WHEELABRATOR PUTNAM INC.
The Wheelabrator Putnam Ash Residue Landfill is a nine million cubic yard landfill designed to accommodate ash from all of Connecticut's waste-to-energy facilities. This project currently provides 400,000 tons per year of ash disposal for four of Connecticut's six waste-to-energy plants. The 186-acre site contains six 10-acre ash disposal cells designed to be built sequentially throughout its 25-year life. The remainder of the site is comprised of natural buffers, an administration building, a private access roadway and other supporting facilities.
- GENERAL
- Facilities Served:
- Bridgeport, Lisbon, Preston and Wallingford
- Start-up: May 1999
- Operation:
- 6 days a week, 7:00am - 6:00pm
- Capacity: 9 million cubic yards
- Site Life: 25 years
- Average Tonnage Processed:
- 1,300 tons per day
- Site Footprint: 186 acres
- Landfill Footprint: 60 acres