Milford Bulk Trash Pickup Schedule for September

Mayor Benjamin G. Blake announced that the City of Milford’s 2014 Bulk Waste Pickup Program for the fall will begin the first Wednesday in September, 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.

BULK PICKUP - CITY OF MILFORD

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

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:

1. Batteries

2. Commercial Items

3. Logs and Stumps

4. Concrete or cement

5. Any item requiring more than 2 men to pick up

6. Hazardous Waste

7. Liquid Waste, oil based paint, motor oil

8. Propane Tanks

9. Grass Clippings

10. Sheetrock and Demolition material**

**Sheetrock & Demolition MUST be brought to Waste Conversion, 211 Old Gate Lane, Milford CT.

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

If your garbage day is: These are your pickup days GARBAGE DAY

SEPTEMBER

Monday = 3

Tuesday = 10

Thursday = 17

Friday = 24