Trash & Recycling in Connecticut (2026)

Under Bridgeport Municipal Code § 8.60.050, refuse containers go out as near to the curbline as practicable at the time…

Hartford property owners may not put trash cans or bulky waste at the curb before 4:00 p.m. the day before a scheduled…

New Haven's Department of Public Works sets curbside rules for residential trash: containers can't go out more than 12…

Norwalk requires recyclables to be separated from trash, packaged the way the Director prescribes, and set out at the…

The City of Stamford collects residential trash on a Director-set schedule if it's bagged in an approved container, and…

Bridgeport requires refuse containers set as near the curb as practicable on the director-designated collection time…

Danbury residents must set prepared recycling containers, cardboard, and newspaper at the curb no earlier than 12 hours…

Hartford bars residents, businesses, and haulers from placing containers or bulky waste at curbside before 4:00 p.m. on…

New Haven residents may set trash containers at the curb no more than 12 hours before pickup and must remove them…

Norwalk residents may not roll trash carts to the curb before 6:00 p.m. the evening before pickup, must have them out…

Ridgefield occupants must keep solid waste in covered, well-maintained containers and keep the storage area clean under…

Stamford limits when and how high residential trash and recycling containers can sit at the curb: § 137-2(A)(3) bars…

Waterbury's blight ordinance limits when residential trash cans and recycling bins can sit at the curb: no earlier than…

Bethel limits when and where recycling containers can sit at the curb. Containers go out no earlier than 12 hours…

Bridgeport requires tree trimmings and brush bundled to four feet or less and cartons collapsed and tied under three…

Hartford collects up to five bulky waste items twice a year free per household, but only by appointment: unscheduled or…

New Haven residents get two bulk-item collection appointments per calendar year, and items must be scheduled with…

Norwalk residents can drop off furniture, mattresses, appliances and other bulky solid waste at the Norwalk Transfer…

Ridgefield does not run curbside bulky-item pickup. Town Code § 305-4 defines bulky rubbish as waste too large or heavy…

Stamford runs two citywide bulk collection sweeps a year under Chapter 137, Article III: a spring pickup for household…

Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-241b designates specific items as mandatory recyclables statewide, requiring…

Bethel requires everyone who generates residential solid waste to separate designated recyclables from their trash…

Since January 1, 1991, Bridgeport has required every household and business to separate designated recyclables from…

Every Danbury resident and business must separate designated recyclables, cardboard, glass, metal, paper, batteries…

Every Hartford residence, multi-unit building, mixed-use property and commercial establishment must separate…

New Haven requires curbside separation of newspaper, cardboard, office paper, and rinsed glass, metal, and plastic food…

Norwalk requires households and businesses to separate designated recyclables, from cardboard and glass to scrap tires…

Ridgefield requires every residential property to separate mandated recyclables, including cardboard, glass and metal…

Every Stamford household, landlord and business must separate recyclable materials, cardboard, glass and metal…

City Code § 50.22(A) requires every residential and commercial generator of solid waste in Waterbury to separate…

Danbury imposes a $1,000 fine per violation for illegal dumping, enforcing Connecticut's solid waste and litter…

Dumping solid waste in Hartford's vacant lots, parks, the closed landfill, or any watercourse is illegal, carrying a…

Dumping automobiles, appliances, tires, bulky waste or hazardous waste on public property or someone else's private…

Bethel's transfer station accepts only refuse, garbage or sludge that actually originates within Town limits…

Bridgeport's dumping ordinance bans depositing garbage, refuse, or construction debris on any street, building, or…

New Haven bans dumping any material on public or unauthorized private property; dumping more than one cubic foot into…

Norwalk bans dumping litter, furniture, appliances or garbage bags on public or private property you don't own. The…

Ridgefield bars dumping filthy, obnoxious or unsanitary material on any public street or property outside a Board of…

Stamford bans dumping litter, garbage, or debris on public or private property and fines violators up to $1,000 per…

Bethel bars putting yard waste, including grass clippings, leaves and tree branches, onto any public roadway or…

Bridgeport requires leaves to be separated as a mandatory recyclable and tree trimmings or brush tied into four-foot…

Danbury collects leaves only, in paper leaf bags, on City-designated days during November and other announced periods…

New Haven, Connecticut requires yard waste that isn't bagged in a container to be bundled under Code of Ordinances §…

Norwalk residents must bundle brush and tree trimmings into four-foot lengths and bag loose yard waste in 65-gallon…

Ridgefield bundles brush separately from bagged yard waste. Town Code § 305-7(C) caps tied tree-limb and brush bundles…

Waterbury runs a Mandatory Leaf Waste Composting program under City Code §§ 50.35-50.38: residents must separate leaves…

Stamford collects bulky waste and yard waste generated at residential dwellings and other private premises under §…

New Haven requires a Department of Public Works permit before placing a dumpster in the city right-of-way, and every…

Bethel caps residential dumpsters at two cubic yards (36 by 72 by 38 inches) and roll-off construction containers at 30…

Bridgeport caps construction dumpsters in residential areas at 30 days total under its Anti-Blight Program, and…

Danbury requires dumpsters, bulk trash containers, and commercial refuse areas to be screened on every side except the…

Any permanent dumpster or roll-off container of ten cubic yards or more used by a solid waste collector in Hartford…

Norwalk will not let a construction-style dumpster sit in a residential neighborhood indefinitely: it can only go out…

Commercial solid waste containers in Ridgefield must sit on private property, never public property, unless the Town…

Bethel runs no municipal curbside trash pickup: residential and commercial waste haulers must register with the Town…

Bridgeport trash pickup runs on days and times set by the director of the Department of Public Facilities. Containers…

Danbury runs no municipal curbside pickup: residents must hire a City-registered private collector or haul acceptable…

Hartford's Department of Public Works must collect solid waste from every residence, but multi-unit buildings…

New Haven, Connecticut's Department of Public Works sets the pickup calendar for residential solid waste under Code of…

Every residential dwelling in Norwalk must keep acceptable solid waste in City-provided containers and set them out for…

Ridgefield runs no municipal curbside collection route. Town Code § 305-10(A) requires all solid waste generated in…

The City of Stamford collects municipal solid waste from every residential dwelling served by sanitary sewers, at…

Waterbury's Board of Public Works must collect and dispose of household garbage and noncombustible waste from every…

Bridgeport Municipal Code Chapter 8.64 makes recycling mandatory. Every generator of mixed solid waste at a residential…

Norwalk residents must keep recyclables separated from trash, pack them the prescribed way, and set them at the curb in…

Waterbury residents must set their city-issued recycling container within ten feet of the curb, no earlier than 24…