Orange County Transfer Station No. 1

Orange County Transfer Station No. 1 is the town transfer station in New Hampton where residents drop off household trash for compaction and transport to a landfill. Local homeowners, small contractors, and people cleaning out garages tend to use it when a trip to a distant landfill isn’t convenient.

The site is the typical transfer-station setup: an entrance booth and a scale near the driveway, then a few lanes that lead up to the tipping area. Vehicles pull up to the booth to get directed, then drive onto the scale and over to the drop-off area where trash is emptied into large containers or pits for compacting. The facility looks industrial-concrete pads, big metal containers, and trucks coming and going-so expect dust and the normal noises of compactors and loaders. Weekends, especially in spring and fall, often see a line of cars and trucks waiting to get through.