a facility that serves as a processing point between waste collection and the landfill. Sorters examine the waste and retrieve recyclable materials. Recyclables are then processed accordingly and the remaining waste is loaded onto tractor trailers and hauled to the landfill. The public is also welcome to dispose of waste and recyclables at these facilities.
A conveniently located collection point for a communitys solid waste. Waste is consolidated into fewer, larger loads and hauled to approved disposal or processing facilities.
A facility where waste is taken by small collection vehicles and loaded into larger vehicles for transport to a landfill or incinerator.
a central facility where refuse from many collection vehicles is combined into a larger vehicle, such as a tractor-trailer unit
a centralized facility where waste is collected before being transported elsewhere
a facility in which trash is dropped off, and from which it is taken to another landfill for final disposal
a facility that combines waste from various locations into a large truck, railroad car, or barge to be transported to a municipal recovery facility or a landfill (Mason et al
a facility that receives solid waste from collection vehicles that is then transferred into larger vehicles for transport to a disposal or processing facility
a facility where solid wastes are transferred from smaller collection vehicles into larger transport vehicles before sending them out to the disposal areas
a shipping site where garbage can be dropped off and loaded onto trucks for delivery to counties or states willing to receive outside trash
a site or facility which accepts solid waste for temporary storage or consolidation, and further transfer to a waste disposal, processing or storage facility
a site where materials are stored temporarily before being transported to a final destination
a site where refuse from different sources is collected and compacted before being hauled to the landfill
a solid waste management facility where solid waste is received for the purpose of subsequent transfer to another solid waste management facility for further processing, treatment, transfer or disposal
a major facility at which MSW from collection vehicles is consolidated into loads that are transported by larger trucks or other means to more distant final disposal facilities, typically landfills.
Intermediate facility at which municipal solid waste is transferred from collection vehicles into larger trucks or rail cars for transport to its final disposal destination.
a local depot where materials and wastes are delivered by collection vehicles for bulking up into larger loads for transport for final processing and/or disposal.
an intermediate waste facility in which waste collected from any source is temporarily deposited to await transfer to another waste facility.
A facility at which municipal solid waste from collection vehicles is consolidated into loads that are transported more economically by larger trucks or other means to more distant landfill sites.
Facility where solid waste is transferred from collection vehicles to larger trucks or rail cars for longer distance transport.
A facility where waste materials are taken from smaller collection vehicles and placed in larger transportation trucks for movement to disposal or processing areas.
A facility that consists of a large pad where residential and commercial collection vehicles empty the contents of their trucks. Other machinery (e.g. bulldozers) is then used to push the garbage into long-haul trailers for transport to disposal facilities.
A site or facility that accepts waste for temporary storage or consolidation prior to shipment to a treatment facility.
A place or facility where waste materials are taken from one collection vehicle (for example: compactor trucks) and placed in another transportation unit (for example: over-the-road trailer-tractors, railroad cars, barges or ships) for movement to other solid waste acceptance facilities. For the purpose of these regulations, collection points serving rural residential areas are not considered to be transfer stations, provided solid waste is not transferred from a collection vehicle to another transportantion unit. The movement or consolidation of another generator's solid waste at the site of generation may not be considered a transfer station.
facility at which solid waste trucks dump their loads in a pit. The garbage is then compacted and pushed into large tractor trailers for transportation to the WTE plant.