West Plains Transfer Station

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Contact Details

  • Address: Goodhard Dr., West Plains, MO 65775
  • GPS: 36.7512588,-91.868576
  • Phone: (417) 256-7176
  • Mobile Phone: (417) 256-7176

Opening Times

  • Monday 8am-12noon; 1pm-4pm
  • Tuesday 8am-12noon; 1pm-4pm
  • Wednesday 8am-12noon; 1pm-4pm
  • Thursday 8am-12noon; 1pm-4pm
  • Friday 8am-12noon; 1pm-4pm
  • Saturday closed
  • Sunday closed

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The West Plains Transfer Station is located on Goodhard Dr., West Plains, MO 65775. This landfill is opened on the following hours:

  • Monday: 8am-12noon; 1pm-4pm
  • Tuesday: 8am-12noon; 1pm-4pm
  • Wednesday: 8am-12noon; 1pm-4pm
  • Thursday: 8am-12noon; 1pm-4pm
  • Friday: 8am-12noon; 1pm-4pm
  • Saturday: closed
  • Sunday: closed

The landfill is closed on all US federal holidays. The dumps on the landfill are regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the applicable state laws.

The West Plains Transfer Station Missouri buries trash and garbage below secured and stratified layers of dirt and isolating material. The transfer station accepts tire, solid waste, hazardous waste, and inert material waste. For any other type of waste that you are not SURE ABOUT, you can reach them out at (417) 256-7176.

You may contact the West Plains Transfer Station about any information regarding: waste managing policies, recycling policies, commercial garbage, accepted types of trash, industrial waste, household garbage, appliances disposal and hazardous waste management.

You can reach the West Plains Transfer Station about their opening hours to the public and what is the visitor policy. They would gladly answer your questions.

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Popular questions at West Plains Transfer Station

How much of our trash ends up in a landfill?

There is a lot of waste generated in the USA. In 2018, there were 292 million tons of waste generated. Averagely that is 4.9 Lb. of waste per person. The waste from municipalities is recycled the most. The data says that in 2018, there was a recycling rate of 32%. Some of the waste is reprocessed not other means such as bio-chemical management.The largest categories of waste pertain to paper, food plastics, yard trims, and metals. Food, plastics, and paper make are the main resources for energy production from waste.

What time does the landfill close?

The schedule of each landfill differs and they different hours of operation. To find the opening hours regarding a specific landfill, you use the above site. After you have located the desired landfill to use, the operating hours can be seen on current page of site after clicking into the “Opening hours” section. There you will be able to locate the opening hours and any other facts about the business services of the landfill.

What is a transfer station?

When waste arrives in a landfill it needs to be sorted out first. Therefore, we have waste sorting stations. These are specialized for municipal waste and not for other types of landfills. Garbage trucks dump their municipal waste. Then the waste is separated into recyclable waste and non-recyclable materials. The non-recyclable garbage is then separated into hazardous waste, energy recyclable waste, landfill waste, or incinerator waste. Afterward that it has been sorted out, it is then loaded onto garbage trucks, and this deposits the waste onto their designated places.

How much does it cost to dump at a landfill?

Each landfill has a different cost to use its services. The price depends on many factors, such as type of waste ( hazardous, construction and demolition waste, municipal solid waste, and inert waste ), location of the landfill, and the individual charges of the landfill. According to statistics, the USA average price per ton is $53.72. The costs tend to be higher in the Pacific area, where they reach an average of $72.02 per ton of waste. The prices are averagely the cheapest in South Central, where they reach $39.66 per ton. From statistics, we see that the highest populated areas, the Pacific and the northeast are the costliest, while the other areas of the USA tend to have cheaper prices per ton.

What is a sanitary landfill?

A sanitary landfill is different from a dump in the meaning that it goes above and beyond to assure that there is no environmental pollution. A sanitary landfill also reuses gases to generate electricity while eliminating the chance of liquids spillage onto fresh groundwater. The landfill is also covered, so the wind won’t fly away debris or any piece of garbage. A dump is just an open space to dump the garbage. No controlled activity, no monitoring, no expert supervision, and no environmental protection. The waste decomposes in the open air and pollutes the soil and groundwater water.



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