Community Corner
Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Date Set for Ridgefield
Bring your car waxes, fluorescent bulbs, insecticides, oven cleaners, chemistry sets, flea powder, moth balls, engine degreasers...
RIDGEFIELD, CT — The Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority is hosting a "Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off" event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5., at Ridgefield High School on 700 North Salem Road.
Residents of Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, Kent, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield and Sherman can drop off hazardous items, which may include camera batteries, moth balls, paints, septic tank degreasers and more. (See below for a more complete list.)
Residents are advised to label or mark any gas containers they wish to keep, stay in their vehicle at all times, and refrain from smoking.
These items are all free to dispose at the event:
- Paints
- Stains and Varnishes
- Paint Thinners & Strippers
- Wood Preservatives
- Resins, Rosins & Adhesives
- Polishes for Furniture, Floor & Metal
- Cleaners for Rug & Upholstery
- Cleaners for Oven, Toilet Bowl & Drain
- Swimming Pool Chemicals
- Pesticides, Herbicides, Insecticides (including Lawn Care Products)
- Flea Powder
- Moth Balls
- Spot Removers
- Dry Cleaning Solvents
- Lighter Fluids
- Septic Tank Degreasers
- Engine Degreasers
- Waste Fuels (Kerosene, Gasoline)
- Carburetor Cleaners, Brake Fluids
- Transmission Fluids, Car Waxes
- Full or Partially Full Aerosol Cans
- Rubber Cement, Airplane Glue
- Photo Chemicals, Chemistry Sets
- Hobby Supplies
- Rechargeable (Ni-Cd) Batteries
- Camera Batteries
- Mercury Thermostats, Thermometers
There is a $20 fee to drop off:
- Motor Oil
- Antifreeze
- Auto Batteries
- Propane Tanks
- CF Light Bulbs
For more info, see the flyer from HRRA.
