Connecticut
Transfer station
Cromwell transfer station
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Cromwell Transfer Station.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-12
Who can use it
Cromwell residential use only. The official Rules and Regulations revised January 21, 2026, say this facility is DEEP permitted for Cromwell residential use only, with no exceptions, and that non-residents and unauthorized vehicles are subject to criminal prosecution. Official wording: "Non-residents property owners will not be permitted to access the Transfer Station." No commercial access is allowed. Residents must present a valid driver's license or ID with a current Transfer Station pass, and the address on the pass must match the ID of a vehicle occupant. All personal property taxes, real estate taxes, and sewer user fees must be current to purchase a pass. Residents getting help transporting materials must also obtain a One Day Pass, presented with the resident's valid Transfer Station pass.
Hours
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., as printed on the official Transfer Station page and the official Rules and Regulations revised January 21, 2026. The official Transfer Station page says check-in by 2:45 p.m. The official rules and the official Rules & Regulations webpage say residents must be checked in at least 15 minutes prior to closing, which is 2:45 p.m. when closing is 3:00 p.m. Both official wordings are shown. May be closed in inclement weather. Official rules also say to check the website for seasonal hours.
Sticker or permit
Required: Yes
Price: For items requiring an annual pass: 20-punch yearly pass $50.00; 8-punch yearly pass $25.00. Senior citizens (65 or older on the day of purchase) receive a 50% discount. Passes expire December 31 of the purchased year. No refunds on unused passes. There is a replacement charge for lost passes; the official rules do not print the replacement amount.
Where to buy: Cromwell Town Hall Public Works Department, 41 West Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with cash, check, or money order payable to the Town of Cromwell; or at the Transfer Station on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., by check or money order only. No cash is accepted at the Transfer Station.
Notes: Items marked with an asterisk on the official January 21, 2026, rules require a pass: freon-containing appliances, brush, construction and demolition materials, clean concrete, oversized municipal solid waste, pallets, and tires. Electronics, recyclables, mattresses and box springs (with a punch card required, and not including futons, waterbeds, or sofa beds), scrap metal, food scraps, clothing, oil, and several other listed items are accepted as printed on that official list.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Annual punch-card pass (required for asterisked items) | 20-punch yearly pass $50.00, or 8-punch yearly pass $25.00, with a 50% senior discount at age 65 or older on the day of purchase, per the official Rules and Regulations revised January 21, 2026. The official rules do not print a separate per-item dollar fee for Transfer Station drop-off beyond the punch-card pass. Official limits include 2 freon-containing appliances per day, 4 tires per day and 12 per year (tires up to 23 inches, or 19.5-inch light-truck tires, all off rims), 3 cubic yards per day of construction and demolition or clean concrete, 1 square per day of roofing, fencing, and siding, 8 pallets per day, and 2 empty propane cylinders of 20 pounds or smaller per day. |
Hazardous waste
The official Transfer Station page says no hazardous waste or household trash/waste is accepted. The official January 21, 2026, rules still list as accepted: anti-freeze (anti-freeze only, maximum 5 gallons per day); used batteries (lead acid, nickel cadmium, and lithium); fluorescent bulbs, with official typo "FLOURESCENT BULBS"; oil (crank case, transmission, kerosene, diesel, and hydraulic, not from machines, maximum 5 gallons per day); oil filters; and cooking oil (maximum 5 gallons per day). Household hazardous waste is listed as unacceptable, with a pointer to a Hazwaste Collection Handout and RiverCOG at www.rivercog.org or info@rivercog.org. Official paint line: up to 5 gallons per day of oil-based paint and stains can be brought to Sherwin-Williams Paint Store at 50 Berlin Rd, Cromwell, or taken to a local Household Hazardous Waste collection center or one-day collection event. Gasoline is listed as unacceptable. Both the official "no hazardous waste" wording and the official accepted-fluids list are shown.
Holiday closures
No dated Transfer Station holiday list appears on the official Transfer Station page or the official Rules and Regulations revised January 21, 2026. The official page says the Transfer Station may be closed in inclement weather, and the official rules say to check the website for seasonal hours. Confirm with the Transfer Station at (860) 632-3420 before a holiday week.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-12 from official sources .
Other notes
- Facts from the official Town of Cromwell Transfer Station page, the official Rules & Regulations and Forms page, and the official Transfer Station Rules and Regulations revised January 21, 2026, fetched November 12, 2026. The official rules also print the facility as 100 County Line Drive, Cromwell, off Shunpike Rd (Rte. 3) at the Rocky Hill border. Town Hall is 41 West Street, Cromwell, CT 06416, and is not the Transfer Station address.
- Official typos and wording on the January 21, 2026, rules include "FLOURESCENT BULBS," "Non-residents property owners," "policy(s)," and the title line "Transfer Station_Rules & Regulations." Children under 12 and pets must remain in the vehicle at all times, with no exceptions. No truck beds or trailers exceeding 10 feet in length are permitted. No hydraulic dump beds or hydraulic dump trailers may operate in the metal or construction and demolition areas; hydraulic dumps may be allowed in the brush area at the operator's discretion.
- Official acceptable items also include an American flag drop-off; books (hard or soft cover, college textbooks, CDs, DVDs, and video games in good condition, English print only, no encyclopedias or magazines); clothes and shoes (clean garments only in plastic bags, no loose clothing or shoes); food scraps in a biodegradable bag or unbagged; leaves unbagged, and grass with a maximum of three 32-gallon containers per week; lawnmowers and motorized equipment drained of fluids with batteries removed; and recyclable phone books, plastic, metal, and glass containers that must be clean, cardboard flattened and cut to a maximum 3 feet by 4 feet, and newspaper. Official unacceptable items also include used pet litter/bedding, household trash (no food products; each resident is responsible to hire their own private trash hauler), stumps, dirt, rocks, root balls, and shredded paper.
- A clothing bin and a food composting bin are located at the Transfer Station, per the official Transfer Station page. Supervisor: Anthony Salvatore Jr., (860) 632-3420. Official fax (860) 632-3477.
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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.
- Town of Cromwell Transfer Station (official 100 County Line Drive address, hours, residential-only rule, and permit purchase locations)
- Town of Cromwell Transfer Station Rules and Regulations revised January 21, 2026 (official punch-card fees, accepted and unacceptable items, and 15-minute check-in rule)
- Town of Cromwell Rules & Regulations and Forms (official tax-current rule and 15-minute check-in wording)