transfer station
noun
: a site where recyclables and refuse are collected and sorted in preparation for processing or landfill
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Officials called local tow company Nauset Recovery Inc, to haul the 12.5-foot and 1,240-pound apex predator in the back of a truck through the beachside town of Orleans to the local transfer station for a necropsy.
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Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Over the years, the railroad filled in acreage to the east, creating room for rail yards, river and lake boat transfer stations, train sheds and, finally, piggyback trucking facilities.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2024
Half went to landfills and waste incinerators, seven stopped pinging at transfer stations that don’t recycle or sort plastic bags, six last pinged at the store where they were dropped off, and three ended up in Indonesia and Malaysia, where some U.S. trash is shipped for processing.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
This transfer station, which opened in September, is temporary, but the agency is looking to build a permanent location that would also include shopping and affordable housing.
—Colbi Edmonds, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Over the years, the railroad filled in acreage to the east, creating room for rail yards, river and lake boat transfer stations, train sheds and, finally, piggyback trucking facilities.
—Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2024
Half went to landfills and waste incinerators, seven stopped pinging at transfer stations that don’t recycle or sort plastic bags, six last pinged at the store where they were dropped off, and three ended up in Indonesia and Malaysia, where some U.S. trash is shipped for processing.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
This transfer station, which opened in September, is temporary, but the agency is looking to build a permanent location that would also include shopping and affordable housing.
—Colbi Edmonds, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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“Transfer station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transfer%20station. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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