Landfill Hours

Monday, Thursday,
Friday & Saturday
7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

See: Holiday Schedule

 
Location

5 Dump Road
Essex, off Route 154
(Exit 4 from Route 9)
860.767.1926


 

 

Landfill

Specific Container Information

Household & Trash Compactor

Fee: $3.00 per bag. Please place money in the cash box. If you need change, see the attendant on duty..

Stickers for bags may purchased in strips of 10 for $25.00.

All materials must be 33 gallons or smaller plastic bags.

Garbage accepted at this location, plus:

  • Styrofoam packing
  • Plastic Bags
  • 3-ring Notebooks
  • Aerosol Cans
  • Alkaline Batteries
  • Empty plastic Bottles
  • #3-#8 Plastic Bottles

Cardboard Compactor (No fee)

  • Newspaper
  • Magazine
  • Catalogs
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Junk Mail
  • Packing Paper
  • Pizza Boxes
  • Shiny Paper
  • Egg Cartons
  • Telephone Books
  • Soiled Newspaper
  • Cereal Boxes
  • Light Cardboard
  • Hard Cover Books
  • Paperback Books
  • All office paper & manila folders.

are accepted at this container. Newspapers may be loose or in paper bags.

All packing materials go to Household Garbage Compactor.

Bottles, Cans & Plastic Bottle Container (No fee)

ONLY:

  • glass bottles of any color,
  • cans of steel or aluminum,
  • clean aluminum foil,
  • #1 & #2 plastic bottles (check number on bottom)
  • aseptic containers (e.g., waxed milk cartons)

are accepted at this container.
All of the above should be rinsed clean before disposal.

Betty Pierson Recycling Building (No fee)

This area provides a drop off location for reusable items that residents would like to offer to their neighbors. Wooden furniture, household items, bicycles, etc., in good condition, may be left here. Residents may take items for their personal use.

Waste Oil Container (No fee)
See attendant on duty

Only the following items are acceptable att his location:

  • #2 Fuel Oil
  • Kerosene
  • Transmission Fluid
  • Used Motor Oil
  • Diesel Fuel Oil
  • Power Steering Fluid

Batteries (No fee)
See attendant on duty

Nickel-cadmium & automotive batteries, any size, accepted at this location. Alkaline batteries go to Household Garbage.

Antifreeze (No fee)
See attendant on duty

Only clean antifreeze (not mixed with motor oil) is accepted at his location.

Paint (No fee)
(April 1 to October 1 only)
See attendant on duty

Items not accepted at this facility

  • No gasoline or gasoline mixed with oil
  • No wood preservatives
  • No solvents, thinners or turpentine
  • No propane cylinders
  • No PCB-ballast light fixtures
  • No oil-based paint or stain .

Tires
Fee: $3.00 per tire, no rims. $5.00 per tire with rims.
See attendant on duty

Only automobile tires off the rims are accepted a this locations.

Freon-Containing Appliances
Fee: $10.00 per appliance.
See attendant on duty


Accepted at this location:

  • Refrigerators
  • Air Conditioners
  • Freezers
  • Dehumidifiers

Stuffed Furniture, Mattresses, Box Springs

Fee: $7.00 per item.
See attendant on duty

Demolition Materials, Other Bulky Waste

Fee: $15.00 per cubic yard.
Minimum fee (under ½ yard): $7.00
See attendant on duty

Accepted at this location:

  • Demolition Materials
  • Lumber
  • Plate Glass, Mirrors
  • Ceramic. Glass Dishes
  • Light Bulbs
  • Shingles
  • Wood Furniture
  • Concrete, Brick
  • Kitty Litter

Demo Container for Clean Lumber or painted lumber.

Fees: $15.00 per cubic yard
Minimum fee (under 1/2 yard): $7.00

See attendant on duty

No Pressure Treated lumber; no Creosote Treated Lumber.

No building material over 4' in length will be accepted.

Brush Disposal Area

Fees:

Small trailers, vans, pick-ups $5.00 per load.
Trucks, trailers, less than 3 cu. yds $20,00 per load.
Trucks, 3 to 6 cu. yds $30.00 per load.
Trucks, 6 to 15 cu. yds $60.00 per load.
Only brush less than 3" in diameter accepted.

See attendant on duty


Log Disposal

Fee: $15.00 per cu. yd
Only logs less than 12" diameter accepted at this location. No stumps are accepted.

Leaf Composting Area (No fee)

Open April, May, September & November Only.
No Fee, see attendant on duty.

Leaves ONLY accepted at this location – not to include plastic bags, wood, logs, shrubs or brush.

No grass clippings.

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Information

Facilities may be used by residents of Essex, Centerbrook and Ivoryton only. Proof of residency required.

Residential waste only.

See also:
Estuary Region Household Hazardous Waste Facility

Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency

Hazardous Waste Collection 2008

Electronics Waste Collection 2008

   

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