Items Accepted
- Appliances with Freon – don’t cut the lines, we’ll have the Freon drained and recycled, doors
must be removed from refrigerators - Appliances - standard household appliances
- Books, audio books tablets, CDs, videos, sports memorabilia, LPs, software, computer games
- Brush & chippable yard waste – 8 foot length max, 1 ton limit per project; no stumps
- Construction & demolition debris – e.g. wallboard, tile; roofing, not paint cans, 1 ton limit per
project, must fit in roll-off can; - Corrugated cardboard
- Electronics - Computers, TVs, printers, consumer electronics – with circuit boards or CRTs
- Fluorescent bulbs
- Garbage – household solid waste (including bulky items)
- Glass bottles – any color
- Leaves – without branches or other yard waste. No grass clippings!
- Metal food cans, aluminum foil & foil pie plates
- Paper products i.e. newspaper, magazines, catalogs, junk mail & phone books
- Paperboard i.e. cereal boxes, tissue boxes, paper towel rolls
- Rechargeable Batteries – not alkaline; see Hazardous Materials page
- Rigid Plastics #1 - #7; also milk & juice cartons, juice boxes,
- Scrap metal – large & small
- Textiles – Clothing, shoes, linens, curtains, etc. Ripped or stained OK, not heavily soiled
- Tires – 4 passenger tire limit, no large equipment or truck tires
- Used motor oil – not mixed with other fluids, 5 gallon limit; see Hazardous Materials page
- White office paper
What We Do Not Accept
Asbestos: Call East Shore Health at 203-481-4233 or check the DPH Asbestos web page
Car Batteries: Take to any place which sells them
Construction/Demolition Debris: If more than 1 ton, utilize a dumpster.
Grass Clippings: Leave on lawn or mix into your home compost
Latex or Oil based Paint and Stains: See Hazardous Materials Section Paintcare Program
Pesticides: See Hazardous Materials Section
Plastic Film: Please see Miscellaneous Items page for additional informaiton
Propane Tanks: Return to any place which sells them
Stumps and Large Tree Sections : Contact a tree/landscaping company to remove.
