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Haddam Transfer Station is the town transfer spot on Saybrook Road where residents drop off household trash and recyclables for onward shipment. Locals, contractors with small loads and anyone with a town permit typically use this place; it's the nearer option compared with driving out of state to a landfill.
Pull up to the entrance where there's an attended booth and traffic flow that routes vehicles toward the compaction area. A scale is usually part of the entrance/exit process, so plan for a brief stop before leaving. The site looks like a typical municipal transfer station-large concrete pads, compactors and roll-off bays-so haul items as close as possible to where staff direct traffic. Weekends and spring-cleanup times get busy, with a line of cars and trucks waiting to get in.
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Before You Go
- Bring whatever permit the town requires; many Connecticut towns make transfer station use permit-controlled and will ask to see it.
- Secure and tarp loose materials on pickup loads so nothing blows out while waiting or being moved around the yard.
- Sort recyclables and bulky items at home if possible so unloading goes faster; plan for longer waits on weekend mornings and during spring cleanup season.
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