Dumpster Rental in Roxbury, CT

Permits, placement and who may haul in Roxbury

Who may haul: “Any person who intends to operate as a collector within the Town shall register in advance with the Board of Selectman in the manner prescribed by this chapter” (§ 11-6(A)). Applications go to the First Selectman's office before 1 July each year, listing among other things the vehicles, the customers served and evidence of insurance (§ 11-7(A)), and run to the following 30 June (§ 11-7(C)). “Persons without approved registrations as collectors and all collectors whose registrations have been suspended or revoked are prohibited from engaging in collecting, hauling, transporting or disposing of solid waste generated within the Town” (§ 11-12). While Roxbury is an HRRA member, registration of collectors “using HRRA sites” follows HRRA's requirements, which “shall supersede and replace those of the Town of Roxbury” (§ 11-8). 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.

At the Transfer Station: “The transfer station is for residential use only”; “The size of the vehicle used to enter the transfer station shall not exceed two cubic yards or 48,000 pounds of the gross weight of the vehicle”; “No commercial or business solid waste is allowed at the transfer station”; “A collector is prohibited from transporting or dumping demolition debris at the transfer station”; and “Collectors and haulers may not use the transfer station on Saturdays” (§ 11-10(A)). The code also says “All vehicles shall have canvas or other suitable covers” (§ 11-9(A)).

In the street: “No person shall park any motor vehicle or permit it to remain stationary within the limits of any public highway in such a manner as to constitute a traffic hazard or to obstruct the free movement of traffic thereon” (§ 12-38), and road permits cover excavation on or under a Town highway or right-of-way (§ 12-11). We found no town rule for a container on a town road; we check with Public Works before a street placement. Roxbury Public Works is at 31 North St, (860) 354-8343. 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: Routes 67, 199, 317 and 45 in Roxbury are state roads. 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.