Greenwich, CT Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual disposal permit fee
- $25.00 per household (§ 9-5)
- Single-entry fee, no permit
- $10.00 per entry (§ 9-5)
- Weighed materials
- Bulky waste, yard waste, debris, scrap metal
- Fee-setting authority
- Board of Selectmen with Commissioner
- First delivery-violation fine
- Up to $100 (§ 9-11.1)
Summary
Greenwich residents cannot put land-clearing debris, demolition material or discarded machinery out with weekly trash. Code of Ordinances § 9-5 routes all bulky waste to the Town disposal area as the Superintendent directs, and residents disposing there directly pay an annual $25 household permit fee, a $10 single-entry fee without a permit, and per-load weighing charges the Board of Selectmen sets.
Bulky waste shall mean land clearing, demolition and construction debris, discarded machinery and equipment, and other unwanted materials that cannot be feasibly disposed of at resource recovery combustion facilities and landfills as acceptable solid waste because of size or noncombustibility but which can be disposed of at specially permitted and available landfills as determined by the Superintendent. ... All bulky waste shall be loaded and transported to any place as directed and designated by the Superintendent. ... Town residents who wish to directly dispose of any waste or materials at the Town disposal area shall be subject to an annual permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per household. ... All Town residential non-passenger vehicles entering the Town disposal area to directly dispose of bulky waste, yard waste, construction debris or scrap metal, will be required to be weighed and will be subject to fees for that material.
Full Breakdown
Section 9-1(4) defines bulky waste as land clearing, demolition and construction debris, discarded machinery and equipment, and other unwanted materials too large or noncombustible for the resource recovery facility but disposable at specially permitted landfills the Superintendent designates. Section 9-5 requires all bulky waste to be loaded and transported to the place the Superintendent designates, separate from the weekly acceptable-solid-waste stream. Licensed waste collectors pay a tipping fee per ton delivered to the Town disposal area, set by the Board of Selectmen after consulting the Commissioner.
A resident who wants to haul waste to the Town disposal area directly needs an annual permit costing $25 per household; without one, a single visit costs a $10 entry fee. Any resident non-passenger vehicle entering to dispose of bulky waste, yard waste, construction debris or scrap metal is weighed and charged under a fee structure the Board of Selectmen sets after consulting the Commissioner, including the definition of a qualifying non-passenger vehicle posted on the town website. Select bulky items such as refrigerators and air conditioners carry their own fixed per-item fee, also set by the Board of Selectmen and posted online. The Commissioner administers and enforces the whole program under § 9-5, last amended by RTM votes in 2020 and 2021.
Violations & Fines
Article 1 does not set a flat resident fine for bulky-waste violations; instead § 9-11.1 penalizes violations affecting delivery of waste to the Town disposal area with civil fines of $100 for a first violation, $250 for a second, and $1,000 for each subsequent violation, appealable to the Commissioner within ten days and, above $1,000, to the Board of Selectmen.
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