American Waste
Traverse City, MI
Facility details
- Address
- 3850 Sundowner Dr
Traverse City, MI 49685 - Phone
- (231) 943-8088
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- americanwaste.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, MRF
- County
- Grand Traverse County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
- Also listed as
- American Waste Inc.; American Waste, Inc.
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110031373430
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler MIK848457347
Interest types: VSQG
EPA record updated 2012-01-26
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.
Typically accepted at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles, jugs and tubs
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass containers (program dependent)
- Cartons (program dependent)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- eRecycle TC Recycling 0.3 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Odom Re Use Co Recycling 2.7 mi · Grawn, MI
- Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co Metals 2.7 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Beacon Recycling Recycling 2.8 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Grand Traverse Recycling Center Recycling 3.3 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Padnos Recycling 3.3 mi · Traverse City, MI
- American Waste Recycling Facility Recycling 3.5 mi · Traverse City, MI
- American Waste Inc. Transfer Station 3.5 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Bay Area Recycling for Community Recycling 4.8 mi · Traverse City, MI
- Glen's Sanitary Landfill Inc. Landfill 11.5 mi · Maple City, MI
Nearest landfill: Glen's Sanitary Landfill Inc., Maple City — 11.5 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Traverse Hauling2.6 mi · Traverse City, MI · 1 driver
- Erecycle LLC2.6 mi · Traverse City, MI · 1 driver
- Security Sanitation8.1 mi · Traverse City, MI · 4 drivers
- We Recycling8.1 mi · Traverse City, MI · 1 driver
- Portable Storage Solutions LLC8.1 mi · Traverse City, MI · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Traverse City, Grawn, Interlochen, Kingsley, Lake Ann, Buckley, Cedar, Williamsburg.
County context
One of 2 transfer stations in Grand Traverse County, MI.
16 waste haulers in Grand Traverse County, MI.
ZIP 49685 at a glance
- Population
- 21,308 (152 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 39
- Households
- Median income $84,590 · 40% earn six figures
- Housing
- 79% owner-occupied · median home value $356,012 · median rent $1,448
- Workforce
- 68% labor-force participation · 3.1% 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)