Household hazardous waste drop-off in Connecticut
We’ve checked 16 Connecticut disposal sites against official websites. 0 mention taking household hazardous waste (paint, chemicals, batteries and similar) and 3 say they don’t or restrict it. We quote the exact wording and link the official page.
None of the sites we’ve checked in Connecticut mention household hazardous waste in their posted rules. Check your county solid waste website for a drop-off site or collection event.
Sites that don’t take it (or restrict it)
- Norwalk Transfer Station & Recycling Center · Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT Verified
Posted rule: “Not accepted: ammunition, hazardous materials, asbestos, counter tops, asphalt shingles, sheetrock, ceramics (sinks, toilets), C&D debris, brick/concrete, wet paint, fluorescent bulbs, prescription drugs”
- East Hartford Transfer Station · Capitol Planning Region, CT Verified
Posted rule: “Not accepted: hazardous waste, concrete/masonry, soil, stumps, propane tanks”
- Greenwich Transfer Station · Greenwich, CT Verified
Posted rule: “Not accepted: commercial medical waste, hazardous waste, household hazardous waste”
Other verified sites: ask about hazardous waste
Their posted rules don’t mention it. Their official websites often list the county’s HHW program or next collection event.
- Cromwell Transfer Station · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT Verified
- Town of Berlin Transfer Station · Capitol Planning Region, CT Verified
- Rocky Hill Waste Transfer Station · Capitol Planning Region, CT Verified
- Town of Waterford Transfer Station · Waterford, CT Verified
- Ridgefield Transfer Station · Ridgefield, CT Verified
- Milford Transfer Station · Milford, CT Verified
- Simsbury Bulky Waste / Recycling · Capitol Planning Region, CT Verified
- Montville Transfer Station · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT Verified
- Norwich Transfer Station · Norwich, CT Verified
- Newington Town Landfill & Recycle Center · Capitol Planning Region, CT Verified
- East Lyme Transfer Station · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT Verified
- Groton Transfer Station · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT Verified
- Glastonbury Transfer Station · Glastonbury, CT Verified
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