The site was in operation from 1949 to 1987. In the 1960s the site was excavated in some areas to bedrock. According to a 1972 Inventory of clients serviced by the landfill conducted by the CT DEP, 107,000 tons of solid waste and 46 tons of liquid waste were disposed of per year at the Laurel Park Landfill. These include rubber products, tires, chemicals, oils, solvents, chemical solids and municipal wastes. In the late 1980s the landfill accepted approximately 200 tons per day of municipal and industrial wastes.