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Town of North Branford Recycling Hotline: 203-484-4091 Town Manager’s Office: 203-484-6000 909 Foxon Road John’s Refuse: 203-484-0281 (missed and/or other pickup issues) North Branford, CT 06471 www.townofnorthbranfordct.com - Click Government, Boards and Commissions For additional information, check the Recycling Hotline, the Totoket Times, the Totoket TV Community Bulletin Board, or the Town Website

Curbside Pickup Dates to Remember Recycling Locations The following special pickups will take place on North Branford Recycling Center your scheduled pickup day. Public Works Facility, Route 22: 9 AM to Noon Bulky Pickup (Twice a Year) March 7, July 11 and November 7. Place curbside; week of April 20 and November 9; on your Electronics, empty propane tanks. scheduled pickup day. No home cleanouts. Call the Recycling Hotline for additional information. Metal Pickup (Twice a Year) Leaf Dropoff Area Scrap Metal only may be put out at the curb up to a week Near Public Works Facility; follow the signs: 9 AM to 3 PM before your scheduled pickup day during the April 13 to 17 and April 4, 11, 18, 25; Oct. 17, 24, 31 and Nov. 7, 14, 21. November 2 to 6 periods. NO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ALLOWED. Curbside Leaf Pickup HazWaste Central Dropoff Leaves must be placed in an untaped biodegradable paper bag. 90 Sargent Dr., (Long Wharf) New Haven Place curbside on your scheduled pickup day during the April 27 to May 1 and November 30 to December 11 periods. Saturdays 9 AM to Noon May 16 through October 31. For more information call 203-401-2712 or go to this website: Christmas Tree Pickup http://www.rwater.com/products-services/hazwaste- central 2020: January 6 to 17 2021: January 4 to 15 HazWaste Central is closed Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor On your scheduled pickup days. Day weekends. Annual Trash Holidays HazWaste Central Accepts: New Year’s Day Memorial Day July 6th Aerosol containers, batteries, bug sprays, car fluids, Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas cleaners, cooking oil, disinfectants, drain openers, floor-care products, fluorescent bulbs, furniture polish, Pickups will be delayed one day following trash gasoline, kerosene, lawn & garden chemicals, mercury holidays. thermometers & thermostats, metal polish, moth balls, Unacceptable Curbside Waste paint & paint products, oven cleaners, pool & photography chemicals, spot remover, and waste oil. Tires ● ● Grass Clippings Land Clearing/Demolition Debris ● Propane Tanks Oil and water-based paints should preferably be Helium Tanks ● Computers ● Monitors disposed of at Paint Dropoff Locations listed at: Printers ● TVs ● Riding Lawn Mowers www.paintcare.org/locator/index.php Scrap Vehicles or Parts ● Cans or Drums larger than 5 gallons ● Home Cleanouts See http://www.recyclect.com/ for additional Other large machinery-related items may not be recycling options and www.recyclerfinder.com for placed curbside at any time. additional recycling locations using ZIP code and radius

Brown Totes: Trash ONLY; Blue Totes: Recyclables ONLY Please place totes at least 4 feet from mailboxes with space between them Reminder: Put your trash out the night before or by 5:30 AM on day of pickup Please store totes away from streets and sidewalks after pickup

Printed on recycled paper Put Your Recycling and Trash Totes Curbside Every Week Please remember to keep the tote lids closed, placed as close to the curb as possible and oriented as shown on the tote lids. Leave space between the Recycling Tote and the Trash Tote. What to Recycle at Curbside in the Blue Tote How to Recycle What NOT to Recycle Glass Containers: Bottles and jars with lids and caps in place. Rinse clean. Labels, Light bulbs, mirrors, window glass, lids, and caps should plate glass, white/opal glass, Pyrex, be left on. pottery, ceramics and cork stoppers. Metal: Food, beverage and other containers made only of aluminum, Rinse clean. Flatten Paint cans, coat hangers or wire. tin, steel or some combination of these three metals; empty aerosol clean aluminum foil. Metals other than aluminum, steel, cans; clean aluminum foil. tin or some combination of these three metals. Paperboard Boxes/Cartons: Includes food boxes, gift boxes, shoe Flatten. Remove any Paperboard that is contaminated with boxes, shirt paperboard, paper roll cores, milk and orange juice foil or wax paper residue (e.g., pizza boxes with food cartons. Aseptic food packages (e.g., juice boxes, tomato sauce, broth interior packaging. residue). and soup). Boxes must have foil or wax paper removed from insides. Plastic Containers and Trays: All plastic containers, trays lids, must Rinse clean. Plastic grocery bags, caps, have one of the recycling symbols on each item: Containers may be Styrofoam (even if it has a recycling flattened or not symbol and/or number on it), black Plastic plant containers, plastic flower or plant pots may also be flattened. plastic. recycled. However, NO BLACK PLASTIC. Paper: Includes newspapers, mail, envelopes, clean paper plates, Place in blue tote with Any paper contaminated with food magazines, catalogues, office and school paper, file folders, paperback your recyclables. residue, Mylar or metallic wrapping books, telephone directories, paper bags, shredded paper (only if paper, loose shredded paper. placed in paper bags), holiday wrapping paper and cards. Corrugated Cardboard: Corrugated cardboard looks like this: Flatten boxes – must Corrugated cardboard with wax fit completely in blue coating and/or foil or plastic film tote. Remove lamination. Corrugated cardboard Styrofoam or other that is contaminated with residue packing material. (e.g., pizza boxes with food residue).

What to do with other recyclables not collected in blue totes

Clothing, Leaves Grass Household Vehicle Plastic Film & Empty Propane Shoes, Waste Oil Accessories Clippings Batteries Batteries Grocery Bags Tanks Place in pink Backyard Backyard HazWaste HazWaste Uncontaminated Without food residue North Branford bags and leave compost Central Central Public Works – see Plastic Film Recycling Center next to your Recycling Program Public Facility* Propane: size- blue recycling Leaf Dropoff on Town website for Area Works Retail Store based fee charged tote weekly Facility* list of Town, See detail on Contaminated grocery, and retailer front of card for HazWaste Central dropoff locations curbside pickup Electronics Waste: (e.g., TV’s, CD/DVD Players, VCR’s, computers, monitors, printers) - North Branford Recycling Center 9 AM — Noon, March 7, July 11 and November 7; also, check your local electronics retailer. Tires: on November 7 only (size-based fee charged).

*The Public Works Facility is open Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 2:30 PM with Summer Hours from 7:30 AM to 2 PM Definitions Household Batteries: Any battery used for normal household use, e.g., AA, AAA, C, D, 9 volt and Hearing Aid, as well as rechargeable, and non-automotive batteries Scrap Metal: Air conditioners, metal lawn furniture, large appliances (refrigerators, with doors removed), hot water tanks, tools, metal fencing, filing cabinets, furnaces, garbage pails, non-riding lawn mowers with gas removed, microwaves, outdoor grills, small machines and aluminum siding. (Please note that scrap metal may only be placed at the curb up to a week before your scheduled pickup day during the April 13 to 17 and November 2 to 6 special pickup periods). Bulky Waste: Tree limbs, tree branches, scrap wood, rugs (tree limbs, tree branches, scrap wood, and rugs all need to be less than 4 feet long, no thicker than 4 inches and need to be bundled and tied), couches, mattresses, box springs, picnic tables and wooden furniture. (Please note that bulky waste may only be placed at the curb up to a week before your scheduled pickup day during the April 13 to 17 and November 2 to 6 special pickup periods). No scrap vehicle parts. No home cleanouts.