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Small-town transfer station just off Voluntown Road, used by Griswold residents to drop off household trash and recyclables before larger trucks take it elsewhere. Most users are locals hauling regular household loads or folks doing seasonal cleanups from nearby towns that allow access.
Drive up the lane to a single entrance booth where vehicles line up; transfer stations in Connecticut commonly have a staffed gate and a weigh scale nearby, so be prepared to stop twice. The site is more industrial than pretty - concrete tipping areas, compactors, and big roll-off containers, with commercial trucks coming and going. Pull into a marked bay for your load, sort what you can at the curb if there are separate containers, then move on to the exit scale if one is used here.
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Before You Go
- Have any required town permit or ID ready before getting to the booth - many Connecticut towns require a permit for access.
- Secure loose trash and cover beds or trailers; winds and passing trucks can blow stuff around.
- Plan for waits on weekend mornings and during spring cleanup - traffic can back up at the entrance and movement through the bays slows when big trucks are loading.
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