Locust Street Transfer Station

A neighborhood transfer station where Northampton residents bring household trash and recyclables to be compacted and hauled off-site. Locals and small haulers use it when a curbside pickup won’t take something or during cleanouts. It's a practical, no-frills place - not a scenic stop, but useful when there’s too much for the regular bins.

Pull up to an entrance with a small attendant booth and a lane for vehicles; there’s usually a scale nearby so many people stop once on the way in and again on the way out. Big concrete bays and compactors dominate the yard, with open tipping areas for different loads and rows of recycling containers off to one side. Trucks and trailers are common, and on busy weekends there can be a line, especially during spring cleanup. The surface is gravel/asphalt and gets dusty in dry weather and muddy after rain, so plan for a short walk from vehicle to drop-off points.