Ft. Totten Solid Waste Transfer Station, Washington D.C.

Facility details

Address

4900 Bates Rd NE
Washington, DC 20011

Phone

(202) 673-6833

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Website

dpw.dc.gov

Facility type

Transfer Station

County

District of Columbia

EPA Region

3

Data sources

Overture Maps 2026-05-20

Last verified

2026-10-15

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110059768470

Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler DCR000507512

EPA record updated 2017-10-17

About this facility

A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

• DPW - Fort Totten Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Washington, DC
• Waste Connections - DC Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.0 mi · Washington, DC
• LT's Recycling World Recycling 2.2 mi · Washington, DC
• Waste Management - Northeast Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.4 mi · Washington, DC
• Northeast Transfer Transfer Station 2.4 mi · Washington, DC
• R2 Recycling - MD - Electronic Recycling, Computer Recycling, TV Disposal, eWaste, Laptops, Phones Recycling 3.6 mi · Silver Spring, MD
• Blue Whale Materials Recycling 3.7 mi · Washington, DC
• Recycle One Recycling 3.7 mi · Hyattsville, MD
• Recycle One PF&TS Recycling 3.7 mi · Hyattville, MD
• Metro Re-Uz-It Company Recycling 3.8 mi · Hyattsville, MD

Nearest landfill: Sandy Hill SLF, Bowie — 12.2 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• Hefty Haulers LLC1.2 mi · Washington, DC · 2 drivers
• Junk Hauling Demolition and Trash Removal LLC1.2 mi · Washington, DC · 1 driver
• Harris Trash Service2.0 mi · Mount Rainer, MD · 2 drivers
• Dlayna Services LLC2.0 mi · Mount Rainier, MD · 1 driver
• Junk Removal & Hauling2.0 mi · Mount Rainier, MD · 1 driver

Area served

Serves Washington, Mount Rainier, MD, Hyattsville, MD, Takoma Park, MD, Brentwood, MD, Bladensburg, MD, Silver Spring, MD, College Park, MD, Riverdale, MD, Chevy Chase, MD, Washington Navy Yard, Arlington, VA.

County context

One of 8 transfer stations in District of Columbia, DC.

25 waste haulers in District of Columbia, DC.

ZIP 20011 at a glance

Population

67,434 (4,855 per sq mi)

Median age

38

Households

Median income $110,309 · 54% earn six figures

Housing

56% owner-occupied · median home value $725,993 · median rent $1,637

Workforce

71% labor-force participation · 7.1% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

District of Columbia solid-waste agency: DC Department of Public Works (DPW), Office of Waste Diversion