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Small, practical transfer station used by Deep River residents and nearby towns. Vehicles pull in to drop off household and bulky trash that gets compacted and trucked elsewhere. Most users are folks clearing out basements, doing yard cleanups, or dropping off regular household bags.
A single entrance with a booth and a short drive to the tipping area; there’s usually a scale somewhere on the drive so vehicles may pause twice. Loads are unloaded into large pits or containers where material is compacted and loaded onto trucks for transport out of state. The site looks industrial-paved surfaces, big metal containers, and heavy equipment moving around-so move deliberately and keep a safe distance from machinery.
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Before You Go
- Bring whatever town permit or ID is required; many Connecticut towns enforce permits for transfer station use.
- Sort recyclables and anything that can be separated before getting there to save time while parked at the dump area.
- Avoid mid-day weekends if possible-spring cleanup and holiday weekends tend to get backed up, so go early or later in the afternoon to dodge the lines.
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