Milford Announces Bulk Waste Pickup Program

Mayor Benjamin G. Blake announced today that the City of Milford will begin its 2015 Bulk Waste Pickup Program on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, according to the attached schedule.

All homeowners are asked to honor the schedule and not place bulk waste at the curb any sooner than the Saturday prior to their scheduled pickup.

Items set out for collection are to be placed at the curb not sooner than the Saturday prior to the scheduled date of the collection and all items are to be at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on the scheduled pickup date.

In order to qualify for this free pickup service, the homeowner must properly prepare and separate the bulky waste. Metal must be separated from burnable items. Yard waste should be placed in disposable containers or bags. Brush and wood must be cut to four-foot lengths and tied in bundles. No more than four passenger car tires may be included in the items set out for collection. Where possible, similar items should be placed together in containers, which the homeowner wishes to discard. All acceptable items placed at the curb will be taken, INCLUDING CONTAINERS.

Prohibited Materials: Certain items are PROHIBITED from the Bulky Waste Pickup program. The following items WILL NOT BE PICKED UP, and therefore, should not be placed at the curb:

Batteries
Commercial Items
Logs and Stumps
Concrete or cement
Any item requiring more than 2 men to pick up
Hazardous Waste
Liquid Waste, oil based paint, motor oil
Propane Tanks
Grass Clippings
Sheetrock and Demolition material**

**Sheetrock & Demolition MUST be brought to Waste Conversion, 211 Old Gate Lane, Milford, CT. It will no longer be accepted at the Transfer Station.

The following is the Bulk Trash Pickup Schedule to be followed:

If your garbage day is: These are your pickup days (refer to the photo above)

Please call the Public Works Office at 783-3265, THE MONDAY BEFORE YOUR PICKUP if you have White Goods, i.e. – stoves, refrigerators, dishwasher, hot water heater, etc.

CONDOMINIUMS (WHEN REGISTERED WITH CONDO ASSOCIATION) – JUNE 24, 2015.