Simsbury Hosting Regional Household Waste Collection On Saturday

Town of Simsbury

SIMSBURY, CT — Residents in six area towns are invited to Simsbury for a regional household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, June 10.

In a collaborative effort with Avon, Canton, Farmington, Granby and Suffield, the Town of Simsbury will accept household hazardous waste at the Simsbury Public Works Facility, 66 Town Forest Road, West Simsbury.

The collection will run between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.

"These collections are for items that cannot go into the regular trash, keeping hazardous materials from being deposited into the landfill," wrote the Town of Simsbury in an announcement.

Last March, Farmington hosted a collection event at Farmington High School while another collection is slated for Oct. 7 in Simsbury at the same location.

At the collection, several items will be collected, including:

• Fluorescent and compact light bulbs.

• Batteries – common household batteries, including rechargeable batteries and car batteries.

• Lawn care chemicals – fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides.

• Switches or items containing Mercury – thermometers, thermostats, motion detectors.

• Household cleaners – acids, adhesives, aerosol cans, ammonia, drain cleaner, disinfectants,
moth balls, etc.

• Chemicals from the garage or workshop – antifreeze, ant/bug spray or bait, brake fluid, old
gasoline, oil‐based and latex paints, lighter fluid, polyurethane, pool chemicals, road flares,
transmission fluid, power steering fluid, wood stain, etc.

• Household electronics – computers, monitors, keyboards, game consoles, microwaves, hair
dryers, cameras, televisions, modems, DVD players, VCRs, etc.

Paper-shredding services will also be available for folks to get rid of any personal documents, with the limit being two copy paper-sized boxes.

Anyone with questions on the collection can call the Simsbury Public Works Department at 860-658-3222.

For more information on the event, including what can and can't be collected, click on this link.