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SUFFIELD LANDFILL-2010
The Landfill is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Holidays.
The following rules & fees apply to the Transfer Station & Bulky Waste areas:
Transfer Station: All Vehicles must display a valid Town of Suffield Transfer Station Sticker that can be obtained at the Suffield Landfill. The cost of the sticker is $20.00 and is for curbside users only. This sticker allows curbside users to come to the transfer station for extra household trash and recyclables.
Bulky Waste Portion of the Landfill: No sticker required, must show proof of residency. The following fees apply:
Large Appliances: Washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers, hot water
heaters, furnaces $ 5.00 per item
Freon Units: Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers $15.00 per item
Batteries $ 2.00 per item
Propane Tanks up to 20 lbs (grill size) $ 2.00 per tank
Propane Tanks greater than 20 lbs. $20.00 per tank
Mattresses & Box Springs $20.00 per item
Stuffed Furniture: couches, chairs, sofa beds $20.00 per item
Tires: Automobile $ 2.00 per tire
Light Truck (15” – 16”) $ 5.00 per tire
Heavy Truck/Race Car (17” – 20”) $15.00 per tire
Construction equipment (over 20”) $50.00 - $100.00 per tire
Metal items No Charge
Porcelain items No Charge
Plastic items No Charge
Wood furniture, TV’s, carpets, lamps No Charge
Residents who deliver Bulky Waste to the landfill in a vehicle up to and including ¾ ton capacity, are NOT required to go over the weight scales. However, larger vehicles (over ¾ ton) dump trucks and dual axle trailers must go over the weight scales and are charged @ $100 per ton.
Business & Commercial bulky waste from Suffield properties only, is acceptable at the landfill. All business and commercial vehicles must go over the scales @ $100 per ton. Proof of origin of material is required and/or a building permit.
If you have any questions or wish to check the holiday hours, you can call Bob Heintz at the Landfill 668-3837.
TOWN OF SUFFIELD
RESIDENTIAL GUIDE TO WASTE DISPOSAL
We have listed some helpful tips which will allow the Town to serve you better.
Put your Trash Dump Cart out the night before your collection day or BEFORE 6 A.M. on collection day. The ideal location is the left of your driveway when facing the street. Be sure that the dump cart handle faces your house and the can is within 2 feet of the road edge and 3-4 feet from obstructions, such as fences, lamp posts, mail boxes, trees, cars and recycling carts.
Use your dump cart container for regular solid waste, which consists of non-recyclable normal household trash, garbage or rubbish created by a single family. residents are limited weekly to one trash cart at a charge of $206/year. This fee is based on disposal of a ton of trash per household per year. This cost is reflected by the tipping fees imposed on the town at the burn plant for disposal of your trash. extra trash left outside your dump cart will not be picked up. If you are throwing away more than one ton of trash a year, and you want to order another dump cart, the charge for two trash carts is $412.00/year. Curbside users can also purchase a MSW Add-On Sticker for your vehicle for $20.00/ year and bring your extra trash and recyclables to the Landfill on any Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday from 8 am. - 4 pm.
Plastic bags inside the dump cart is recommended. Loose trash can get caught by the wind during dumping which produces litter.
• DO NOT OVERLOAD THE DUMP CART! (bags packed too tight may not come out during dumping). DO NOT PLACE TRASH BAGS OUTSIDE YOUR DUMP CART. THE TRUCK IS AUTOMATED TOP LOADING TRUCK. THE DRIVER DOES NOT LEAVE THE TRUCK.
• DO NOT DUMP HOT ASHES, FLAMMABLE ITEMS OR GRASS CLIPPINGS IN YOUR CART!
• DO NOT USE YOUR DUMP CART FOR PAINT OR OTHER HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS.
• IF YOUR DUMP CART IS DAMAGED OR STOLEN CALL THE LANDFILL OR THE SELECTMAN’S OFFICE: 668-3838
• IF YOU ARE A NEW RESIDENT AND HAVE EXTRA TRASH FROM MOVING, CALL THE SELECTMAN’S OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE ON PROPER DISPOSAL. UPON SELLING YOUR HOME, LEAVE THE DUMP CART AND BLUE RECYCLE CART WITH THE HOUSE. THIS IS TOWN PROPERTY ASSIGNED TO THAT RESIDENCE. IF YOU ARE MOVING TO A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOME WITHIN SUFFIELD, CALL 668-3838 TO HAVE A NEW TRASH CART AND BLUE RECYCLING CART DROPPED OFF AT YOUR NEW HOME.
DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE: Oil based paints, pesticides, household chemicals. These items can be disposed of during Hazardous Waste Collection Day. Drop off is at the Highway Garage once a year. Call the Landfill or Selectman’s Office for the date which is usually the first Saturday in April. Watch the local newspapers for the date, or contact the First Selectman’s Office for the date.
TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF YOUR LATEX PAINT: Open lids and let it dry out, or throw kitty litter or speedy dry into the cans to help speed the drying process. Once the paint is dried, throw the can away in your trash cart.
For disposal of fuel tanks/gas cans, compressed gas tanks, call the Landfill.
DISPOSAL OF BULKY WASTE ITEMS: Furniture, TV, mowers, appliances, mattresses, construction debris, tires, brush, rocks, logs, stumps, tires, brick and auto parts. These items can be brought to the landfill on any Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proof of town residency required. The Town also provides scheduled bulky waste pickups from April 1st through November 30th for large items only (items too large to fit in a vehicle to take up to the landfill yourself. Call the First Selectman’s Office to schedule a private pickup. Fees for this service will apply.
