West Greenwich Transfer Station

Facility details

Address

68 Bates Trail
West Greenwich, RI 02817

Phone

(401) 397-6110

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Website

wgtownri.org

Facility type

Transfer Station

County

Kent 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

• Exeter Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.5 mi · Exeter, RI
• Metal Commodities Inc Recycling 4.3 mi · North Kingstown, RI
• North Kingstown Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.8 mi · North Kingstown, RI
• Office Recycling Solutions ElectronicsRecycling 5.1 mi · Coventry, RI
• North Kingstown Town of Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.3 mi · North Kingstown, RI
• Rebuilders Automotive Supply MetalsRecycling 5.7 mi · Coventry, RI
• Power Chair Recyclers of New England Recycling 5.7 mi · North Kingstown, RI
• Coventry Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.8 mi · Coventry, RI
• Flat River Pallet and Transport Recycling 5.8 mi · Coventry, RI
• East Greenwich Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.0 mi · East Greenwich, RI

Nearest landfill: Cranston Sanitary Landfill, Cranston — 9.4 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• Ace Mattress Recycling3.7 mi · East Greenwich, RI · 4 drivers
• Edward F Briggs Disposal Inc3.7 mi · East Greenwich, RI · 2 drivers
• Rhode Island Septic Design and Installations Inc5.3 mi · Exeter, RI · 2 drivers
• Waste Away Septic Services5.3 mi · Exeter, RI · 1 driver
• Diffley and Daughters Septic Sewer & Drain Inc5.6 mi · West Greenwich, RI · 7 drivers

Area served

Serves East Greenwich, Exeter, West Greenwich, North Kingstown, Coventry, West Warwick, Fiskeville, Warwick, West Kingston, Hope, Saunderstown, Wyoming.

County context

One of 4 transfer stations in Kent County, RI.

19 waste haulers in Kent County, RI.

ZIP 02817 at a glance

Population

6,647 (51 per sq mi)

Median age

43

Households

Median income $135,625 · 66% earn six figures

Housing

87% owner-occupied · median home value $542,779 · median rent $2,414

Workforce

66% labor-force participation · 7.4% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

Rhode Island solid-waste agency: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)