transfer station
noun
: a site where recyclables and refuse are collected and sorted in preparation for processing or landfill
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The decision disrupts plans put in place last year by the regional council of governments to keep the transfer station operating under public ownership.
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
Instead, take them to a landfill or your local waste transfer station.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
The trash and recycling centers, home chemical collection centers, the North Dade Landfill and the regional transfer stations all will be closed.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
Recyclables are sent to transfer stations, and then to material recovery facilities — the old MRRFs again — run by LRS.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
Instead, take them to a landfill or your local waste transfer station.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
The trash and recycling centers, home chemical collection centers, the North Dade Landfill and the regional transfer stations all will be closed.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
Recyclables are sent to transfer stations, and then to material recovery facilities — the old MRRFs again — run by LRS.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for transfer station
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“Transfer station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transfer%20station. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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