Sanitation Information

• Garbage must be contained in a receptacle with a capacity of greater than 20 gallons but less than 35 gallons, constructed of plastic, metal or fiberglass with handles and covers. The weight of a container and its contents shall not exceed 60 pounds.
• Trash should also be in plastic sacks designed to store refuse with sufficient wall strength to maintain physical integrity when lifted by the top. total weight of a bag and its contents shall not exceed 35 pounds.
• Trash receptacles must be placed curbside on the evening prior to the day of collection
• Collection is made on a weekly basis.

Unacceptable Items

• Loose garbage
• Hazardous Waste
• Human and animal remains
• Explosives and radioactive waste
• Pathological or biological waste
• paint and liquid waste
• Leaves

WHERE DOES THIS GO?

The following is an alphabetical listing of the most common items discarded each day, and their proper method of disposal.

AIR CONDITIONERS
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S, 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

AMMUNITION
Take to Police Dept. (call first)

ANTIFREEZE
Shelton Highways and Bridges Dept.
M-F, 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

BATTERIES
Automobile, lead acid
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S, 7:00 am – 1:30 pm
Alkaline Trash

CHRISTMAS TREES
Live
remove all lights and ornaments
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S, 7:00 am – 1:30 pm
Artificial
Trash or Shelton Highways and Bridges Dept.
M-F, 7:00 am – 2:00 pm

Corrugated Cardboard
Must be flattened, cut into 3ft.
squares and bundled and put in
Blue Bin every other week or
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Construction Waste
Sheet rock, shingles, tiles and wood
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Dehumidifiers
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Electronics
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Flower Pots
Clay or plastic
Trash - Some nurseries accept

Florescent Bulbs
Hazardous Waste Day

Fuels
Gas, kerosene, or diesel
Hazardous Waste Day

Furniture
Wood, upholstered
Trash or Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm
Chairs, Sofas - Trash
Metal
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm
Sofa Bed, Recliners
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Garden Furniture
Metal or Plastic
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Garden Products
Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides
and weed killers etc.
Hazardous Waste Day

Gas Grills
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Grass Clippings
GreenCycle / Grillo
1183 Oronoque Rd. Milford, CT
M – F 7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday 7:30 am – 3:00 pm

Motor Oil
Shelton Highways and Bridges Dept.
M-F, 7:00 am – 2:00 pm

Magazines
Mixed in with your newspaper in your recycling blue bin

Mail
Advertisements, flyers, pamphlets
Mixed in with your newspaper in your recycling blue bin

Mattresses - Trash
Box Springs
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Mercury Thermometers
Mercury, florescent bulbs, etc.
Hazardous Waste Day

Paint
Oil based - Hazardous Waste Day
Latex
Latex paint is not hazardous. To dispose of it, pop the cap and let it dry out. Once it is totally dry it can be discarded in the regular trash. Latex in liquid form is not acceptable because the cans open in the compactor.

Play Sets
Wood, metal, plastic
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Propane Gas Tanks
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Refrigerators
Remove all food and doors
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Tires
Only 4 per registered vehicle per year No large truck or tractor trailer tires
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm

Tree Branches
no longer  than 8ft in length 20 inches in diameter
Shelton Transfer Station
M-S 7:00 am – 1:30 pm