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Transfer Station means a solid waste management facility other than a recyclables handling and recovery facility, used oil facility, or a construction and demolition debris processing facility, where solid waste is received for the purpose of subsequent transfer to another solid waste management facility for further processing, treating, transfer or disposal. Transfer of solid waste from vehicle to vehicle for the purpose of consolidating loads, as part of the initial collection process, is not considered a transfer station provided the transfer activity occurs along the collection route where the point of transfer changes from day to day. Transfer of leakproof, closed containers of solid waste from vehicle to vehicle, including truck to train, for the purpose of consolidating loads for shipment to an authorized disposal or treatment facility, is not considered a transfer station provided: the contents of each container remain in their closed container during the transfer between vehicles; storage remains incidental to transport at the location where the containers are consolidated; containers are acceptable to the department and maintained in a safe, nuisance-free (e.g., dust, odor, noise, etc.) manner; and, the transfer location is under the ownership or control of the transporter.
Transfer Stations in New York State
A transfer station is a solid waste management facility where solid waste is received for the purpose of subsequent transfer to another solid waste management facility for further processing, treatment, transfer or disposal.
As of October 2007, there were 164 regulated (permitted) transfer stations and 352 registered transfer stations operating in New York State. The registered transfer stations each receive less than 12,500 tons (50,000 cubic yards) of household waste per year. All the remaining transfer stations are permitted. In 2005, the regulated transfer stations handled approximately 10 million tons of solid waste.
Both the registered and the regulated transfer stations are required to submit annual operating reports. Transfer stations authorized to process construction and demolition debris must comply with the operational requirements of 6 NYCRR 360-16.4.
