The Bulky Waste Collection Policy went into effect November 1, 2004. We will be picking up bulky waste items on Wednesday. Residents do not have to pay for this service but there is a $20.00 fee per appliance.

• Piles must be neatly stacked - all items separated
• No brush or lumber over 5 feet in any length
• Bulky Waste is picked up by hand
• Pickups will be scheduled on an on-call basis with the sanitation department at 860.446.4127
• Items must be separated into piles of the following - wood, brush, metal, furniture and miscellaneous. Items must be away from trees, telephone poles, wires or other obstacles
• There is a $20.00 per item charge for the following:
  • Refrigerators & Freezers
  • Stoves & Ovens
  • Convection Ovens
  • Washers & Dryers
  • Dishwashers
  • Air Conditioners
  • Dehumidifiers
  • Fluorescent Lights
  • Submersible Pumps
  • Mercury Vapor Lamp Fixtures
  • Heat Pumps
• Appliance Doors must be removed
• Tires will be picked up during a special collection held two times per year. There will be a charge per each tire
• Hazardous Material will not be picked up, but can be disposed of at the annual Household Hazardous Waste Day in the Spring
• Regular Household garbage & recyclable items will not be picked up

Please put all items to be picked up out curbside by 7:00 am (6:00 am Memorial Day thru Labor Day - Summer Schedule).

The following items cannot be taken with trash or bulky waste, you will need to dispose of these items yourself:

• Sheetrock
• Plaster
• Roofing Materials
• Railroad Ties
• Creosote Lumber
• Stumps that cannot be picked up by hand

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