transfer station

noun

: a site where recyclables and refuse are collected and sorted in preparation for processing or landfill

Examples of transfer station in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Recology’s new South Bay transfer station in North San Jose is now open, offering city and county residents another option to drop off bulky items, yard waste, demolition debris and trash, the company announced Wednesday. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Seeds end up at municipal compost sites, transfer stations, or in community mulch piles, where they're unknowingly redistributed and introduced to new areas. — Breana Pitts, CBS News, 11 June 2026

His family went without answers for five decades — until genealogy advancements allowed investigators to crack the cold case by linking human remains found at a waste transfer station in Pima County to Sipfle's family, per KVOA and KOLD. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026

This transfer station caught fire a few years ago, smoldering for nearly two weeks and releasing toxic fumes into the air. — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transfer station

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation