Shotwell Transfer Station - Apex
Apex, NC
Facility details
- Address
- 1502 N Salem St
Apex, NC 27502 - Phone
- (919) 876-8485
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- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Wake County
- EPA Region
- 4
- 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
- Elite Waste Services Transfer Station 3.0 mi · Apex, NC
- Hwy 55 C & D Landfill Recycling 4.2 mi · Apex, NC
- Greenway Waste Solutions of Apex Transfer Station 4.5 mi · Apex, NC
- Cary Convenience Center Recycling 4.5 mi · Cary, NC
- Wake County South Wake MSWLF Landfill 4.5 mi · Apex, NC
- South Wake HHW MRFRecycling 4.5 mi · Apex, NC
- Wake County Multi-Material Recycling Center Recycling 4.5 mi · Apex, NC
- South Wake Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center Recycling 4.5 mi · Holly Springs, NC
- Wake County Multi-Material Recycling Facility Recycling 4.5 mi · Apex, NC
- Cary, Town of Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.6 mi · Cary, NC
Nearest landfill: Wake County South Wake MSWLF, Apex — 4.5 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Dumpster Dudes3.7 mi · Apex, NC · 2 drivers
- Apex Dumpsters Inc3.7 mi · Apex, NC · 2 drivers
- Teal Truck Septic & Grease3.7 mi · Apex, NC · 2 drivers
- Withersravenel Inc3.9 mi · Cary, NC · 4 drivers
- Heart and Soil Hauling LLC4.6 mi · Cary, NC · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Apex, Cary, Raleigh, Morrisville, Holly Springs, New Hill, Durham, Chapel Hill, Fuquay Varina.
County context
One of 15 transfer stations in Wake County, NC.
102 waste haulers in Wake County, NC.
ZIP 27502 at a glance
- Population
- 48,530 (661 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 38
- Households
- Median income $143,922 · 70% earn six figures
- Housing
- 82% owner-occupied · median home value $548,905 · median rent $1,909
- Workforce
- 72% labor-force participation · 2.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)