TOWN OF RIDGEFIELD, CONNECTICUT
TRANSFER STATION & RECYCLING POLICY
HOURS OF TRANSFER STATION ARE:
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY,
7:30 a.m. TO 3:00 p.m. EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
RECYCLING CLOSED ON MONDAY
PERMITS
ALL VEHICLES MUST HAVE AN ANNUAL PERMIT TO BE ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE TRANSFER
STATION AND RECYCLING CENTER. THESE MUST BE OBTAINED AT THE TOWN HALL
INFORMATION OFFICE, 400 MAIN ST, DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OF 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PERMIT FEES:
ALL RESIDENT VEHICLES
ALL NON-RESIDENT VEHICLES
FEE: $20.00
FEE: $40.00
SOLID WASTE
RATE: $84.44./TON (as of 1/1/2012)
1.
2.
3.
MINIMUM CHARGE: $5.00
ALL PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH 120 POUNDS OR LESS OF HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE
MAY PURCHASE TOKENS AT THE SCALEHOUSE ($5.00 EACH) AND PROCEED TO THE
TRANSFER HOUSE WITHOUT WEIGHING IN.
ALL TRUCKS, AND PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 120 POUNDS OF
GARBAGE, MUST WEIGH IN AND OUT ON THE SCALE AND WILL BE CHARGED AT THE
RATE OF $0.04 PER POUND.
ALL DEMOLITION MATERIALS, AND LARGE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SUCH AS CARPETING,
FURNITURE, MATTRESSES, ETC., MUST BE WEIGHED IN AND OUT ON THE SCALE AND
WILL BE CHARGED AT THE RATE OF $0.04 PER POUND.
SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING
ALL ITEMS MANDATED BY THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT TO BE RECYCLED MUST BE TAKEN
TO THE SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING COMPACTORS ADJACENT TO THE TRANSFER STATION.
ALL RECYCLED MATERIALS CAN BE PLACED INTO THE COLLECTION BINS ON THE
COMPACTORS WITHOUT BEING SORTED. (SEE ATTACHED LIST OF RECYCLABLES).
SCRAP METAL
ALL SCRAP METAL, INCLUDING APPLIANCES, MUST BE WEIGHED IN AND OUT ON THE SCALE
AND WILL BE CHARGED AT THE RATE OF $0.15 PER POUND
REFRIGERATORS
A/C, DEHUMIDIFIERS
PROPANE TANKS (40 lb. max)
CAR BATTERIES
ELECTRONIC WASTE
No minimum
No minimum
No minimum
No minimum
No minimum
BRUSH/LEAVES
RATE: $100.00/TON
MINIMUM CHARGE: $5.00
ALL BRUSH AND LEAVES MUST BE WEIGHED IN AND OUT ON THE SCALE AND WILL BE
CHARGED AT THE RATE OF $0.05 PER POUND. NOTE: BRUSH IN EXCESS OF 5" IN
DIAMETER, STUMPS, LOGS AND GRASS CLIPPINGS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE
TRANSFER STATION.
TIRES
MINIMUM CHARGE: $.15/pound – no minimum
RATE:
PAYMENTS
ANY CHECKS ACCEPTED FOR CLASS A, B OR C PERMITS MUST HAVE A CURRENT ADDRESS,
PHONE AND PERMIT # ON THEM. RETURNED CHECKS WILL RESULT IN THE SUSPENSION OF
DUMPING PRIVILEGES UNTIL ALL DEBTS ARE SETTLED IN CASH.
IMPORTANT
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT EITHER THE TRANSFER STATION
OR THE RECYCLING CENTER:
1.
CONTAMINATING OR HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS (i.e, MOTOR OIL, ANTI-FREEZE, OIL
BASED PAINTS, THINNER, LACQUERS, DRIVEWAY SEALER, ETC.)
2.
TOXIC OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, DANGEROUS CHEMICALS, EXPLOSIVE
WASTE, INFLAMMABLES, PATHOLOGICAL WASTE, PESTICIDES OR PESTICIDE
CONTAINERS, LIQUID WASTE/SEWAGE AND SLUDGE FROM SEPTIC SYSTEMS.
FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRANSFER STATION,
PLEASE CALL: 431-4137.
FOR QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECYCLING CENTER,
PLEASE CALL: 431-2343.