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Where to get rid of yard waste near Hartford, CT

We found 12 open or status-unknown disposal sites within 50 miles of Hartford, and 7 of them have rules we checked against an official website. 2 list yard waste as accepted; the closest is Newington Town Landfill & Recycle Center, about 7 miles away. 1 say they don't take yard waste or restrict them (East Hartford Transfer Station).

Nearest sites and what they say about yard waste

  • East Hartford Transfer Station · 2.8 mi · Capitol Planning Region, CT Verified
    Listed as not accepted or restricted

    Posted rule: “Not accepted: hazardous waste, concrete/masonry, soil, stumps, propane tanks”

  • Manchester LF · 6.2 mi · Manchester, CT
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Newington Town Landfill & Recycle Center · 6.6 mi · Capitol Planning Region, CT Verified
    Listed as accepted

    Posted rule: “vegetation disposal requires a transfer station permit”

  • Rocky Hill Waste Transfer Station · 8.6 mi · Capitol Planning Region, CT Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Iron Mountain · 9.1 mi · Windsor, CT
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Glastonbury Transfer Station · 9.2 mi · Glastonbury, CT Verified
    Listed as accepted

    Posted rule: “Trash, recyclables, food waste, leaves/grass clippings, scrap metal, electronics, textiles, automotive items (oil, filters, antifreeze, lead-acid batteries), tires”

  • CWPM · 9.3 mi · Capitol Planning Region, CT
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Cromwell Transfer Station · 9.3 mi · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Town of Glastonbury Bulky Waste Facility · 9.5 mi · Glastonbury, CT
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Town of Berlin Transfer Station · 10.1 mi · Capitol Planning Region, CT Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Simsbury Bulky Waste / Recycling · 11.4 mi · Capitol Planning Region, CT Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Portland Recycling Center · 13.9 mi · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
    Not verified yet – call to confirm

Distances are straight-line from the center of Hartford. “Listed as accepted” means the site’s official page mentions it; we quote the exact wording. We never guess for sites we haven’t checked.

Don't want to haul it yourself? Get a junk removal quote

Junk removal crews load and dispose of it for you, usually priced by how much of the truck you fill.

Tip: get two or three quotes from local junk removal companies, and ask whether the price includes the dump fee and labor.

Bigger project? Estimate the dumpster size you need.

General tips for yard waste

A number of states ban yard trimmings from landfills, so many facilities send yard waste to a separate compost or mulch area, often at a lower price than trash, and sometimes free for residents. Loads usually must be free of trash, plastic bags, rocks and dirt.

Other options. Many cities collect yard waste curbside on a schedule, with limits on bundle size and branch length. Composting at home handles leaves and grass (see EPA's home composting guide). Some municipal mulch sites give away finished mulch.

Before you go. Ask about branch diameter or length limits, whether stumps cost extra, and whether paper bags are OK.

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