Fairfield, CT Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Fairfield Town Code § 84-13 governs how recycling containers are placed for collection. Subsection A requires that recyclable materials be placed in containers approved by the Director and kept separate from other garbage or rubbish. Subsection B requires those containers to be placed at curbside and/or other locations approved by the Director, in the manner set out in regulations published by the Solid Waste and Recycling Commission. Subsection C puts the Director in charge of prominently publishing the collection schedule and any updated schedule or guidelines whenever materials, methods, or the schedule change.

Subsection D authorizes the Commission to adopt regulations covering the length of time, hours and days that recyclable containers may remain at curbside, meaning the specific set-out and pull-in windows are fixed by Commission regulation rather than the ordinance text itself. For businesses, apartments and condominiums served by private haulers, § 84-14.A separately requires a designated, labeled area or container for recyclables, and § 84-14.B and .C impose specific container-count and size rules (at least a twelve-gallon container, one per four pumps at gas stations, one per two vacuum stations at car washes) effective July 1, 2011.