Voluntown/Sterling Transfer Station

A small-town transfer station used by Voluntown residents for household trash and recycling. The site compacts loads and trucks them out of state, so it’s what most people in town use instead of driving to a distant landfill. Locals swing by with a few bags or a pickup load when they need to get rid of bulky stuff.

Drive up to an entrance booth and be ready to pull up slowly - there’s usually a scale nearby and vehicles stop twice, once in and once out. The lot has a few bays and a compacting area where trucks drop off; it looks like a working industrial yard rather than a tidy recycling center. Recycling bins tend to be off to one side and larger items are driven to specific drop points; expect to follow simple directions and move between spots. Weekends and spring cleanup times get the longest lines, so plan for a short wait if traffic is heavy.