Madison Waste, Hazardous Waste, and Recycling Information
STUFF: EASIER TO GET INTO YOUR HOUSE THAN TO GET OUT.
PLEASE DISPOSE OF YOUR WASTE PROPERLY
Connecticut towns are required to provide ways for residents to dispose of most common types of waste. Madison has no municipal trash pick-up so residents may either contract with commercial waste haulers for regular trash and recycling service or they may dispose of their own trash at authorized locations. (Commercial trash haulers do not pick up hazardous waste)
LOCATIONS
Commercial haulers and private residents alike deposit household trash and common recyclable material at the Guilford/Madison Transfer Station. There is no charge for common recyclables but fees are charged for certain types of waste.
The Guilford Transfer Station is located on the Post Road, west of I-95 Exit 57.
| Hours: Monday, Friday, Saturday |
8:00 am - 3:30 pm |
| Tuesday |
7:00 am – 3:30 pm |
| Thursday |
7:00 am – 11:00 am |
| Closed Sunday and Wednesday |
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Items and fee schedule
Aluminum
Other Metal
Appliances ($ 10.00)
Propane tanks |
Recyclables
Newspaper/magazines/phone books stacked in paper bags
Corrugated clean cardboard
Office paper, (white only)
**Clean, empty glass food containers (no windows/mirrors, ceramics or light bulbs)
**Clean, empty metal food containers
** HDPE #1,& #2 plastic bottles (openings smaller than base, clean – no wide top plastic tubs or oil containers)
** Poly coated paper (rinsed clean & flattened – no juice straws)
**Deposit bottles and cans |
Small batteries
Auto batteries
Florescent light bulbs
Antifreeze
Waste motor oil |
Household garbage
Construction debris
Fees:
$ 7.00 per first 100 lb.
$ 1.50 each additional 20 lb. |
Tires $ 3.00
Large tires $ 5.00 |
Electronic equipment:
(fee schedule below) |
*Grass clippings, brush and leaves dumped at regular trash fees* |
Bins are available for
- Clothing donations
- Usable books
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For questions about other items accepted at the Guilford Transfer Station call 453-8095 during hours of operation.
* Leaves and brush (but not grass clippings) may be to taken to the bulky waste site on Ridge Road (see below).
** Items may be mixed together
DISPOSAL FEE FOR
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING AT TRANSFER STATION
Effective: April 1, 2006 |
Group I - Fee $1.00 Per Item Includes:
- Cell Phones
- Remote Controls
- Pagers
- Digital Cameras
- PDAs
- Speakers
- Telephones
- Two Way Radios
- Answering Machines
- Camcorders
Group II - $3.00 Per Item Includes:
- CD Players
- DVD Players
- VCR's
- Game Systems
- Laptops
- Stereos
- Tape Players
- Electric Typewriters
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Group III - $5.00 Per Item Includes:
- PCs
- Monitors
- Desktop Printers
- Fax machines
- Scanners
Group IV - $10.00 Per Item Includes:
- Televisions (27" and under)
- Microwaves
Group V - $15.00 Per Item Includes:
Additional Items: NO CHARGE Includes:
- Light Bulbs
- Batteries (Dry Cell - Household)
- Thermostats
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Free Electronic Recycling Resources:
Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority
Dell Computers
Dell offers you the opportunity to recycle your unwanted Dell-branded Product for free. |
Madison Bulky Waste Site
The Madison Bulky Waste Site is located at the end of Ridge Road north of Green Hill Road. The site is for use by homeowners and businesses doing work in Madison. A fee is required for some items, but the attendant does not accept payment. Instead, residents provide identification with their local property address and will be billed by the town. Businesses may be similarly billed by the trip or may buy multiple trip passes at the Public Works desk at the Town Campus.
