Wheelabrator Putnam Inc.

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