Dumpster Rental in Bridgewater, CT

Permits, placement and who may haul in Bridgewater

Who may haul: “Any collector operating within the town must formally register at the Town Hall to do so. The collector must also apply for permits at HRRA Headquarters, Old Town Hall, Route 254-133, Brookfield, Connecticut in order to use the HRRA System” (§ 53.04(B), 1993), and “each person collecting any acceptable solid waste generated within the boundaries of this municipality shall deliver all the waste to the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) System” (§ 53.03). The 1991 recycling ordinance has collectors register each collection vehicle every year, and “The door of any private vehicle used to haul solid waste shall be clearly marked with the business name and address of the collector” (§ 52.05). Connecticut has every collector register each year in each town it hauls solid waste from (CGS § 22a-220a(d)(1)) — a collector being “any person who holds himself out for hire regularly to collect solid waste” (§ 22a-220a(g)) — and “The door of any private vehicle used to haul solid waste shall be clearly marked with the business name and address of the hauler” (§ 22a-220a(e)). This town is one of the 14 members of HRRA, the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, a public regional authority (CGS § 7-273aa). HRRA's registration form says “Registration with the HRRA is deemed registration in the municipality”, and its hauler policy says “All Haulers must clearly display the name of the company on each vehicle and/or roll-off container operating in the municipality.” We're licensed & insured.

In the street: “no dumping or discarding of waste materials of any kind shall be permitted on the highways of the town, or on property of another within the town” (§ 90.01), and “Construction of a parking area on the street right-of-way is prohibited” (§ 90.22(H)). We found no town rule for a container on a town road; we check with Public Works before a street placement. Public Works is at 324 Hut Hill Rd, 860-354-2441. Driveway first. You don't need to be home as long as the container is accessible and the area is clear. Our smaller containers are driveway-friendly — about 8 feet wide and about 12 feet long for a 10-yard, up to about 22 feet long for a 20-yard and larger — and our drivers use protective boards or padding when necessary to help prevent driveway damage. Once it's placed, please don't move it; call us and we'll reposition it.

State highways: for a state highway, Bridgewater's own rules say “a written permit from the Department of Transportation, Permit Encroachment Division, located in Thomaston, Connecticut, is required” (§ 90.22(J)). Connecticut law says no one may “place any obstruction or substruction within, under, upon or over” a state highway without the written permission of the Commissioner of Transportation (CGS § 13a-247(a)), with fines of $2,000 to $5,000 for each offense and each day a separate one (§ 13a-247(d)). So a container never goes in the right-of-way of I-84, US-7, US-202, CT-133 or any other state route — beside one, it goes on private property.

Covered loads: Connecticut bars driving a vehicle that isn't built or loaded to keep its load “from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping” (CGS § 14-271(a)), and a refuse truck of 5,000 lb or more carrying an open-top container secures the contents with “a screen or other material having perforations of a size not greater than two square inches” (§ 14-271(c)). Keep debris level with or below the top rim — overfilled containers can't be transported safely.

Remodel or tear-down: Connecticut's Department of Public Health says “All facilities from sheds to commercial establishments are covered under” the state's asbestos regulations, and that under the federal rules notice applies above set thresholds for renovations “and for all demolitions, even when there is no asbestos present.” Check the current notice requirements with the DPH Asbestos Program, (860) 509-7367, before work starts. Asbestos never goes in our containers — tell us if an inspection finds any.

Summarized from the published local code and official web pages as read in October 2026. Codes change — confirm with the department listed before you rely on it.