Connecticut
Hartford transfer station
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Hartford Bulky Waste & Recycling Center (Transfer Station).
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-05
Who can use it
Hartford residents (owner-occupied 1-6 family/condo or tenants) with a green recyclables permit or blue residential pass. Photo ID and residency required. No box trucks. Small business/red commercial permits for multi-property owners, handymen, and landscapers with Hartford customers.
Hours
- Transfer Station: Tuesday through Saturday, 8:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
- Closed Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and snow days
- Permit office (50 Jennings Road, 2nd floor): Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (DPW FAQ also notes morning permit window; confirm before you go)
Sticker or permit
Required: Yes
Price: Green permit (recyclables): free. Blue residential pass: $10 for 4 visits. Red small-business/commercial permit: $50 plus per-load charges by vehicle/trailer size ($40 half-ton or trailer to 6 ft; $60 three-quarter-ton or trailer to 10 ft; $85 one-ton or trailer to 16 ft). Figures from the City Transfer Station permit PDF linked from DPW (PDF header dated 2022; hours match the live DPW page).
Where to buy: DPW Permit Office, 50 Jennings Road, 2nd floor, or City online permit portal linked from Public Works. Bring CT driver's license or State ID with Hartford address. Payments: card or money order (money orders encouraged).
Notes: Trailer max 16 ft for resident green/blue. Passenger vehicle, pickup, or van. Blue pass requires photo ID/residency to dump.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Green permit accepted recyclables (electronics, containers, paper/cardboard, leaves/brush no stumps residential quantities, scrap metal, used oil 1 gal/day, oil filters, clothing, antifreeze 1 gal/day) | Included with free green permit |
| Blue pass bulky streams (bulky furniture, Freon appliances, lead-acid batteries 2/day, propane tanks with valves 1/day, clean/treated wood, fluorescent ballasts, thermostats, mixed batteries) | Covered by $10 blue pass (4 visits); confirm load limits with attendant |
| Municipal solid waste (household trash), roof shingles, sheetrock, hazardous waste, food waste, asbestos, brick/cement/concrete, rented box trucks | Not accepted |
| Curbside bulky pickup (separate from Transfer Station) | 1-6 unit residential: 2 free pickups per unit per year of 5 or fewer items; additional pickups $75 each (call 860-757-9311) |
Common disposals
Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.
- Mattress / box spring: Bulky furniture listed on blue/green acceptable lists; confirm mattress handling with the Transfer Station.
- TVs / electronics: Used e-waste listed under free green recyclables.
- Tires: Not listed on the permit PDF acceptable lists; confirm with the facility before bringing tires.
- Appliances: Appliances with CFCs (Freon) listed on blue/green acceptable materials.
- Yard waste / brush: Leaves and brush (no stumps), residential quantities, on green recyclables list.
- Household hazardous waste: Hazardous waste not accepted at the Transfer Station; call Hartford 311 for HHW options.
Statewide context: Mattresses · Tires · Appliances · TVs / electronics · Paint · All guides
Hazardous waste
Hazardous waste not accepted at the Transfer Station. Use City HHW options; call Hartford 311. Free Hartford compost at the Transfer Station while supplies last (bring container and Hartford ID).
Holiday closures
Closed on holidays and snow days. Confirm with DPW before holiday weekends.
Other notes
- Permit PDF linked from current DPW page as Additional Information; document title block shows 2022. Confirm current dollar amounts at the permit office if anything looks stale.
- No municipal solid waste (trash) at this facility per the permit PDF.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-05. If something conflicts, trust the town.