Waste Management of Texas Wharton Transfer Station
Wharton, TX
Facility details
- Address
- 820 S Sheppard St
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- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- County
- Wharton County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- EPA FRS Sep 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110037538386, 110038408407
Programs on file: TX-TCEQ ACR RN105292577 · TX-TCEQ ACR RN102143732
EPA record updated 2014-12-29
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
- KKD Recycling Of Wharton Recycling 0.6 mi · Wharton, TX
- Top Price Recycle Recycling 4.1 mi · Wharton, TX
- C&G Recycling Recycling 12.3 mi · El Campo, TX
- Texas Gulf Recycling Recycling 13.3 mi · Boling, TX
- El Campo Landfill Landfill 15.6 mi · El Campo, TX
- C&G Recycling Recycling 18.0 mi · El Campo, TX
- W and D Recycling Recycling 23.2 mi · Bay City, TX
- W & D Recycling Recycling 23.2 mi · Bay, TX
- Fort Bend County Landfill Landfill 23.3 mi · Rosenberg, TX
- Fort Bend County Recycling Center Recycling 23.6 mi · Rosenberg, TX
Nearest landfill: El Campo Landfill, El Campo — 15.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Damar Demolition1.0 mi · Wharton, TX · 2 drivers
- Coyote Dumpsters1.0 mi · Wharton, TX · 2 drivers
- Aj Salvage12.0 mi · El Campo, TX · 1 driver
- Gulf Coast Salvage and Trucking12.0 mi · El Campo, TX · 1 driver
- Nexgen Rolloff Service LLC12.0 mi · El Campo, TX · 3 drivers
Area served
Serves Wharton, Glen Flora, Pierce, Hungerford, Lane City, Egypt, Kendleton, El Campo, Boling, East Bernard, Beasley.
County context
The only listed transfer station in Wharton County, TX.
6 waste haulers in Wharton County, TX.
ZIP 77488 at a glance
- Population
- 14,548 (25 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 40
- Households
- Median income $60,327 · 28% earn six figures
- Housing
- 68% owner-occupied · median home value $163,557 · median rent $1,078
- Workforce
- 58% labor-force participation · 4.6% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Texas solid-waste agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)