EMR Transfer Station and Recycling Center
Southwest Harbor, ME
Facility details
- Address
- 47 Long Pond Road
Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 - Phone
- (207) 244-4347
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Hancock 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
- Eastern Maine Recycling Inc. Recycling same site · Southwest Harbor, ME
- Bar Harbor Town Recycling Center Transfer StationRecycling 8.9 mi · Bar Harbor, ME
- Bar Harbor, Town of Transfer Station 9.5 mi · Bar Harbor, ME
- Swans Island, Town of Transfer Station 10.1 mi · Swans Island, ME
- Lamoine Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.2 mi · Lamoine, ME
- Lamoine Redemption Recycling 12.3 mi · Lamoine, ME
- Lamoine, Town of Transfer Station 14.4 mi · Lamoine, ME
- Blue Hill, Town of Transfer Station 14.7 mi · Blue Hill, ME
- Blue Hill-Surry Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.1 mi · Blue Hill, ME
- Deer Isle Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.2 mi · Deer Isle, ME
Nearest landfill: Rockland Quarry Landfill, Rockland — 41.3 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Eastern Maine Recycling1.2 mi · Southwest Harbor, ME · 5 drivers
- Gott's Disposal1.2 mi · Southwest Harbor, ME · 6 drivers
- Terry's Tank Service LLC1.2 mi · Southwest Harbor, ME · 2 drivers
- Royal Flush Septic LLC1.2 mi · Southwest Harbor, ME · 6 drivers
- Mdi Porta Potties and Septic Services LLC1.2 mi · Southwest Harbor, ME · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Southwest Harbor, Bernard, Northeast Harbor, Seal Cove, Mount Desert, Bass Harbor, Seal Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Islesford, Bar Harbor, Swans Island, Brooklin.
County context
One of 20 transfer stations in Hancock County, ME.
27 waste haulers in Hancock County, ME.
ZIP 04679 at a glance
- Population
- 1,553 (44 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 49
- Households
- Median income $59,205 · 36% earn six figures
- Housing
- 56% owner-occupied · median home value $431,139 · median rent $959
- Workforce
- 67% labor-force participation · 4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Maine solid-waste agency: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)