Facility details
- Address
- 744 West Street
Gardner, MA 01440 - Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Worcester County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- EPA LMOP Sep 2024
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Closed
- Opened / Closed
- 1911 / 2005
- Ownership
- Public · City of Gardner, MA
- Waste in place
- 2,780,000 tons (as of 2005)
- Annual acceptance
- 78,000 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Shutdown: Electricity (Reciprocating Engine)
Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024
About this facility
A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.
Nearby facilities
- Gardner Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.2 mi · Gardner, MA
- Raw Material Recovery Corp MRF 2.7 mi · Gardner, MA
- Phillipston Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.7 mi · Phillipston, MA
- New England Auto & Truck Recyclers (NEATR), PRP Recycling 5.9 mi · Winchendon, MA
- Ashburnham Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.1 mi · Ashburnham, MA
- Winchendon Landfill Landfill 6.8 mi · Winchendon, MA
- Winchendon Landfill & Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.3 mi · Winchendon, MA
- Winchendon Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.5 mi · Winchendon, MA
- Athol Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.6 mi · Athol, MA
- Petersham Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.6 mi · Petersham, MA
Nearest other landfill: Winchendon Landfill, Winchendon — 6.8 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Templeton Salvage Inc2.3 mi · Templeton, MA · 2 drivers
- Lawrence Septic and Sewer Service3.0 mi · Gardner, MA · 2 drivers
- Demolition3.0 mi · Gardner, MA · 1 driver
- Wally's Waste & Recycling3.0 mi · Gardner, MA · 1 driver
- Michael a Kelley dba Mellen Brook Land Clearing5.9 mi · Winchendon, MA · 1 driver
Area served
Serves East Templeton, Templeton, Baldwinville, Gardner, Winchendon, Hubbardston, Athol, Westminster, Ashburnham, Petersham, Royalston, Barre.
County context
One of 11 landfills in Worcester County, MA.
184 waste haulers in Worcester County, MA.
ZIP 01440 at a glance
- Population
- 21,276 (335 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 44
- Households
- Median income $67,440 · 32% earn six figures
- Housing
- 59% owner-occupied · median home value $303,245 · median rent $1,109
- Workforce
- 59% labor-force participation · 7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)