Tamaqua Transfer & Recycling Co.
Tamaqua, PA
Facility details
- Address
- 244 E Broad Street
Tamaqua, PA 18252 - Phone
- (570) 668-4515
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- locations.greyhound.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Schuylkill County
- EPA Region
- 3
- 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
- Tamaqua Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Tamaqua, PA
- EMR Hazleton Recycling 9.6 mi · Hazle Twp, PA
- Brenner Recycling Recycling 10.4 mi · Hazleton, PA
- Tosca Recycling 10.6 mi · Hazleton, PA
- North Schuylkill Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.2 mi · Gilberton, PA
- North Schuylkill Transfer Station Drop-Off Recycling Center Transfer Station 12.5 mi · Shenendoah, PA
- North Schuylkill Transfer Station Transfer Station 13.0 mi · Shenandoah, PA
- USS Achey Inc Metals 13.2 mi · Schuylkill Haven, PA
- Weiner Iron & Metal Recycling 14.3 mi · Pottsville, PA
- Pga Recycling 15.7 mi · Freeland, PA
Nearest landfill: Commonwealth Environmental Systems (CES) LF, Hegins — 23.0 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Tamaqua Transfer and Recycling Inc1.5 mi · Tamaqua, PA · 11 drivers
- Hillside Sanitation6.9 mi · New Ringgold, PA · 3 drivers
- Priority Portable Toilets & Services LLC6.9 mi · New Ringgold, PA · 2 drivers
- Forrester Enviromental Inc6.9 mi · McAdoo, PA · 20 drivers
- T21 Trucking Inc6.9 mi · McAdoo, PA · 6 drivers
Area served
Serves Tamaqua, Coaldale, Tuscarora, Quakake, Lansford, Mary D, Summit Hill, Barnesville, Brockton, Delano, New Ringgold, Mcadoo.
County context
One of 5 transfer stations in Schuylkill County, PA.
30 waste haulers in Schuylkill County, PA.
ZIP 18252 at a glance
- Population
- 11,024 (63 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $65,257 · 28% earn six figures
- Housing
- 65% owner-occupied · median home value $143,363 · median rent $977
- Workforce
- 63% labor-force participation · 6.1% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Pennsylvania solid-waste agency: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)