transfer station
noun
: a site where recyclables and refuse are collected and sorted in preparation for processing or landfill
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Romero and Councilmember Lane Santa Cruz attended a public meeting in May held by the city about the South 10th project, an effort to build housing on the site of a former transfer station on South 10th Ave.
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Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
The Yellow Line runs from Antioch through transfer stations in Oakland, across the Bay and out to San Francisco International Airport.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Palm Beach County owns its waste disposal infrastructure, including six transfer stations through a special district established by the state Legislature.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Baltimore’s 2020 Recycling and Solid Waste Management Master Plan determined that eliminating WTE from Baltimore’s waste management process would cost taxpayers roughly $100 million to expand local landfill space and build transfer stations to truck more local waste out of state.
—Mary Urban, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
The Yellow Line runs from Antioch through transfer stations in Oakland, across the Bay and out to San Francisco International Airport.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Palm Beach County owns its waste disposal infrastructure, including six transfer stations through a special district established by the state Legislature.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Baltimore’s 2020 Recycling and Solid Waste Management Master Plan determined that eliminating WTE from Baltimore’s waste management process would cost taxpayers roughly $100 million to expand local landfill space and build transfer stations to truck more local waste out of state.
—Mary Urban, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Transfer station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transfer%20station. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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