MIRA Regional Transfer Station

Facility details

Address

5 Dump Road
Essex, CT 06790

Phone

(860) 767-1926

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Website

essexct.gov

Facility type

Transfer Station

County

Litchfield County

EPA Region

1

Data sources

EPA

Last verified

2026-10-15

About this facility

A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

• MIRA Regional Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Torrington, CT
• Liberty Recycling North Recycling 0.2 mi · Torrington, CT
• Torrington LF Landfill 0.3 mi · Torrington, CT
• Albreada Refuse & Sweeping, LLC Transfer Station 0.4 mi · Litchfield, CT
• Torrington Redemption Center - Bottle Collect Recycling 1.5 mi · Torrington, CT
• USA Hauling & Recycling Recycling 4.5 mi · Torrington, CT
• Litchfield Recycling Center Recycling 4.8 mi · Litchfield, CT
• Litchfield Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.9 mi · Litchfield, CT
• USA Hauling & Recycling, Inc. Recycling 8.0 mi · Winchester, CT
• Burlington Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.7 mi · Burlington, CT

Nearest landfill: Torrington LF, Torrington — 0.3 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• Consolidated Waste Systems LLC3.7 mi · Harwinton, CT · 1 driver
• B&B Septic LLC3.7 mi · Harwinton, CT · 2 drivers
• Richard Septic Systems Inc4.0 mi · Torrington, CT · 2 drivers
• Liberty Recycling North LLC4.0 mi · Torrington, CT · 1 driver
• Midstate Carting5.1 mi · Litchfield, CT · 1 driver

Area served

Serves Harwinton, Torrington, Northfield, Litchfield, New Hartford, Goshen, Morris, Thomaston, Bantam, Burlington, Lakeside, Terryville.

County context

One of 25 transfer stations in Litchfield County, CT.

48 waste haulers in Litchfield County, CT.

ZIP 06790 at a glance

Population

35,566 (331 per sq mi)

Median age

43

Households

Median income $70,912 · 33% earn six figures

Housing

66% owner-occupied · median home value $216,647 · median rent $1,169

Workforce

66% labor-force participation · 6.8% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

Connecticut solid-waste agency: Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP)