Regional Home Hazardous Waste Collection Is Saturday In West Hartford

Town of West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CT — If you're looking to rid your home of that household hazardous waste that can create a poisoning threat for you and your family, this is a good week to do so.

That's because on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the MDC will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the West Hartford Public Works Garage, 17 Brixton St.

The event is free and open to MDC member communities, which are Windsor, Bloomfield, West Hartford, Hartford, East Hartford, Newington, Wethersfield, and Rocky Hill.

Collect your household waste items in their original containers, place them in a box, and bring them to the collection site on September 28, and MDC will handle the rest.

The entrance is at the end of Oakwood Avenue just past Brixton Street. There will be ample signage. Remember to bring an ID.

Typical items are kitchen cleaners, garage and workshop chemicals, yard insecticides, and hobby solvents, to name a few.

View the complete list via this link.

Residents of all member towns can take household hazardous waste to any MDC collection event in the region.

For a list of locations and dates, visit the MDC website.

Some tips:

• Do not mix different products.

• Do not smoke in your car or near the collection area.

• Be prepared to wait between 5 and 30 minutes. Bring something to read for yourself and a game or toy to entertain your child.

For more information, call the MDC HazWaste Hotline at 860-278-3809 or visit https://themdc.org/what-we-do/....