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G. Mello Disposal Corp. runs the public trash transfer station that Georgetown-area homeowners actually visit — weigh in, drop your debris, weigh out and pay by the ton, with Saturday mornings kept residents-only. The company describes itself as a family-owned Georgetown, MA operation offering residential and commercial waste collection, roll-off containers and public transfer stations across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, and Better Business Bureau records list it as a Massachusetts corporation started in 1974, run by Jason Mello (president) and Gregory Mello (director). On local Reddit, the transfer station is a recurring answer whenever someone asks where to bring their own trash — commenters describe the same routine: your vehicle gets weighed on the way in and the way out, and you're billed for the difference. One 2026 poster summed it up as "Georgetown works," though a couple of others noted that renting a dumpster elsewhere can beat the per-load cost for a big cleanout. Its Better Business Bureau grade currently sits at A+, though the company is not BBB-accredited. The bigger story is the transfer station itself, which took years to get built — town boards fought over its permitting for most of a decade — and in 2023 the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection fined the company $117,300 for solid waste management violations tied to its existing Georgetown facility and the permitting of the new one. Some neighbors have been vocal opponents of both the original construction and a later expansion proposal. This is a place to bring your own debris and pay by the ton, not a contractor hired for a job at your house — worth confirming current hours and pricing before the trip, and worth knowing about the 2023 DEP violation if environmental compliance at the facility matters to you.
“I go to the dump in Georgetown, g mello transfer station. If there's a closer one that's open to people from other towns I'd like to know, but Georgetown works.”
“I loaded it in my car and brought it to the transfer station https://www.mellodisposal.com/”
“Yeah, it sucks. Pretty sure that if a mayor ran on there being a better transfer station option, they’d win lol. Unfortunately, our “official” transfer station is in Georgetown: https://www.mellodisposal.com/transfer-stations/ You can also bring your cardboard to where you can drop off yard waste: https://www.salemma.gov/625/Transfer-Station---Yard-Waste-Cardboard- Waste Management (the folks who pick up our trash) also have [overflow trash bags](https://www.salemma.gov/622/Orange-Overflow-Trash-Bags) for purchase (I get mine at Crosby’s) and they allow you to pay for [large items](https:/”
“G Mello in Georgetown, but a dumpster is cheaper if you call around. There’s some guy I got my last one from that allowed a much higher tonnage and a longer rental period for the same size dumpster as other places.”
“There’s G Mello in Georgetown and JG Grant in Hyde Park that are open to the public- you pay by weight.”
““It is surprising how uneventful it has been. Customers have adapted quickly,” said Mark Van Weelden, director of Mello’s business development.”
“G. Mello Disposal Corp. will begin operating its new transfer station at 20 Carlton Road on Monday, Feb. 23, ending several years of hard-fought battles with three town boards and commissions over the controversial trash station.”
“G. Mello Disposal Corp. (Mello) has proposed and the town’s Board of Health (BOH) has agreed to allow trucks serving the new transfer station to cut the time in the morning by an hour, from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.”
“Georgetown-based G. Mello Disposal Corp. was recently awarded Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s award for environmental stewardship.”
“The SelectBoard did not negotiate a host agreement prior to Mello winning approval from three boards – the Planning Board, the Board of Health and the Conservation Commission.”
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