transfer station
noun
: a site where recyclables and refuse are collected and sorted in preparation for processing or landfill
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Bessent also announced four active investigations into hawala money-transfer stations in Minnesota.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
The Gateway station was designed to serve as both a research platform and a transfer station that astronauts would use to board the moon landers before descending to the lunar surface, Reuters reported.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Lunar Gateway was designed to serve as both a research platform and a transfer station that astronauts would use to board the moon landers before descending to the lunar surface.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Investigators are working to determine how the body ended up at the center run by Burrtec Waste Industries, which owns recovery facilities, transfer stations and landfills across Southern California.
—Jasmine Mendez
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
The Gateway station was designed to serve as both a research platform and a transfer station that astronauts would use to board the moon landers before descending to the lunar surface, Reuters reported.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Lunar Gateway was designed to serve as both a research platform and a transfer station that astronauts would use to board the moon landers before descending to the lunar surface.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Investigators are working to determine how the body ended up at the center run by Burrtec Waste Industries, which owns recovery facilities, transfer stations and landfills across Southern California.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Transfer station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transfer%20station. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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