Facility details
- Address
- 55 PORTLAND ST
Portland, ME 04101 - Phone
- (207) 756-8288
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- portlandmaine.gov
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Cumberland County
- EPA Region
- 1
- 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
- South Portland Redemption Center Recycling 1.7 mi · South Portland, ME
- Portland, City of Transfer Station 2.1 mi · Portland, ME
- B & G Commercial Sweeping Recycling 2.6 mi · Portland, ME
- South Portland, City of Transfer Station 3.1 mi · South Portland, ME
- South Portland Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.2 mi · South Portland, ME
- Nex Cycle Recycling 3.2 mi · Portland, ME
- Regional Waste Systems LF Landfill 3.4 mi · Portland, ME
- Ecomaine MRF 3.5 mi · Portland, ME
- Schnitzer Northeast Metals 4.0 mi · Portland, ME
- Maine Standard Biofuels Recycling 4.0 mi · Portland, ME
Nearest landfill: Regional Waste Systems LF, Portland — 3.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Finally Freedom Junk Removal LLC0.4 mi · Portland, ME · 4 drivers
- Agri-Cycle2.3 mi · South Portland, ME · 39 drivers
- Maine Labpack Incorporated2.3 mi · South Portland, ME · 3 drivers
- Royal Flush and Scarborough Septic2.3 mi · South Portland, ME · 11 drivers
- Garbage To Garden2.8 mi · Portland, ME · 19 drivers
Area served
Serves Portland, South Portland, Peaks Island, Cape Elizabeth, Westbrook, Long Island, Falmouth, Scarborough, Cumberland Foreside, Cliff Island, Chebeague Island, Cumberland Center.
County context
One of 36 transfer stations in Cumberland County, ME.
57 waste haulers in Cumberland County, ME.
ZIP 04101 at a glance
- Population
- 18,431 (3,506 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 36
- Households
- Median income $63,880 · 31% earn six figures
- Housing
- 23% owner-occupied · median home value $623,623 · median rent $1,566
- Workforce
- 71% labor-force participation · 2.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Maine solid-waste agency: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)