Landfill Information and Schedule

Landfill
Bagged leaves can be dropped off at no cost

TOWN OF EAST HAVEN LANDFILL INFORMATION:

Leaves & brush are only picked up during the fall. Residents may bring all bagged leaves and brush to the landfill at no cost. 

Landfill Hours:

The landfill is open every Friday and Saturday (besides holidays).  8:30am to 3pm

Dump passes no longer available. Payments are excepted at the town landfill for those vehicles requiring payment to enter. 

In the winter, the landfill operates on a "winter schedule" which is still every Friday, but Saturdays are staggered. 

January - 3rd Saturday of the month  

February - 3rd Saturday of the month. 

Then, in March - the Landfill returns to regular hours, Friday & Saturdays (again, no holidays).

Please check back for closings, or call our Public Works Department for up to date information. 

Passes are no longer needed. You can go directly to the landfill.  DEBIT or CREDIT CARDS will be the forms of payment accepted.

NO CASH OR CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

*The landfill rates have been changed to the following listed below:\

Automobiles designed primarily for private passenger use, SUVs, and passenger plate vans, provided such vehicles are not equipped with a trailer.  Cost is $25.00

Single rear wheel axel pickup trucks without modified beds, and commercial plate cargo vans. Cost is $50.00

Pickup trucks with dual rear wheel axels and or modified beds, and trailers, all of which are less than gross vehicle weight of 12, 000 pounds.  Cost is $75.00

Vehicles larger than pickup trucks, including dump trucks and masonry trucks, and trailers, all of which are gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds.  The vehicle cannot exceed the 12,000-pound limit.  Cost is $150.00

No disposal of roofing materials will be permitted.

You must be a resident of East Haven to use the landfill and the materials must come from an East Haven residence.  Please provide proof of this in the form of a valid Connecticut driver’s license or a property tax bill at the time of entry. 

There are no exceptions to this. Even if using vehicle with dealer plates or renting a vehicle, some sort of paperwork stating vehicle gross weight must be presented to purchase pass.

Hours of Operation:  Fridays and Saturdays  8:30am to 3:00pm
Commerce Street
East Haven, CT 06512
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ITEMS THAT CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE LANDFILL

BRUSH AND SCRAP WOOD: Brush, Leaves, Scrap Wood, Tree Limbs

Brush, leaves, shrubbery, small tree limbs, tires, electronics are free provided that they enter the landfill in either a private passenger automobile, SUV,  van, or a single rear wheel axle pickup truck weighing less than 12,000 pounds and without modified beds or trailers.

APPLICANCES AND HOUSEHOLD DEBRIS:  Air Conditioners, Books/Magazines, Box Springs, Cardboard, Clothing/Rags, Dishwashers, Dryers, Furniture, Hot Water Heaters/HotWater Tanks, Humidifiers, Lawn Furniture, Microwaves, Refrigerators, Rugs/Padding, Stereos/Televisions/VCRs, Stoves, Washers

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS:  Broken Glass, Windows, Doors, Fencing, Grills, Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Scrap Metal, Tools, Metal Piping, Old Pool Filter/Pool Parts, Plastic Toys, Plastic Bins/Containers, Scrap Plastic, Scrap Metal, Tools, Porcelain Toilet Bowls, Sinks, Etc.

Construction, Demolition Materials, Plaster, Sheetrock, Ceiling Tiles, Roofing Materials, Gravel, Rocks, Stones, Brick, and Insulation Materials. 

Cans of paint can not be disposed of at the landfill, Regional Water Authority will except hazardous waste