Connecticut
Transfer station
Bristol transfer station
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Bristol Transfer Station.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-12
Who can use it
Bristol residents with an active Transfer Station permit and money on the account. Residential permit holders must also bring a Bristol license or I.D. If the current Bristol address is not on the license, a change of address sticker must be applied to the back of the license. The official Pay As You Throw page also requires a utility bill from the last 30 days as proof of residency when obtaining a permit, and says any Bristol resident can use the permit in any vehicle. Business waste is not accepted with a residential permit. You are considered Residential Tier II if you own residential property in Bristol but do not reside in Bristol, or if you are a residential permit holder and dispose of more than 2.5 tons of material within a year (audit completed October 1 yearly; the Department also considers the prior two years of usage). Official Transfer Station page typo: "r esidential permit holders."
Hours
- Monday through Friday, 7:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
- Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Sticker or permit
Required: Yes
Price: New Transfer Station permit: $65.00 total ($40 for a five-year permit plus $25 minimum initial funds). Renewals: $40 for five years; continue to use the same permit; effective within one business day. Replacement (lost) permits: $40.00 and expire 5 years from the date of purchase.
Where to buy: Public Works office, 111 North Main Street, Bristol, CT 06010, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (cash, check, or credit/debit card; convenience fees apply for cards). New, renewal, and replacement permits can also be requested online or by mail; permits requested online or by mail are mailed after processing, and you may not use the Transfer Station until you have the permit. The Transfer Station facility does not accept payments. Online payments made before 8:00 p.m. are available in your account the next business day. Official typo on the Pay As You Throw and Residential Tier II pages: "D ebit/credit card payments."
Notes: Your permit must be active, visible when entering, and there must be money on your account. Official residential Pay As You Throw wording: there must at least $25.00 on the account to gain access (official wording omits "be"). Accounts below $25.00 are denied access until funds are added. The customer ID is typically your driver's license number. (860) 584-7798 is the Transfer Station contact on the official Transfer Station page. 860-584-6100 is the City Hall / Public Works office number.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Residential chargeable loads (Pay As You Throw page) | The first 100 pounds of any chargeable load are free per day, then $0.60 every 10 pounds after. |
| Residential no-charge full loads (Pay As You Throw page) | Full loads of the following are no-charge (partial or mixed loads are chargeable): antifreeze (5 gal/day), leaves, oil (5 gal/day), fluorescent bulbs (10/day), electronics, paint (10 gal), tires (8/year), mattresses/box springs (6/year, max 4/day), acceptable single-stream recyclable materials, and metal. You can mix any free materials together. If you mix free materials with chargeable materials, the entire load is chargeable. |
| Residential Tier II chargeable loads (separate official rates page) | Material disposal rate Monday-Saturday $0.85 per 10 lbs, plus a $5.00 gate fee each visit for chargeable items only. No-charge full-load list is similar (leaves, metals, recyclables, electronics, antifreeze 5 gal/day, oil 5 gal/day, fluorescent bulbs 10/day, paint 10 gal/day, mattresses/box springs 6/year max 4/day, tires 8/year). |
Common disposals
Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.
- TVs / electronics: Listed as a no-charge full-load material on the official Pay As You Throw page. A separate official Electronic Waste page lists accepted items at the Transfer Station.
- Yard waste / brush: Leaves are listed as a no-charge full-load material on the official Pay As You Throw page.
- Household hazardous waste: Oil (5 gal/day), antifreeze (5 gal/day), fluorescent bulbs (10/day), and paint appear on the official no-charge full-load list, with the caps shown there. Confirm current limits with the Transfer Station.
Statewide context: Mattresses · Tires · Appliances · TVs / electronics · Paint · All guides
Hazardous waste
The official Electronic Waste page lists many electronics as accepted items at the Transfer Station, and the Pay As You Throw page lists electronics, fluorescent bulbs, paint, oil, and antifreeze among no-charge full-load materials, with daily or yearly caps. Confirm current specialty-item rules with the Transfer Station at (860) 584-7798.
Holiday closures
The fetched official Transfer Station and Pay As You Throw pages do not include a dated 2026 Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year closure list for the Transfer Station. A separate official City Holidays page is titled as days City Hall will be closed (named holidays including Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve as one half day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve as one half day, with no years). That City Hall list is not applied here as Transfer Station hours. Confirm with the Transfer Station at (860) 584-7798 before a holiday week.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-12 from official sources . Source: City of Bristol Transfer Station (hours and contact; no dated Transfer Station holiday list on the fetched page) and City Holidays page (City Hall closures, not applied as Transfer Station hours) .
Other notes
- Official directions: the Transfer Station is located on Lake Avenue (off Middle Street), opposite #705 Lake Avenue. Look for the Transfer Station sign and a large white rock on the property adjacent to the access road.
- Official typo on the Transfer Station page: "r esidential permit holders." Official typo on the Pay As You Throw page: "there must at least $25.00 on the account." Official typo on the Pay As You Throw and Residential Tier II pages: "D ebit/credit card payments."
- The Transfer Station facility does not accept payments. Negative account balances must be paid within thirty days; otherwise account thresholds increase to a $50.00 minimum and the account may be referred to the City's legal department for collections.
- Permit renewals keep the same permit and carry over account funds. If you no longer have the permit, you must request a replacement. If you sell or get a new vehicle, remove the permit from the old vehicle and use it in the new vehicle.
- A city Electronics Recycling Day list of accepted items at the Transfer Station includes batteries, computers, monitors, TVs/CRTs and flat-panel LCDs, printers, and many other electronics. There is also an electronics recycling box for tablets/iPads, hard drives, and cell phones in the Public Works office at City Hall (2nd floor).
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-12. If something conflicts, trust the town.
- City of Bristol Transfer Station (official address, hours, permit rules, and Transfer Station phone)
- City of Bristol Residential Pay As You Throw Information (official residential rates, no-charge materials, and permit fees)
- City of Bristol Residential Tier II (official Tier II rates, including $0.85 per 10 lbs and a $5.00 chargeable-visit gate fee)
- City of Bristol Electronic Waste (accepted electronics at the Transfer Station)
- City of Bristol City Holidays (City Hall observed holidays; not applied as Transfer Station hours)