Starting July 1, 2025, Newtown residents will no longer pay for transfer station permits. Instead, those who use the Town transfer station on Ethan Allen Road will be required to purchase town-branded blue bags. The bags are part of the new save-as-you-throw program (formerly referred to as pay-as-you-throw).
Residents will still have to register their car to obtain a Transfer Station permit, but instead of paying a $100 flat rate annually, plus the amount paid for garbage bags from the store, residents will now only be paying for the bags they use. As of July 1, 2025, black contractor bags and all other non-town branded bags will not be accepted at the Transfer Station.
The decision, according to a mailer all Newtown residents should receive soon, is part of a “strategic plan to address the rising costs of waste disposal and increase recycling.” The Ad Hoc Recycling Committee presented its findings and recommendations following last year’s pilot program, when residents were issued orange waste bags branded with the Town seal and told to use only those bags for trash disposal at the transfer station.