How do I dispose of my everyday trash?

The choice is yours, either hire a private hauler to pick up your household trash curbside or purchase a sticker from the gatehouse at RRDD1 and deliver your trash to the facility during open hours.

Who can use our facility?

Residents MUST live in Barkhamsted, New Hartford or Winsted/Winchester. All incoming debris and recycling MUST be generated from our member towns.

I have curbside pick-up but I have items they won’t take?

If it is an item that we recycle such as Paint, 1-pound or 20-pound Propane tanks, Lightbulbs, Batteries, Food waste, E-Waste, Single Stream Recycling, Styrofoam, residents may bring that material in on Wednesday nights from 4 pm to 7 pm without a sticker for Free. If you intend to throw out trash you MUST have a permit. If it is furniture or items from a clean out you may purchase a day pass for $30 and dispose of it at our scale. The material will be disposed of at $160 per ton (2,000 pounds), this is in addition to the $30 day pass.

Where are you located?

The transfer station is located at 31 New Hartford Road in Barkhamsted, off Route 44, behind the Barkhamsted Public Works Garage. Get directions

What are your hours?

• Regular Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• Special Hours: Wednesday 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM with limited access. Upper lot is closed. Residents MUST have a sticker to dispose of household kitchen trash. No sticker required for residents to dispose of recycling material or electronics.
• May & June only: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, sticker sales only. No dumping of trash or recycling on these days.
• Special note: RRDD1 reserves the right to close at anytime due to the safety of the employees and residents.
• We are closed the following Holidays if they fall on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday: New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, and Christmas.
• We close at noon on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve if it falls on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday.

What do I do with……

Christmas items?

• Wrapping paper goes in regular trash as it is coated making it not recyclable.
• Christmas lights go in with electrical wire.

Styrofoam?

• All #6 EPS Styrofoam goes in the Styrofoam collection bin and is processed onsite.
• #4 Flex-foam, pool noodles and packing peanuts go in the trash and construction Styrofoam go in the Trash. There is no charge.

Kitchen/Bathroom Trash?

Kitchen and Bathroom trash can be disposed of in the trash compactors on the lower level, next to the Tag Sale building.

Cardboard?

Corrugated Cardboard boxes go in the cardboard compactor while small boxboard should be broken down and should go in with your recycling. Please remove all Styrofoam and plastic prior to disposal. Cardboard is deposited as you enter the facility, on the right side of the red “tag sale” building. Boxboard goes in with single stream recycling. No recyclables in household trash. There is no charge.

Single Stream Recycling?

Glass, Metal Cans, Plastics #1-7, Food/Beverage Containers, Boxboard: Please RINSE these containers and remove the lids/covers. (No food remnants!) These are deposited on site, straight ahead upon entrance. No black plastic, no plastic bags, or wrapping paper. Newspaper, Office Paper, Junk Mail, Magazines, Catalogs: These are deposited in the containers straight ahead upon entrance to the facility, single stream, along with washed glass, can, and plastic food containers. Single Stream Recycling bins are the 4 containers at the end of the parking lot. No Plastic Bags. There is no charge.

Books?

Books in good condition go into the Tag Sale building so another resident can take them. Books that are wet, moldy, or falling apart go in the household trash. Books do not go in single stream recycling. There is no charge.

Food Scraps?

In the blue barrels next to the Red cages. There is no charge.

Batteries (Automotive and Dry cell)?

Please place in the battery section, lower level, opposite the household trash compactor, labeled “Batteries”. Please separate the rechargeable batteries. We have a dedicated collection point for vapes and lithium batteries — ask the yard attendant for location. There is no charge.

Electronics?

Please cut the cords and place them in the wire box. Electronics go in the electronics bin. See the yard inspector for location. All televisions go to the upper lot, where there is dedicated space for them. There is no charge.

Fluorescent Tubes?

Broken items are NOT accepted! Please see the yard inspector for proper placement. There is no charge.

Paint?

RRDD1 accepts residential latex and oil-based paint and stain. Please see the attendant in the lower level for proper placement. There is no charge.