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HOLIDAYS SCHEDULE:
Trash pickup will be delayed one day if your pickup day falls on the holiday listed below
THE SIX (6) HOLIDAYS ARE:
New Year's Day
Memorial Day
July 4th
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day*
Example: If July 4th falls on a Sunday, there is no delay in pickup and everyone will be on a regular pickup on Monday, July 5th. If Christmas falls on a Saturday, there is no delay in pickup. If New Year’s Day falls on a Friday, only the Friday people are delayed. Any Monday Holiday listed above (such as Labor Day and Memorial Day), everyone is a day delayed for pickup. If you are still not sure if you are on a delayed pickup, just call the Selectmen’s Office 668-3838.
*Call The Selectman’s Office or Landfill for the date of Christmas Tree Pickup
*CRRA-2010
SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING INSTRUCTIONS
What to Recycle & How
Place in your Blue Recycling Carts:
NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINES & JUNK MAIL - Including all colored inserts or flyers printed on "'newsprint".
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD - Flatten boxes.
GLASS FOOD & BEVERAGE CONTAINERS- clear, brown and green bottles up to 1 gallon in size, washed clean, caps, lids and corks removed. Examples: Soda, liquor, juice bottles, jam & mason jars.
METAL FOOD & BEVERAGE CONTAINERS ONLY – washed clean; up to 1 gallon in size, metal lids acceptable. Examples: soup, vegetable, juice & other food cans, cookie tins; dog & cat food cans.
ALUMINUM USED BEVERAGE CANS - unflattened, washed clean, self opening attached tabs acceptable. Example: Soda and Beer cans.
ALUMINUM FOIL- - washed clean; folded flat, free of other materials: Examples: Aluminum Foil wrap, take out Food Trays (clean)
POLYETHYLENE TEREPTHILATE (PET) PLASTIC CONTAINERS: #1, washed clean, Examples: Soda, Juice, Cooking Oil, Mineral Water and detergent bottles.
HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) PLASTIC CONTAINERS: #2; washed clean up to one gallon in size. Examples: Milk jugs, spring water, laundry detergent, bleach and dish detergent bottles.
* NEW! PLASTICS #3-#7 CAN NOW BE RECYCLED: examples: ketchup bottles, plastic ice cream containers, yogurt cups, margarine tubs and lids, cream cheese tubs and lids, pudding and gelatin cups, sour cream tubs.
ASEPTIC PACKAGING-Gable top plastic coated paper containers up to one gallon in size, empty with straw and caps removed. Examples: Milk, juice containers, small single serve juice and milk boxes.
ANTIFREEZE & MOTOR OIL - Place in sealed containers and mark the container "Motor Oil" or “Antifreeze”. Place beside your Recycle Cart.
JUNK MAIL-Place in recycle cart.
What NOT to Recycle:
DO NOT place these items in your recycle cart: MSW or Bulky Waste of any kind. Dirty or contaminated newspaper, aerosol spray cans; bottle caps, styrofoam and polystyrene foam; plastic film, and plastic food wrap, sandwich bags, dry cleaning bags, trash bags and shopping bags. Any jug or bottle that held motor oil, paint, anti freeze fertilizers insecticides are not an acceptable recyclable. Do not recycle any plant and
seedling pots and trays. No Paint cans, medicine bottles, light bulbs, window glass, mirrors, crystal, heat-resistant ovenware, drinking glasses, plate glass and auto glass, leaded glass, beer cartons, Asian corrugated, syringes, hypodermic needles, books, notebooks, ceramic plates, ceramic bottles and ceramic cups, toys, pots and pans, coat hangers, toasters, clay flower pots, tiles, porcelain, Pyrex, stones and gravel.
RECYCLING IS BI-WEEKLY ON THE SAME DAY AS YOUR REGULAR TRASH. PLACE CART WITHIN 2 FEET OF THE ROAD EDGE AND 3-4 FEET FROM OBSTRUCTIONS.
If you have a question on your trash disposal, call 668-3838 or 668-3837. The landfill is open to all residents every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
The following items can be disposed of during Hazardous Waste Collection Day:
Oil based paints, strippers, turpentine, solvents, and preservatives.
Household chemicals, including bleach, ammonia, disinfectants, oven cleaner, toilet bowl and drain cleaners, floor and window cleaners, furniture polish, nail polish and remover, hobby chemicals and glues pharmaceuticals, photographic chemicals.
Lawn and yard chemicals, including pesticides, poisons, fertilizers, and swimming pool chemicals.
Drop off is at the Highway Garage once a year. Call the Landfill or Town Hall for the date, which is usually the first Saturday in April. Call the First Selectman’s Office for the date.
What NOT to Bring: Commercial or industrial wastes, gas cylinders, explosives, water reactive materials, PCB's and dioxin, pathological materials and radioactive materials, smoke detectors, latex paint.
To properly dispose of latex paint, open lid and air dry if there is only a small amount of paint inside (1/2" or less). For cans with paint in excess of 1/2", add kitty litter or speedy dry to paint to help speed the drying process. Once the paint is dry, throw the can in your trash cart.
For disposal of fuel tanks/gas cans, compressed gas tanks, call the Landfill at 668-3837.
ANNUAL LEAF COLLECTION
The Town's Landfill will accept leaves on Sunday's from 12 noon to 4pm beginning the third Sunday in October and running through the third Sunday in November. Call the Landfill (668-3837 for exact dates).
The Landfill will continue to accept leaves during it's normal operating hours on Tuesday's, Thursday's and Saturday's from 8 am to 4pm.
Please empty leaves from bags.