Danbury, CT Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

On days specified by the manager as leaf waste collection days during the month of November and during any additional periods designated by the manager, all residents in the City shall place their leaf waste material generated from residential property into paper leaf bags. Paper leaf bags shall be placed on the curbside or at such other locations as may be approved by the City in a manner assuring access by those employees of the City collecting those paper bags. No containers except those of the type described herein may be used for the disposal of leaves. The disposal of any other materials in paper leaf bags is hereby prohibited. The City may refuse to collect leaves from any person who fails to comply with the provisions hereof.(e)Nothing herein shall preclude a person from using back yard or decentralized composting as a method for disposal of their leaves.(f)All storage batteries and waste oil required to be recycled in accordance with the provisions of section 36-115 and generated from residential properties shall be delivered to such locations as the City Council shall prescribe.(g)All persons generating solid waste from nonresidential properties shall make arrangements to have all recyclable materials described in section 36-115 collected and recycled in a manner consistent with the provisions of state law and this article. (Code 1961, § 16A-83; Ord. No. 406, § 16A-73, 12-17-1990; Ord. No. 431, § 16A-73(a), (b), 1-7-1992)