Hamden Town Transfer Station

Small municipal transfer station used by town residents to drop off household trash and recyclables before it gets hauled out of state. Locals, contractors with small loads, and people doing seasonal cleanouts usually show up here. It’s the kind of place that feels practical rather than fancy-plain signs, a booth, and piles of compacted trash in the back.

There’s typically an entrance lane with a staffed booth where someone checks permits or ID for town residents, then a short drive in to the tipping area. A scale is common at transfer stations like this, so expect to stop and be weighed if the town charges by weight. Recycling containers are often grouped to one side and the compaction area or large open pits are visible from the drive-up. Weekends and spring cleanup times tend to be busier, so lines can form especially near the booth.