Galveston County Transfer Station
Galveston, TX
Facility details
- Address
- 5515 Harborside Dr
Galveston, TX 77554 - Phone
- (409) 741-1258
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- republicservices.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Galveston County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110033088619
Programs on file: NPDES permit TXR05AN17 · TX-TCEQ ACR RN102060605
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2010-08-13
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
- Republic Services Galveston County Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Galveston, TX
- ECO Center Recycling 0.6 mi · Galveston, TX
- City of Galveston Eco Center Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Galveston, TX
- CMC Recycling Recycling 1.2 mi · Galveston, TX
- Commercial Metals Company Recycling Metals 1.2 mi · Galveston, TX
- Castillo's #2 Recycling Recycling 7.3 mi · Texas City, TX
- Castillo's Recycling Recycling 7.3 mi · Texas City, TX
- S & M Scrap Metal Recycling MetalsRecycling 9.2 mi · Texas City, TX
- Express Scrap Metal Metals 9.6 mi · La Marque, TX
- CMC Recycling MetalsRecycling 14.4 mi · Dickinson, TX
Nearest landfill: Galveston County Landfill, Alta Loma — 15.0 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- T and T Marine Salvage Inc7.1 mi · Galveston, TX · 4 drivers
- Sullivan Land Services Ltd7.1 mi · Galveston, TX · 2 drivers
- Slsco Ltd7.1 mi · Galveston, TX · 36 drivers
- Rhino Recycling LLC7.6 mi · Texas City, TX · 1 driver
- Preston Recycling Inc11.1 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 77554 at a glance
- Population
- 10,414 (129 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 57
- Households
- Median income $86,490 · 44% earn six figures
- Housing
- 69% owner-occupied · median home value $464,069 · median rent $1,411
- Workforce
- 54% labor-force participation · 5.6% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Texas solid-waste agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)