Simsbury Landfill & Recycling Center

Landfill information Landfill F.A.Q.s Town of Simsbury

The facility allows residents to dispose of brush, What do I do with Styrofoam? logs, appliances, mattresses, furniture, used Styrofoam must be placed in household trash. S IMSBURY motor oil, paint, grass clipping, leaves, electronics, (Loose peanuts must be bagged.) and residential recycling. Please see the website What can I do with plastic bags? L ANDFILL & or call for more information on acceptable items. Plastic bags disrupt the single-stream recycling Household trash is not accepted at the landfill. RECYCLING process, therefore they should be recycled at Curbside Trash/Recycling Collection participating grocery stores. C ENTER In Simsbury, each household is responsible for Do you compost food waste? arranging for curbside pickup of trash and No. The landfill is not permitted to compost food recycling with a waste hauler registered with the waste. Small household composters are available at town. Current registered haulers are: local hardware stores. How do I dispose of compact fluorescent lightbulbs, Paine’s Inc. or CFLs? 66 Wolcott Road T: 860-844-3000 F: 860-844-3008 Most larger hardware stores now accept these Simsbury, CT 06070 [email protected] bulbs. They can also be accepted at the town’s www.painesinc.com Household Hazardous Waste Collection. Can I bring hazardous waste fluids to the All Waste Inc. transfer station? T: 800-443-3867 Only paint and used motor oil are accepted at the F: 860-724-3316 Simsbury Bulky Waste Facility. All other hazardous [email protected] materials must be disposed of at a licensed facility www.allwaste.com or at a sponsored hazardous waste collection day. Can I dispose of paint? Why do I need a permit when I am a Accepted for free are house paint and primers, Simsbury resident? stains, sealers, and clear coatings (e.g., shellac The fee for the permit is an administration fee to and varnish). The product must be in its original verify you are a Simsbury resident. container, with a label and secure lid, and must Why do I have to pay to dispose of items when I be no larger than 5 gallons in size. Open or have a permit? leaking cans are not accepted. Do not mix The cost of the permit does not cover the disposal paints together. Older paints can be accepted. fee that must be paid to the processing facilities that Hours: Wed. & Sat. 8AM - 3PM Electronics accept the material from the Simsbury Bulky Simsbury’s Bulky Waste Facility will accept Waste Facility. (Please arrive by 2:45 p.m.) electronics (televisions, computers, monitors, Is there a phone number to reach someone at Phone: 860-844-3000 printers, stereo equipment, etc.) during normal the landfill? operating hours (Wednesdays and Saturdays There is no direct phone number for the facility, call 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.) at no cost to the resident. Paine’s with questions at 860-844-3000. (A permit is required.) www.simsbury-ct.gov/public-works About the landfill Recycling

The Public Works Department operates the What can I recycle through the single-stream system? Items accepted at the landfill for free (with permit) in landfill and recycling center at 66 Wolcott Road. residential volumes: All plastic containers labeled No. 1-7 under Automotive batteries The facility is open to Simsbury residents on 3 gallons in size Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cardboard boxes Aluminum cans and clean foil The landfill is staffed by Paine’s Recycling and Clothing and textiles Aseptic packaging Rubbish Removal personnel. Residents with any Electronics* Clean cardboard, boxboard, cereal and questions regarding the landfill may call Paine’s, Grass clippings* shoe boxes Inc.’s office at 860-844-3000. Glass food jars, clean Empty glass jars and bottles Junk mail Who can use the facility? Empty tin and steel aerosol cans Large hard plastic items (all metal The facility is for use by Simsbury residents only. Office and school papers parts removed) A permit is required to verify residency. Paper (newspaper and inserts, junk mail, Leaves* magazines, catalogs, window envelopes, Magazines How do I ob tain a permit? white and colored paper) Mattresses Annual permits (July 1-June 30) can be purchased Paperback and hard cover books with the at the landfill. They are valid for one year. One covers removed Metal food cans, clean week permits can be purchased for a discounted Paper bags Motor oil fee. Proof of residency is required (driver’s license, Paper egg cartons Newspaper utility bill, etc.). Call 860-844-3000 for current Phone books Paint (in original container) pricing. Large plastic items such as toys, coolers, baskets Plastic No. 1-7 Annual Bagged Leaf Collection: Please see the and buckets (all metal parts removed) * No permit fee for these items Town website, www.simsbury-ct.gov/public-works, for the collection date for your neighborhood. Swap Shoppe: The Town of Simsbury Recycling Items accepted at the landfill with a fee*: Leaves must be in paper bags not plastic for Committee operates the Swap Shoppe at the -- -- Appliances with or without Freon/CFUs pickup. For any leaves that are not collected, bring entrance to the landfill and recycling center. It is Furniture them to the landfill for disposal at no cost. run by volunteers and is open on Saturdays from April 1 through October 31 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Loose brush Household Hazardous Waste: The Department of weather permitting. Propane tanks (must be empty) Public Works holds two household hazardous Scrap metal waste collections per year at the Public Works Scrap wood Department at 66 Town Forest Road. Check the Shingles/roofing materials website for collection dates and accepted items Tires — auto and truck sizes (www.simsbury-ct.gov/public-works). Wood chips * Check the website for current fees; some fees discounted for seniors