Hazardous Materials Recycling

 

 

As a Stamford resident, you may drop off your household hazardous waste at the City's annual Hazardous Waste Recycling Day or at hazardous waste recycling events hosted by the communities listed below.

Stamford's 2011 hazardous waste recycling day occurrs on July 9, 2011, from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM at Scalzi Park (click here for a map and directions).

Dates/Locations Available to Stamford Residents in 2012

Community

Date

Times

Location

Darien

June 2

9:00AM-1:00PM

Noroton Heights RR Station
(south side parking lot)
Hollow Tree Ridge Road

Greenwich

May 12

8:00AM-1:00PM

Greenwich High School
25 Hillside Road

New Canaan

September 22

8:00 AM-2:00PM

Wastewater Treatment Plant
394 Main Street

Norwalk

September 8

8:00AM-2:00PM

Norwalk High School
23 Calvin Murphy Drive

Stamford

July 14

9:00AM-2:00PM

Rippowam Middle School
381 High Ridge Road

Westport

October 6

9:00AM-2:00PM

Yard Waste Site
180 Bayberry Lane

Weston

April 28

8:30AM-12:30PM

Public Works Facility
78 Old Hyde Road

Wilton

October 27

9:00AM-3:00PM

Miller/Driscoll School
214 Wolfpit Road

Items Accepted at Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Days:

  • Aerosol cans (not empty) *
  • Ammonia
  • Antifreeze
  • Arts and crafts supplies
  • Batteries
  • Bleaches
  • Brake fluid
  • Cesspool cleaners
  • Creosote
  • Drain cleaners and openers
  • Dry cleaning fluids
  • Engine and radiator flushes and cleaners
  • Floor cleaners
  • Fluorescent light bulbs
  • Herbicides
  • Household fire extinguishers
  • Insect sprays
  • Mercury thermometers
  • Metal polish
  • Moth balls
  • Muriatic acid
  • Old chemistry sets
  • Oil based paints and primers
  • Oven cleaners 
  • Paint thinners 
  • Pesticides
  • Photo chemicals
  • Pool chemicals
  • Propane tanks
  • Rodent killers
  • Rust preventatives
  • Sealants
  • Solvents
  • Transmission fluid
  • Used and unused motor oils
  • Wood preservatives

* Empty aerosol cans may be recycled in your toter.

If you're considering attending another community's event, contact that community to learn of any prohibited items. You must have a valid ID as proof of residence in a member town.



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