City of Galveston Eco Center
Galveston, TX
Facility details
- Address
- 702 61st Street
Galveston, TX 77551 - Phone
- (409) 741-1446
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Galveston County
- EPA Region
- 6
- 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
- ECO Center Recycling 0.1 mi · Galveston, TX
- Galveston County Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Galveston, TX
- Republic Services Galveston County Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.7 mi · Galveston, TX
- Commercial Metals Company Recycling Metals 0.8 mi · Galveston, TX
- CMC Recycling Recycling 0.8 mi · Galveston, TX
- Castillo's #2 Recycling Recycling 7.7 mi · Texas City, TX
- Castillo's Recycling Recycling 7.7 mi · Texas City, TX
- S & M Scrap Metal Recycling MetalsRecycling 9.4 mi · Texas City, TX
- Express Scrap Metal Metals 9.7 mi · La Marque, TX
- CMC Recycling MetalsRecycling 14.8 mi · Dickinson, TX
Nearest landfill: Galveston County Landfill, Alta Loma — 15.0 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- T and T Marine Salvage Inc6.6 mi · Galveston, TX · 4 drivers
- Sullivan Land Services Ltd6.6 mi · Galveston, TX · 2 drivers
- Slsco Ltd6.6 mi · Galveston, TX · 36 drivers
- Rhino Recycling LLC7.9 mi · Texas City, TX · 1 driver
- Preston Recycling Inc10.9 mi · Hitchcock, TX · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Galveston, Texas City, La Marque, Hitchcock, Port Bolivar.
County context
One of 4 transfer stations in Galveston County, TX.
29 waste haulers in Galveston County, TX.
ZIP 77551 at a glance
- Population
- 21,696 (2,119 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 39
- Households
- Median income $58,344 · 31% earn six figures
- Housing
- 48% owner-occupied · median home value $290,255 · median rent $1,352
- Workforce
- 57% labor-force participation · 4.5% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Texas solid-waste agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)