Zion Landfill, or to transfer stations to send it to out-of-county landfills.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Finance officials say the changes will help address neglect at the solid waste department's facilities, like transfer stations and neighborhood drop-off sites.
—Abby Church, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
Two months after state officials announced plans to shutter a local transfer station in Torrington, Senate lawmakers on Tuesday voted to advance legislation aimed at keeping the facility operating and under public control.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Transfer station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transfer%20station. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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