Facility details
- Address
- East County Road
Columbus, KS 66725 - Phone
- (620) 856-0268
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- columbusnews-report.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Cherokee County
- EPA Region
- 7
- 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
- Advantage Metals Recycling LLC - Columbus Metals same site · Columbus, KS
- Advantage Metals Recycling MetalsRecycling 3.1 mi · Columbus, KS
- Wheatland LF Landfill 4.7 mi · Columbus, KS
- Champlin Tire Recycling Inc Tires 10.5 mi · Weir, KS
- Hodgeman County Landfill Landfill 12.1 mi · Jetmore, KS
- Cornejo & Sons Cdr North Landfill Landfill 13.5 mi · Wichita, KS
- City of Galena Landfill Landfill 13.6 mi · Galena, KS
- American Disposal Services of MO Inc Transfer Station 13.7 mi · Galena, KS
- Republic Services Galena Transfer Station Transfer Station 13.7 mi · Galena, KS
- City of Oswego Composting Facility & Transfer Station Transfer Station 14.8 mi · Oswego, KS
Nearest landfill: Wheatland LF, Columbus — 4.7 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- B-3 Construction Inc2.5 mi · Columbus, KS · 3 drivers
- T&M Waste Services LLC10.5 mi · Galena, KS · 2 drivers
- Jordan Disposal Services10.5 mi · Galena, KS · 4 drivers
- USA Demolition LLC10.5 mi · Galena, KS · 2 drivers
- Jack's Trash Service10.6 mi · Weir, KS · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Columbus, Scammon, West Mineral, Riverton, Baxter Springs, Galena, Weir, Treece, Cherokee, Picher, OK, Chetopa.
County context
One of 3 transfer stations in Cherokee County, KS.
5 waste haulers in Cherokee County, KS.
ZIP 66725 at a glance
- Population
- 4,991 (8 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $48,443 · 23% earn six figures
- Housing
- 75% owner-occupied · median home value $110,469 · median rent $803
- Workforce
- 58% labor-force participation · 4.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Kansas solid-waste agency: Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE)