Policy and Procedures

Safety Rules, Regulatory Requirements and Restrictions:

• Landfill Hours – 7:00 am – 4:00 pm – Monday thru Friday.

• No trucks on site or waiting at the gate prior to 6:45 am. Town of Sardinia as well as DOT and DEC Landfill Operating Permit regulations require WM to strictly enforce this requirement.

• Staging of trucks on Rt. 16 or any local roadway is prohibited.

• Trucks are prohibited from using Chaffee/Curriers Road when traveling from Rt. 98. Chaffee/Curriers Road is not a truck route.

• All loads must be tarped, secured and tied down prior to entry.

• No untarping and turnbuckles removed prior to entering scales.

• Landfill Operators and Scale house monitor CB channel 23. Please follow transmitted instructions at all times.

• Untarp just prior to backing into active area – (No untarping in woods or at bottom of hill).

• All drivers must abide by all posted signs.

• Site speed limit is 10 mph.

• Yield right of way to landfill vehicles and equipment.

• Hard hats and reflective/high visibility vests are required to be worn while outside vehicle on working face of landfill.

• Operators will instruct drivers to back in when lanes are clear.

• Hard hats and reflective/high visibility vests are required to be worn while outside vehicle on working face of landfill. These items will be available for purchase at the scalehouse

• No scavenging in landfill.

• No one under age 16 permitted outside vehicles.

• No smoking in landfill active truck area.

• All debris must be removed from vehicles prior to leaving active area.

• All vehicles entering landfill are subject to WM overweight policy.

• All customers and transporters must comply with Working Face Policy and Procedures.

• Think Safely & Act Safely.

Please direct any questions to (716) 496-5192 x250

To review Chaffee Landfill’s Working Face Policy, please Click Here

Failure to abide by all regulations, rules, requirements, signage and postings will result in fines, penalties, or other disciplinary action.