West Haven Bulk Trash Pickup Week, E-Waste Drop-Off Day In March

WEST HAVEN, CT — The next bulk trash pickup week in West Haven is March 5-9, and the next e-waste drop-off day is March 10. City officials said the two services are not the same, however, and are reminding residents to take note of the difference.

During bulk trash week, crews will not pick up electronic items, including TVs. They will only pick up such bulk items as couches, chairs, mattresses, tables, carpeting, padding, fencing and small amounts of bundled lumber, which may not exceed 6 feet in length. The amount of bulk trash per collection is limited to 6 cubic yards, which is equal to a pile of trash 6-feet long, 6-feet wide and 4.5-feet high.

For electronic recyclables, which are defined as typically anything that contains a circuit board or needs a battery, residents must drop off those items from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the highway maintenance garage, 1 Collis St.

Anything that has refrigerant, including air conditioners and dehumidifiers, is not accepted. Those items are considered white goods, and residents are asked to put them out for pickup on their weekly curbside collection days.

The collection is free for residents who have such items as TVs, hand-held video games, computers, monitors, copiers, scanners, microwaves, toaster ovens and other small appliances.

From West Haven City Hall / Image via Shutterstock