transfer station

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Its founder, Wu Minghui, calls Hong Kong a "data compliance transfer station", where mainland Chinese firms like his can test how to handle cross-border data flows and build compliance processes before moving into other markets.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Residents of overwhelmed Eagle Pass, Utah, were allowed free access to the local transfer station if they hauled away their own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

The complaint says recycling activities stopped at the Cheverly property following the January fire — at which time it began to function as an illegal dump and garbage transfer station.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

However, during the high profile search of the transfer station in Peabody on Jan. 10, police were able to recover 10 trash bags.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

We’ve made three trips to the transfer station and one trip around the mall to the box stores and collected a ton of free stuff: nails, wood, wire, shingles, and more!

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz