Waste Management of Northwest Indiana Transfer Station
Gary, IN
Facility details
- Address
- 6801 W 15th Ave
Gary, IN 45406 - Phone
- (219) 763-2502
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- wm.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110024229850
Programs on file: IN-FRS 330016042418 · IN-TEMPO 26321 · NPDES permit INRM01200 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler INR000145854
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR
EPA record updated 2014-07-22
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.
County context
ZIP 45406 at a glance
- Population
- 19,991 (1,549 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- Median income $41,796 · 17% earn six figures
- Housing
- 47% owner-occupied · median home value $80,944 · median rent $941
- Workforce
- 64% labor-force participation · 15.1% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)