Dumpster Rental in Woodbury, CT

Permits, placement and who may haul in Woodbury

Who may haul: Woodbury's Chapter 205 says all solid waste accumulated in town is collected, conveyed and disposed of by persons licensed by the Town, and no one else may collect it, convey it over any street or dispose of it in town. The licence comes from the Board of Selectmen through the First Selectman, after a vehicle inspection and the prescribed fee, and each licensed refuse collector gets a separate registration for each vehicle or container (§ 205-14). Applicants carry the liability insurance the disposal facility or managing entity requires (§ 205-20), collectors deliver waste collected in town to the designated transfer station (§ 205-21), and violations carry fines of up to $100, each day a separate offense (§ 205-23). We read the chapter as a summary from the Town's online code host, so it's paraphrased. Woodbury isn't an HRRA member, so HRRA registration doesn't count here. 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)). Public Works is 203-263-3633 and the First Selectman 203-263-2141. We're licensed & insured.

Loads and spills: refuse loads are suitably covered while in transit in town (§ 205-6), and collectors clean up at once any solid waste that spills while it's carried or transferred (§ 205-21). Solid waste goes in proper containers, not loose on any property (§ 205-17).

In the street: no one may obstruct a sidewalk or make it unsafe or inconvenient for public travel (§ 210-2). We found no town rule for a container on a town road; we check with Public Works before a street placement. 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: 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.