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RECYCLING BINS |
Recycling bins are available to Cheshire residents through the Public Works Department. You may come into the office at Town Hall to pick up a recycling bin between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. You may call the Public Works Office at 271-6650 for further information. Each residential unit is provided with one (1) recycling bin per household. Each additional recycling bin can be purchased at $5.00 per bin.
Starting February 9, 2008, the Town will have a container available at the Transfer Station, 1286 Waterbury Road, for the collection of unbroken whole fluorescent bulbs, any size or shape. Drop off of fluorescent bulbs is available during the normally scheduled hours of operation of the Transfer Station which is the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This collection service is provided to Cheshire residents and residents must provide a valid drivers license to obtain entrance into the Transfer Station. There is no charge for this service.
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ACCEPTED ITEMS |
· Mixed Paper (newspapers and inserts, magazines, brochures, envelopes, window envelopes, bagged mail, computer and NCR paper, letter paper, pamphlets, chip board such as gift boxes and food boxes, cereal boxes without bag, plastic or foil inserts, inner rolls from toilet paper and paper towel, catalogs, notebook paper, construction paper, school/colored paper)
· Glass Bottles and Tin Cans
· Corrugated Cardboard (cut into 3’x 4’ sections and securely tied)
· Plastic Containers (#1 and #2 ONLY)
· Latex Paint Cans (paint residue must be completely dry)
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THE FOLLOWING ITEMS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED FOR RECYCLING |
· Egg Cartons
· Plastic Bags
· Paper Plates and Cups
· Paper Towels
· Paper Contaminated by Food (e.g. pizza box)
· Plastic and Cloth Ties
· Tissue Paper
· Carbon Paper
· Telephone Books
· Hazardous Waste Containers, including oil-based paint cans
· Scrap Metal
· Motor Oil or Antifreeze
· Leaves or Grass Clippings of any kind
· Bulky Trash (appliances, mattress or large items)
· Lead Acid Batteries (from cars, boats, etc.)
· Household Hazardous Waste
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TO PREPARE ACCEPTED ITEMS FOR RECYCLING |
Newspapers (including inserts) should be placed in a brown/kraft paper bag or tied with a string only.
Glass bottles and cans (no larger than one gallon in size) should be thoroughly rinsed and placed in blue recycling bin without caps or lids.
Corrugated cardboard (which has a wavy layer in the middle) should be flattened and tied in bundles so as not to exceed 3 feet by 4 feet and not to exceed 75 lbs.
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TO DISPOSE OF ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED FOR RECYCLING |
Scrap metal items (including white goods/appliances) can be taken to the Solid Waste Transfer Station for $5.00 per load of metal items.
Motor oil and antifreeze can be brought to the entrance of the Solid Waste Transfer Station at no charge.
Leaves may be composted in your back yard; properly bagged leaves will be collected curbside in October and November.
Grass clippings should remain on your lawn (through use of mulching/recycling mower) or composting in your back yard; for a designated time tin the spring, clippings may be placed in the appropriate containers at the Transfer Station. Also, local lawn care services may accept grass clippings.
Bulky items (e.g. sofas, chairs, tables) may be taken to the Solid Waste Transfer Station at a cost of $10.00 for the first 200 pounds of debris and an additional $2.00 per 20 pounds of debris over 200 pounds. The Town also conducts a Bulky Waste Collection Program every other year in the fall; the next planned collection is fall of 2008.
Lead acid batteries can be taken to the Solid Waste Transfer Station at no cost, and can also be brought to HazWaste Central, at no cost to Cheshire residents. Proper identification is required.
Household hazardous waste can be taken to HazWaste Central, at no cost to Cheshire residents. Proper identification is required.
Rechargeable NI-CAD batteries may be recycled at the following stores in Cheshire:
Parts Place – Napa Auto, 25 Jinny Hill Road
Radio Shack, 953 South Main Street
R.W. Hine Hardware, 231 Maple Avenue
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LOCAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION |
Cheshire is a participating member of Connecticut’s Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center. Houselhold hazardous waste (i.e. oil-based paints and stains, turpentine, motor oil, etc.) may be brought to Hazwaste Central, located at the Regional Water Authority, 90 Sargent Drive, New Haven, just off 1-95 at Exit 46, each Saturday from May 1st through October 31st. For specific information including hours of operation, please call Hazwaste Central at 401-2712.
There is also a local collection day at the Town Transfer Station each fall; the 2008 date will be publicized once it has been set.
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RESIDENTIAL ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT |
Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority (CRRA) announces that it will sponsor a RESIDENTIAL ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT on October 25, 2008 from 9am - 1pm at Lincoln Middle School, 164 Centennial Avenue, Meriden, CT.
Items accepted: computers, monitors, phones, TV's, VCR's, copiers, fax machines, printers, radios, stereos, camcorders, michrowave ovens.
Items NOT accepted: electronics containing mercury, refrigerants or radioactive substances.
This event is available to residents of Cheshire, Hamden, Meriden, North Haven and Wallingford.
NO COMMERICAL ELECTRONICS ARE ACCEPTED.
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