Transfer Station

• Transfer station permits are issued through the Selectmen's Office and at the Transfer Station. Click here for the 2026-2027 Kent Transfer Station Permit Application which includes a link to pay for the PERMIT online.  Bags must be paid/picked up in person at Selectmen's Office or at the Transfer Station.

The Town of Kent Transfer Station is a service to town residents that provides a one-stop-shop for all your recycling and solid waste needs. To use the facility, residents must have a permit which can be purchased through the First Selectman’s office or at the Transfer Station during operating hours.

The Town is a member of the Housatonic Resource Recovery Authority (HRRA), a regional, governmental waste management and recycling authority serving fourteen municipalities in western Connecticut and a population of over 266,000 people.

Visit the Town of Kent page on the HRRA website for detailed information on what can and cannot be recycled, household hazardous waste events and all the many items we accept at the Transfer Station.

*The residential solid waste disposed per capita in Kent for the last three years is:
2024-2025: 193.22 pounds
2023-2024: 167.50 pounds
2022-2023: 169.60 pounds
*Information provided by Selectman Worthington