American Waste Inc.
Traverse City, MI
Facility details
- Address
- 280 Hughes Drive
Traverse City, MI 49696 - Phone
- (231) 943-8088
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- americanwaste.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Grand Traverse County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110042285586
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler MIK865883961
EPA record updated 2012-05-21
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
- American Waste Recycling Facility Recycling 0.1 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Grand Traverse Recycling Center Recycling 1.2 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Beacon Recycling Recycling 1.9 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co Metals 2.1 mi · Traverse City, MI
- eRecycle TC Recycling 3.5 mi · Traverse City, MI
- American Waste Transfer StationMRF 3.5 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Bay Area Recycling for Community Recycling 4.1 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Padnos Recycling 5.7 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Odom Re Use Co Recycling 6.1 mi · Grawn, MI
- Glen's Sanitary Landfill Inc. Landfill 13.6 mi · Maple City, MI
Nearest landfill: Glen's Sanitary Landfill Inc., Maple City — 13.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Traverse Hauling5.8 mi · Traverse City, MI · 1 driver
- Erecycle LLC5.8 mi · Traverse City, MI · 1 driver
- Halls Salvage8.4 mi · Traverse City, MI · 1 driver
- Bay Area Disposal8.4 mi · Traverse City, MI · 1 driver
- Hybra Recycling LLC8.4 mi · Traverse City, MI · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Traverse City, Grawn, Kingsley, Williamsburg, Interlochen, Cedar, Buckley, Lake Ann.
County context
One of 2 transfer stations in Grand Traverse County, MI.
16 waste haulers in Grand Traverse County, MI.
ZIP 49696 at a glance
- Population
- 10,477 (59 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $94,803 · 47% earn six figures
- Housing
- 92% owner-occupied · median home value $305,926 · median rent $1,418
- Workforce
- 68% labor-force participation · 5.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)