Hazardous Waste / Paper Shredding

2024 Hazardous Waste & Paper Shredding schedule.  For more information on Household Hazardous Waste, you can click here to be redirected to the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG) Hazardous Waste page. To be redirected to the main RiverCOG page, click here.

Connecticut's PaintCare Stewardship Program began in July 2013, designating places where the public can take unwanted, leftover paint for recycling.  To see stores that participate in recycling old, used and unwanted paint click here.  For the PaintCare brochure click here

In 2013, mercury thermostat collection legislation was passed in Connecticut requiring thermostat manufacturers to establish collection programs for contractor and consumer-generated mercury thermostats. For more information on Thermostat Recycling In Connecticut Click here

State of Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) website 

United State Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) website 

The Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG) website