Stamford, CT Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Article III of Chapter 137 sets up two annual, citywide collection events that run separately from weekly trash and the year-round bulky/yard waste program under § 137-6. The spring pickup, established by § 137-26, covers household and yard debris broadly, a wider scope than the fall event. The fall pickup, under § 137-27, is narrower by design: it's limited to leaves, yard and garden debris only, so bulky household items like furniture or appliances set out in the fall outside the general collection program aren't guaranteed pickup under this specific sweep.

Both events depend on the city actually announcing them: § 137-28 requires 'adequate public notice in advance' of each pickup, though the ordinance leaves the exact notice method, and the precise dates each year, to the Director of Operations to set and publicize; the code doesn't lock in specific spring or fall calendar dates. These two sweeps date back to the original 1976 adoption of this article (Ord. No. 340, 11-8-1976) and sit alongside, rather than replace, the routine bulky and yard waste collection authorized under § 137-6, which the Director of Operations also administers on an ongoing basis rather than a fixed seasonal schedule.