26 CONNECTICUT GREEN GUIDE • SUMMER 2015 www.CTGreenGuide.com
Hartford Landfill's closing marks
start of new trash disposal era
By Kathryn M. Roy
I
t's been 75 years in the making, but the Hartford Landfill is officially
closed. The landfill's storied history represents the evolution of trash dis-
posal in Connecticut, and its legacy will forever serve to shape the future
of waste remediation priorities and policies in the state.
The official closure certification came in March after the Materials Inno-
vation & Recycling Authority, formerly the Connecticut Resources Recovery
Authority (CRRA), was notified that the synthetic cap MIRA had installed on the
Green Fact:
Connecticut
residents
generate an
estimated
five pounds
of garbage
everyday.
SOURCE: DEEP
75 Years
of Trash
History of the Hartford Landfill
1940 — 1955
The City of Hartford operated an open burn-
ing dump in the area of the public works
garage that was not regulated or permitted.
1955 — 1977
Hartford incinerator burned city garbage at
the North Meadows. Ash was buried in the
present landfill with other unburnable waste.
This 2008 photo
shows the Hartford
Landfill just as the
capping process
began.
PHOTO | HBJ FILE
