CORNWALL TRANSFER STATION

24 Furnace Brook Road (route 4)  -  672-6230

 

HOURS:           Tues., Thurs. & Sat.:          9:00  -  4:30 p.m.                                

                        Sunday:                              8:00  -  11:00 a.m.

 

     We can only accept garbage and trash generated IN THE TOWN OF CORNWALL with Transfer Sticker.

      Obtain Transfer Sticker from Transfer Station attendants.

 

ELECTRONICS are a hazardous waste. They are not allowed per order of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at the transfer station. Residents will be notified by publication of a special hazardous waste collection day for electronics and other hazardous wastes such as oil paints, stains, pesticides, poisons, household cleaners, fluorescent light bulbs, propane tanks.

 

RECYCLING:  Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has mandated recycling.

 

PLACE IN SEPARATE CONTAINERS:

 

loose & rinsed:                                            bundled in brown bags:                            loose:

milk cartons                                                 newspapers                                              office paper

juice boxes (aseptic)                                    magazines                                                junk paper

metal cans                                                   catalogs                                                    cereal boxes

clean aluminum foil                                      corrugated cardboard                                                   shoebox cardboard

glass jars  (w/no lids)                                         3Õx3Õ & smaller                                      egg cartons                                                                

wax milk containers

juice box containers (aseptic)                      

plastic #1 & 2 no bigger than

     one gallon size (no lids)

     cannot accept motor oil, pesticide

     or antifreeze containers

no redeemable containers                          

 

Please rinse bleach, ammonia, milk, etc. containers for the attendantÕs safety.  :)

Cardboard bigger than 3Õ x 3Õ is to be flattened and kept separate to be baled.

 

 --  on Sundays only Household waste - no bulk, no metal  --

 

1. METAL other than cans goes into the metal bin if space is available. Fees apply. Pay as you dump.

 

2. Bulky waste accepted only when space available - call first!    672-6230   Fees apply. Pay as you dump.

 

3. All WOOD, plywood, pressboard goes into bulky waste. Fees apply. Pay as you dump.

 

Bulky waste, woods, metal:  Please reduce, cut, compact prior to dumping. Maximum length 4 feet.

 

MISCELLANEOUS:  We accept for recycling and/or redistribution:

                        NiCad batteries

                        polystyrene peanuts (the packing kind)

                        clean, used clothing in good condition can be placed in the large bin outside the gate.

                        waste oil and antifreeze

                        eye glasses                                

                        food labels: Campbells, Franco American

                        books

                       

 

 

 

*** RECYCLABLES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ***

FEES FOR BULKY WASTE - SEE ATTENDANT BEFORE DUMPING:

No Bulky Waste on Sundays  -  Payment expected at time of dumping

 

                        Mattress or box spring                          $10.00 and up

                        Large Metal Appliances                        $10.00 and up                   

                        Standard Pick-Up Truck-load                $50.00      pro-rated for partial loads

                        Auto batteries                                      $5.00 and up

                        Automobile tires                                   $3.00 each

                        Light truck tires up to size 825/20         $5.00 each

                        Tires on rims add                                  $1.00 each

                        Tractor or large truck tires                     variable rate - ask in advance

                                                                  

BULKY WASTE: Pay as you dump. THE TRANSFER STATION WILL ACCEPT (not on Sundays), "BULKY WASTE" UP TO 2.5 YARDS (a standard pickup load) PER RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS PER MONTH AT $50.  ONLY NON-HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CAN BE DUMPED.  THIS INCLUDES WOOD, FURNITURE, ETC.  WASTE MUST BE IN SIZE AND SHAPE ACCEPTABLE TO THE TRANSFER STATION OPERATOR.

 

DEMOLITION MATERIALS:  Not accepted on Sundays:

$50.00 per standard pick-up load. Limit one $50 load per month per residence.

Lumber must not be longer than 4' in length.

For major amounts the rental of a dumpster is necessary.

Shingles:  Make  arrangements at Transfer Station prior to disposal.

 

SCRAP METAL:  See attendant for fees.

 

YARD WASTE: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection does not permit the disposal of yard wastes (i.e. leaves, grass clippings) at transfer stations.

 

Please compost your yard waste, wreaths, plants, animal waste with your kitchen waste of fruit & vegetable peelings. Composting can reduce solid waste by 40%!

 

BRUSH, LOGS & STUMPS

 

BRUSH BURNING: Brush can be burned only with a permit and during low risk weather.  Obtain permit beforehand at the Selectman's Office, 8:30 - 3:30 Mon-Thurs,  672-4959. 

 

BRUSH TO BRUSH DUMP:  $25.00 a pick-up load;  $50.00 dump-truck load;  5 yard maximum. Prior arrangement is needed to deliver brush to the brush dump at the gravel bank.  Call Donnie at the Highway Garage at 672-6230 Monday-Friday between 7:00 and 7:30 a.m.  Checks for fees charged may be mailed to Selectmen's Office, Town of Cornwall, P.O. Box 205, Cornwall, CT  06753.

 

LOGS AND STUMPS : Too large to burn and not accepted at the brush dump. Call Supreme Industries in Harwinton 485-0343 or Steve Leining in Sheffield, Mass. (413) 528-8066 for removal.

 

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

 

CornwallÕs trash is hauled to West Hartford to be burned in a Waste to Energy Facility. Power produced from this process is sold at a reduced rate to the state. For every three tons of waste burned, there is one ton of radioactive waste to be buried in a special landfill.

 

Fees for recycling are three to four times cheaper than the cost of hauling to the incinerator. RECYCLE! Save CornwallÕs money! 

 

 

7/15/03