| Hours: Tuesday through Friday |
7:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| Saturday |
7:30 am - 3:15 pm |
| Closed Sunday & Monday |
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Items and fee schedule:
Yard debris:
- Brush (see below)
- Leaves (no bags)
- Tree limbs (max 2 ft long)
- Wood Chips
- Dirt
- Rocks
- Masonry rubble
- Logs (2 ft. lengths)
Other:
- Used motor oil (residential only)
- Used tires $ 2:00 - $ 5.00 on rim
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Metal: $ 10.00 each
- Washers
- Dryers
- Dishwashers
- Air Conditioners
- Refrigerators (doors removed)
- Water heaters
- Water tanks
- Boilers
- Furnaces
- Oil tanks (cut in half & cleaned)
Metal: Large loads
Fee based on quantity
Metal: No charge
- Bicycles
- Empty propane tanks
- Tire rims
- Metal pipe (no plastic)
- Fire extinguishers
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Not accepted:
- Automobiles or auto parts
- Internal combustion engines
- Materials with residual liquids
- Grass clippings
- Truck loads of concrete or asphalt
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Yard debris/brush:
- Burnable only, no grass clippings
Resident auto/pickup no charge
Commercial vehicles:
- Pick-up (2 cu.yd.) $5.00
- Vehicles over 2 cu.yd. $10.00
- Vehicles over 1 ton $15.00
No trucks larger than 6 wheel |
Available for free: Call 245-0010
- Fire wood (not split)
- Mulch*
- Wood chips*
*Attendant will machine-load pick-up trucks, when available
- 12:30 – 3:00 Tue/Fri
- 7:30 am – 3:00 pm Sat
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Hazardous Waste
Most hazardous waste is not accepted at either of the above locations. For that reason the Town of Madison has, since 1990, participated in HOUSEHOLD HAZWASTE CENTRAL a joint project of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority and the South Central Regional Council of Governments. The purpose of the program is to provide a place for residents to responsibly dispose of many types of waste that cannot be taken to municipal transfer stations and landfills. The site is located at the Regional Water Authority, 90 Sargent Drive, New Haven in the Long Warf area and is open Saturdays, May through October (except holiday weeks) from 9:00 AM to Noon for residents of participating towns. Additionally, the Town of Madison hosts a satellite disposal day at Hammonasset State Park one Saturday morning at the end of September or beginning of October. Notice will be in local papers, on this website and direct to residents via Madison Listserve (Link to sign-up). Brochures about the program are available at the Public Works information table at the Town Campus, at the Depot, and at the E. C. Scranton Library.
The Hazwaste program is set up primarily for use by homeowners, but with special arrangements small businesses can dispose of limited amounts of hazardous waste through the program. Large amounts of hazardous waste must be removed by specially licensed companies.
For more information on HOUSEHOLD HAZWASTE CENTRAL visit their web site www.rwater.com
Or call HOUSEHOLD HAZWASTE CENTRAL at
203-401 2712
or the Regional Water Authority customer service line at 203-624 6129
Waste Questions and Answers
Some waste is not accepted at any of the above sites. The list below addresses some of them as well as items that residents most frequently ask us about. If you have special waste disposal questions please call the Madison Public Works Department at 245-5611 or the Health Department at 245-5681.
- LATEX PAINT - Not hazardous. Dry out in a shallow container and put in regular trash mixing in kitty litter helps the drying process
- ANTIFREEZE – Guilford/Madison Transfer Station
- AMMUNITION – Contact state police
- ASBESTOS – Removal by licensed contractor required
- AUTO BATTERIES – Auto service centers or Guilford/Madison Transfer Station
- BIOLOGICAL OR NUCLEAR WASTE – Contact original supplier
- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES – Same as medications
- ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT – Guilford/Madison Transfer Station (disposal fees apply)
- EXPLOSIVES/FIREWORKS – Contact state police
- FLARES – Not considered hazardous waste – Burn in safe place
- FLORESCENT LIGHTS - Hazwaste Central or Guilford/Madison Transfer Station
- MEDICAL WASTE – Put in leak-proof, puncture-proof container and put in regular trash (not in septic system)
- PROPANE TANKS – (grill size) Guilford/Madison Transfer Station or Bulky Waste site
- SMALL BATTERIES – Hazwaste Central or Guilford/Madison Transfer Station
- SMALL BUSINESS HAZWASTE – Contact Haswaste Central 203-401-2712
- TREE STUMPS – Cherry Hill or other commercial hauler
- UNUSED MEDICATIONS – Remove labels, put in secondary container and put in regular trash (not in septic system)
- WASTE MOTOR OIL –Bulky Waste Site or Guilford/Madison Transfer Station
- MATRESSES, FURNITURE, RUGS ETC. – Guilford/Madison Transfer Station
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