Danbury, CT Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine
- $1,000 per violation
- Authority
- C.G.S. § 22a-226d
- Underlying statutes
- §§ 22a-250(a), 22a-220a(f), (i)
- Related section
- § 36-23 (collector dumping)
Summary
Danbury imposes a $1,000 fine per violation for illegal dumping, enforcing Connecticut's solid waste and litter statutes locally under Code of Ordinances § 36-1.
Pursuant to the provisions of C.G.S. § 22a-226d, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) is hereby established for the violation of C.G.S. § 22a-250(a), 22a-220a(f), or 22a-220a(i).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2).
Full Breakdown
Danbury Code of Ordinances § 36-1 sets a local fine of $1,000 for any violation of Connecticut's illegal dumping statutes, C.G.S. § 22a-250(a) (dumping litter on land or in water), § 22a-220a(f), or § 22a-220a(i). The ordinance adopts the fine authorized by C.G.S. § 22a-226d rather than creating a separate local offense. It works alongside § 36-23, which sets steeper civil penalties, up to $2,500 for a first offense and $10,000 for a subsequent one, for collectors who dump solid waste outside designated sites.
Violations & Fines
Violating the state dumping statutes at C.G.S. §§ 22a-250(a), 22a-220a(f) or 22a-220a(i) triggers a $1,000 fine per violation under local ordinance § 36-1.
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