We can not accept marine paint, automotive paint, or spray cans with paint still in them. These are classified as Household Hazardous Waste and must be held for the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection day.

Paint cans:

• Completely empty, metal top and metal bottom — goes in small metal.
• Completely empty, metal top with a black plastic bottom — goes in household trash.
• Any paint still inside — bring it to the attendant with your paint.

Propane Tanks?

1-pound (camp stove) & 20-pound (BBQ Grill) tanks may be deposited in the lower level, ask the yard attendant for location. There is no charge. Tanks larger than 20 pounds are not accepted.

RRDD1 is part of the Cylinder Collective, which allows us to collect the small camp stove and lantern tanks.

Shredded Paper and gift wrap?

Goes into household trash! Please DO NOT place bags of shredded paper in single stream. Yes, it is paper, however, in the recycling process the bags open and the air is full of a “snow storm” like moment, plus the shredded paper sticks to other products, contaminating them. Another idea is to save it for shipping items or to put under items in a gift basket. You need a sticker to dispose of trash.

Tire tubes?

Place these items in the hopper across from the household trash compactor in the lower lot. There is no charge.

Used Motor Oil?

New very strict policy and procedures are in place in an effort to ensure that contamination never happens again! See the yard inspector, who will escort you to the oil room for proper disposal. The oil must be free of water and can not be mixed with ANYTHING. We will not accept anything but used motor oil! No transmission oil, gear oil, no oil mixed with gas, no hydraulic oil, no diesel, no industrial or commercial liquids of any nature. There is no charge.

Used Antifreeze?

New very strict policy and procedures are in place in an effort to ensure that contamination never happens again! See the yard inspector, who will escort you to the oil room for proper disposal. The anti-freeze must be free of water and can not be mixed with ANYTHING. There is no charge.

Construction, Demolition & Oversized MSW?

Construction and Demolition / Oversized Municipal Solid Waste (carpets, furniture, tarps, large plastic bags): Accepted in the upper lot, during regular hours of operation, for an additional fee. Debris MUST be separated! You must report to the scale attendant before unloading. Scale closes promptly at 3:00. All debris MUST be from the District.

Wood?

Accepted during regular hours only in the upper level. You must report to the scale attendant before unloading. There is a fee.

Brush?

Accepted during regular hours (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday), upper level. You must report to the scale attendant before unloading. Please do not dump brush without checking in first. There is a fee.

Clean fill?

RRDD1 Policy: Clean fill is brick, concrete, dirt, broken stone and cement. It is not asphalt. RRDD1 accepts small amounts of clean fill as a courtesy to our residents, like broken clay planter pots, small bricks, old bags of cement, etc. NO asphalt! Limit: One ton per resident sticker per month. You must report to the scale attendant before unloading. There is a fee.

Leaves?

Accepted ONLY during regular business hours! Leaves MUST be loose or in PAPER bags – NO plastic bags, please! These are to be deposited in the upper level, to the right going up the hill. You must report to the scale attendant before unloading. There is no charge.

Mattress & Box Spring?

Must be loose, not covered in plastic or in a box. Due to the recently passed stewardship program, RRDD1 accepts these items, in the upper level, during regular daytime hours, at no charge to the resident. You must report to the scale attendant before unloading.

Metal?

Metal is free unless it is an item containing Freon (refrigerators, air conditioners, humidifiers, etc.). There is a charge for the freon removal. Smaller metal items may be deposited in the lower level, larger items must be delivered to the upper lot. See the inspector on site for items containing freon.

Pallets?

Accepted during regular operating hours, not Wed nights, in the upper level. You must report to the scale attendant before unloading. There is a fee.

Tires?

On or off the rim, please see the inspector in the upper lot during regular daytime work hours. You must report to the scale attendant before unloading so your tires can be counted. Limit: 8 tires per day. RRDD1 is now part of the Connecticut Tire Stewardship program. Car and light truck tires are no charge.

Farm, tractor, trailer and large truck tires are not covered by the stewardship program. These are weighed at the scale and charged at $320 per ton.