Town of Westport, Connecticut

September 2, 2010

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Recycling

	The Recycling Center is located at 300 Sherwood Island Connector. Hours: M-F, 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sat. 7 a.m. – noon The Recycling Center is closed on the following holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day If you have questions, please call DPW at 341-1120 Download latest information on all recycling

Put in proper container	Recycle these materials	How to prepare materials	Don’t recycle (Throw in trash)
Glass Plastic Metal	Empty, clean bottles and jars-clear, brown, green	Rinse, throw caps in trash	Drinking glasses, Pyrex, mirrors, dishes, ceramics
	Only plastic containers with a number 1 or 2 recycle symbol	Rinse, throw caps in trash	Plastic with no recycle symbol or with numbers 3 to 7, caps and lids. Throw away plastic bags.
	Empty and clean food and beverage cans, clean aluminum trays and foil	Remove lids and rinse	Spray cans, propane tanks

Glass, plastic and certain metals go into the same container.(See above)

Bulk metal

Metal coat hangers, metal household items

Leave in designated area

Air conditioners,

refrigerators and certain other appliances will require a fee that must be paid at Town Hall prior to disposal.

Tires may be disposed of for a fee. See attendant.

Newspaper (remove inserts) brown bags	Unsoiled, dry newspaper, brown paper bags	Loose, tie with twine or put into brown paper bag.	Books, wrapping paper, plastic bags
Junk mail Paper	Magazines, catalogs, envelopes, mail, news inserts, notebooks, paper (white or colored)	Clean, dry, loose.(If in a bag, please empty out). Remove staples, paperclips	Cereal, snack or cracker boxes, wrapping paper, plastics bags or books
Corrugated cardboard	Corrugated cardboard only	Flatten cardboard	Cereal ,snack or cracker boxes, pizza boxes, beer or soda boxes
Phone books	Phone books only	Place in designated container	Bound books
Batteries	All batteries including car, boat, motorcycle and household batteries	Place in designated container
Motor oil Transmission fluid	Motor oil and transmission fluid	Leave container with attendant	Brake fluid is considered toxic waste. Do not throw in trash.
Anti-freeze	Anti-freeze only	Leave container with attendant

	Electronics Recycling Household electronic equipment, such as TVs, computers, monitors, stereo equipment, etc., may be placed in designated containers at the recycling center. Alternatively, they may be brought to the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA) for one of their specific recycling days. Visit the CRRA Web Site>>

	Household Hazardous Waste Virtually all households have some household hazardous waste (HHW). HHW is generally defined as a household waste that is toxic, flammable, reactive or corrosive. Common HHW includes oil-based paints, thinners, pool chemicals, pesticides, mercury fever thermometers, and gasoline. Although the federal regulations do not prohibit a homeowner from disposing of his/her hazardous waste in the garbage, household hazardous waste collection programs provide an opportunity to manage these wastes in an environmentally safe manner. See the complete (all towns) 2010 schedule for HHW disposal>>