Bridgeport, CT Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine
- Up to $100 per day
- Governing section
- Municipal Code Section 8.56.170
- Allowed disposal site
- City-designated dump only
- Repeat violations
- Each day a separate offense
Summary
Bridgeport's dumping ordinance bans depositing garbage, refuse, or construction debris on any street, building, or private land except a licensed city dump: violators face fines and forced cleanup.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any loose garbage, waste or other refuse matter of any description including construction debris on any street, building or private land, except land utilized as a city dump, in the city. No garbage shall be deposited upon any city dump. No waste material of any kind shall be deposited upon any city dump during periods when it is closed; provided, however, that signs clearly indicting the hours during which the dump is closed must be posted at the entrance to the dump by the director of health and social services.
(Ord. dated 12/21/92 § 75(h); prior code § 13-17)
(Ord. dated 2/1/16)
Full Breakdown
Bridgeport Municipal Code Section 8.56.170 makes it unlawful to deposit or cause to be deposited any loose garbage, waste, or refuse -- including construction debris -- on any street, building, or private land, with dumping allowed only at a city-designated dump. City dumps themselves are closed to garbage and to any waste when posted hours say they're shut. No penalty amount is stated in the chapter, so the citywide default under Section 1.12.010 applies: up to $100 per offense, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Violating Section 8.56.170 draws the citywide default penalty in Section 1.12.010: a fine up to $100, with each day of continued dumping charged as a separate offense; the city may also force removal of the dumped material.
Frequently Asked Questions
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