transfer station
noun
: a site where recyclables and refuse are collected and sorted in preparation for processing or landfill
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The jury saw photos of the search, which was conducted at a trash transfer station in Peabody, Massachusetts.
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Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Municipal waste and recycling collected from homes and businesses in the area are received by the transfer station and temporarily stored in separate bays before recycling is moved to one of WM’s recycling facilities for processing.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
During the shutdown, passengers on the Red and Green lines were encouraged to catch a Yellow Line train running from San Francisco to Antioch at a transfer station.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
City officials declined to give cost estimates for the sorting facility or transfer station.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Municipal waste and recycling collected from homes and businesses in the area are received by the transfer station and temporarily stored in separate bays before recycling is moved to one of WM’s recycling facilities for processing.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
During the shutdown, passengers on the Red and Green lines were encouraged to catch a Yellow Line train running from San Francisco to Antioch at a transfer station.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
City officials declined to give cost estimates for the sorting facility or transfer station.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Transfer station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transfer%20station. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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