transfer station
nounDefinition of transfer station
: a site where recyclables and refuse are collected and sorted in preparation for processing or landfill
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Eversource owns a gas transfer station next door, and BioMed has been talking with the utility about relocating the station elsewhere and buying that land. — Tim Logan, BostonGlobe.com, "Long-vacant Kendall Square lot may finally be developed," 28 June 2019 Battery storage for solar, which now consists of a 5-megawatt transfer station, would be expanded to between 10 and 50 megawatts. — Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com, "CPS may harvest own solar power," 12 July 2019 The waste companies use transfer stations, bring waste from different places together and put it on bigger trucks and take it to a landfill. — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al.com, "Florence shows one way to bring recycling to rural Alabama," 20 June 2019 The city's four transfer stations and landfill are also available for residents to personally transport their brush. — Hayat Norimine, Dallas News, "Weeks after storm, Dallas officials plow through tons of brush," 24 June 2019 With the cost of hauling away trash going up and revenue from recyclables falling, the town has increased fees to use the transfer station. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "Glastonbury increases fees at transfer station, offers senior discount," 15 June 2019 The furniture bank is housed in a shipping container at the town’s transfer station, and items are free. — USA TODAY, "Fairy houses, feuding cousins, a fish app: News from around our 50 states," 3 June 2019 Avoid getting mulch from places such as your municipality’s transfer station, where yard waste is ground up and offered free to residents. — Arricca Sansone, Country Living, "How Much Mulch Do I Need? Here's the Easiest Way to Find Out," 6 Feb. 2019 Michelle Burdick, of Griswold, rode to the transfer station in a dump truck driven by her brother, Greg Bourgeous. — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, "Crews Clean Up Streets, Parks For Earth Day," 2 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'transfer station.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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