Definition of transfer station
: a site where recyclables and refuse are collected and sorted in preparation for processing or landfill
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In addition, the town transfer station on Route 138 will be open that day to accept bulky waste and yard waste, with no fees charged for Griswold residents, said Falck.
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Crystal Jones, a construction operator at the transfer station on Ridge Road sued in federal court on Tuesday, contesting policies that forbid employees from talking with the media and restrict use of social media.
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Holbrook officials have welcomed the plan, but two candidates opposed to the transfer station are running for town offices in April.
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Other household items were thrown away during a trip to the transfer station.
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Eventually, Sunset Scavenger and Golden Gate Disposal, the other San Francisco company, got new equipment, developed modern methods of trash disposal including a big transfer station — the largest in the world — at the southern edge of the city.
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Permit holders will receive a book of five tickets for use at the transfer station and two appointments for curbside service.
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Permit holders will receive a book of five tickets for use at the transfer station and two appointments for curbside service.
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Hopeful scavengers descend on the transfer stations scattered around town, where residents take their throw-aways to be trucked to the city landfill on the outskirts of town.
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First Known Use of transfer station
1969
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