The
purpose of North Branford’s Solid/Hazardous Waste and Recycling Committee is to
develop and implement environmentally sound solutions and best practices for
solid waste disposal and recycling management on behalf of our town. We
hope that this information will assist you in our efforts. In addition to this website, residents can
get information from the Recycling Hotline: 203-484-4091. This is a recording
only; you cannot speak to anyone at this number. If you would like to contact the committee with a question about recycling, or volunteer to help in one of our activities, email us by clicking here. If you have a question specifically about trash (garbage), please call John's Refuse at 203-484-0281.
Call for info at recycling hotline: 203-484-4091
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HazWaste Central
o All
HazWaste Central participants are required to pre-register online. Paper forms
will not be available.
o Household
hazardous waste items must be accessible in the trunk or truck bed of your
vehicle.
o Containers
used to transport waste items will not be returned. Please bring items in
disposable containers.
For more information go to HazWaste Central or call 203-401-2712
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"Please
Don't Feed the Storm Drain"
Storm
drains are designed to only carry rainfall runoff from our streets into our
local waterways.
Anything
but water can contribute to water pollution and drainage issues. Help avoid
potential flooding by clearing snow and ice in the winter months from around
storm drains. Snow, ice and debris can interfere with drainage and clog storm
drains causing hazardous street flooding and freezing.
Remember:
Only Rain in the Drain!
The North Branford Solid/Hazardous Waste and Recycling Committee's
Plastic Film Recycling Program
Grocers
and retailers are accepting plastic bags such as grocery bags, newspaper
sleeves, produce bags, bread bags, dry cleaning bags, ice bags, wood
pellet bags, salt bags, and zipper bags for
recycling. They also accept plastic wraps from water bottle cases, diapers,
bathroom tissue, and paper towels, as well as bubble wrap and shipping pillows. Plastic bags with recycling symbols #2 or #4 ARE accepted. Plastic bags with recycling symbols #5 or #7 (i.e. salad and
grape bags), snack bags (potato chips, popcorn, and candy), pet food bags, frozen food bags, and any bags with food residue are NOT accepted. Plastic bags and wraps get recycled into products such as new
grocery bags, benches, and decking.
That’s quite a list of items that are currently going in the trash that can be recycled. However, they cannot go into your blue recycling bin.
There are bins to collect these items are located around town: Country Paint and Hardware, T.J’s
Launderette, Town Hall, Atwater and Smith Libraries, STW Community Center, Northford Store and The Food Pantry of North Branford.
If
you cannot make it to the above locations, please bring these items to
Big Y, Stop and Shop, Target, and/or Wal-Mart. There are bins in the
front of each store for plastic bag and plastic film recycling.
The plastic bags and wraps must be clean and dry and placed in storefront
recycling bins.
There
are a growing number of locations in which plastic bags and wraps can be
recycled, but awareness of this program is still low. A recent survey showed
that many Connecticut residents do not know where they can recycle plastic
bags. For more information on what can be recycled and where, visit www.plasticfilmrecycling.org or click here
For more information like us on Facebook at North Branford CT Hazardous Waste & Recycling Committee.
The First Bench earned for the Town from the Plastic Film Collection.
The School to Work students that helped with the collection.
The ReCONNstruction
Center is looking for your old windows, doors, appliances, cabinets, sinks,
lighting, paint, hardware, etc.
This is a non-profit
"Green Charitable” organization with a mission to reduce the waste of natural
resources through re-use of building
materials.
Drop off items or call
to arrange for pickup of your donations:
731 New Britain Ave,
Newington, CT (Twin City Plaza) 860-597-3390
Check their website for
more information at:
www.ReCONNstructionCenter.org
Can’t
Remember the Last Time You Used a Phone Book?
Then
It’s Time to Opt Out
Unwanted phone books are waste of resources.
Phone books in the US
use an estimated 4.68 million trees worth of wood fiber annually; that equals a forest
the size of 14 football fields every single day!
Here’s how you can opt
out:
1. Visit yellowpagesoptout.com
2.
Enter your zip code and create an account
3.
After completing registration, click "opt out of or order
directories"
4.
Choose "opt out of all" option, then "save changes" and click CONFIRM