Whitley County SWMD
Columbia City, IN
Facility details
- Address
- 701 South Line Street
Columbia City, IN 46725 - Phone
- (260) 248-3132
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- whitleygov.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Whitley County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
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
- OmniSource Corporation MetalsRecycling 13.8 mi · Fort Wayne, IN
- Advantage Cartridge Recycling 13.9 mi · Fort Wayne, IN
- Par Services Recycling 14.9 mi · Fort Wayne, IN
- OmniSource Corp-Ferrous Brokerage Div-Fort Wayne IN Office Metals 15.0 mi · Fort Wayne, IN
- OmniSource Corp-Corporate Offices Metals 15.0 mi · Fort Wayne, IN
- J&S Industrial Liquid Waste Transfer Station 15.3 mi · Fort Wayne, IN
- Hoosier Landfill #2 Landfill 15.5 mi · Claypool, IN
- kosciusko county landfill Recycling 15.6 mi · Claypool, IN
- CAR Recyclers Inc Recycling 16.0 mi · North Manchester, IN
- National Serv All Landfill Landfill 16.5 mi · Fort Wayne, IN
Nearest landfill: Hoosier Landfill #2, Claypool — 15.5 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Gene's Septic Tank Service0.7 mi · Columbia City, IN · 1 driver
- Schmitty Septic LLC10.6 mi · Churubusco, IN · 1 driver
- Trash Retrievers LLC11.5 mi · Pierceton, IN · 1 driver
- Sweetheimer Trash Removal11.5 mi · Pierceton, IN · 11 drivers
- CMK Container LLC11.9 mi · Fort Wayne, IN · 9 drivers
Area served
Serves Columbia City, Larwill, South Whitley, Churubusco, Arcola, Pierceton, Fort Wayne, Wolflake, Kimmell, Roanoke, Liberty Mills, Albion.
County context
The only listed transfer station in Whitley County, IN.
2 waste haulers in Whitley County, IN.
ZIP 46725 at a glance
- Population
- 23,297 (44 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 42
- Households
- Median income $79,526 · 36% earn six figures
- Housing
- 81% owner-occupied · median home value $226,768 · median rent $968
- Workforce
- 65% labor-force participation · 2.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)