Construction Debris: What You Can (and Can't) Take to the Dump
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Read more →USA Hauling & Recycling on Torrington Road is a local recycling center in Winsted that people drop off household recyclables and heavier items they don't want in curbside bins. Neighbors, small contractors and anyone cleaning out a garage use this place when they need to divert materials from landfill-bound pickup. The site focuses on keeping common recyclables out of trash and into appropriate processing streams.
Drive up to a single entrance on Torrington Road and pull in toward the main building and scales; there’s an entrance booth and a scale house typical of facilities this size. The recycling drop-off area has several concrete bays and large containers-paper and cardboard, metals, glass and mixed plastics are usually grouped separately at centers like this. Loads are weighed for record-keeping, so expect to stop on the scale on the way in or out. Weekends, especially during spring cleanup, get backed up and maneuvering a trailer can be tight between the bays.
Learn how to properly dispose of common items.

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