Waste & Recycling

1. Overview

The Waste & Recycling Division works each day towards the safe and sanitary collection of waste and recyclables that result in a clean and healthy Hartford community.

This page is designed to help you better understand the rules and regulations around waste and recycling collection in the City.  We will begin by checking your property eligibility and share the City's rules and regulations around trash, recycling, and bulky waste collection.  

Please also take note of the parking restrictions on your street as it pertains to sanitation days. Please see streets approved for parking on sanitation day.

Find My Trash Day Please enter your street address in the top right corner of the map and click on the dot that appears to find your trash collection day.

2. Property Eligibility

The City of Hartford, Department of Public Works, collect trash and recycling from the following properties

  • Single family home
  • Multifamily 6 units or less
  • Condo association of 6 units or less

All others, please contact your management company or landlord for assistance

If you are unsure of your property eligibility, you can check by entering your street address in the top right of the map below and clicking on dot that appears.

 

3. Trash Collection Rules Including Parking

Once you have determined your property eligibility, here are some things to keep in mind.

  1. The City of Hartford only services trash placed in City issued trash bins unless other arrangements have been made
  2. Trash and recycling bins are to be placed curbside after 4pm the day before collection day.  See previous section to confirm collection day.
  3.  Once trash is collected, remove trash bins from the curb within 24 hours after collection.
  4. Trash collection can be delayed by one day due to City Holiday schedule.  Learn More
  5. Parking is prohibited on most streets on trash collection day, except vehicles with a valid handicap tag. 

As part of a citywide pilot program, please see proposed parking zones during trash collection days.  Please note that the same rules apply when trash is delayed due to a City holiday.

Find My Trash Day Please enter your street address in the top right corner of the map and click on the dot that appears to find your trash collection day.

Monday Route

Sanitation Safe Parking Zones:

 Franklin Ave: Preston St to Maple Ave
 Maple Ave
 Wethersfield Ave: Preston St to Wethersfield Townline

Monday Sanitation Parking Location  

Tuesday Route

Sanitation Safe Parking Zones:

Broad St: Vernon St to New Britain Ave   Maple Ave
Chandler St: Broadview St to Sherbrooke St   Waterford St
Fairfield St: New Britain Ave to Freeman St 

 

Tuesday Sanitation Parking Location

Wednesday Route

Sanitation Safe Parking Zones:

Allen Pl Hamilton St Regent St
Bartholomew St Newton St Rodney St
Broad St: Park St to Allen Pl Orange St Saybrooke St
Capital Ave: Prospect to Arbor St Park St: Park Terr to Washington St Ward St: Affleck to Washington St
Capitol Ave: Park Terr to Lawrence St Park St: Prospect Ave to Orange St Warrenton Ave: Prospect Ave to Rodney St
Evergreen Ave: Farmington Ave to Warrenton Ave Russ St: Broad St to Oak St Wilson St
Farmington Ave: Prospect to Sisson Ave

Sanitation Wednesday Parking Location

Thursday Route

Sanitation Safe Parking Zones:

Atwood St: Asylum Ave to Ashley St Gillett St Palm St: Durham St to Simpson St
Blue Hills Ave: Durham St to Sharon St Girard Ave: Elizabeth St to Sherman St Salisbury St: Litchfield St to Manchester St
Coventry St Huntington St: Asylum Ave to Collins St Sherman St: Girard Ave to Lorraine St
Elizabeth St: N. Beacon to Whitney St Imlay St Tremont St
Farmington Ave: Prospect to Sisson Ave Lyme St: Westminster St to Cornwall St Whitney St: Asylum Ave to Elizabeth St
Fern St: Prospect St to Oxford St

Sanitation Thursday Parking Location

Friday Route

Sanitation Safe Parking Zones:

Barbour St: Capen St to Tower Ave Albany Ave
Capen St: Garden St to Main St Battles St
Vine St: Love Lane to Albany Ave

 

Friday Sanitation Parking Location

4. Recycling Collection Rules and Approved Items List

HARTFORD RECYCLES! It works because of YOU!

With the Single-stream recycling program, you no longer need to separate your recyclables from each other.

Connecticut now has a universal list of what belongs in your recycling bin and what doesn’t. All items should be EMPTY, RINSED, CLEAN and OPEN. Do not SHRED, BOX, BAG or BUNDLE items.

Here's a chart to help you recycle like a pro!

Recycling 101 English(PDF, 473KB)

 

Single Stream Recycling

For more information visit Recycle CT Logo

5. Bulky Waste Collection Rules

Bulky waste are large solid waste items such as appliances, electronics, small bundles of tree branches, tires, furniture, mattresses and other items too large to fit reasonably in standard-issued collection containers.  Bulky waste does not include any hazardous or toxic materials.

How to Schedule a Collection

  1. Call: Residents must call Hartford 311 at (860) 757-9311 or Public Works at (860) 757-9983 to Schedule Pick Up for all bulk items. 
  2. Place Items Curbside: Bulk items must be placed curbside after 4PM THE NIGHT BEFORE the scheduled pickup.
  3. All 1 – 6 unit non-commercial properties receive TWO (2) FREE pick up per unit, of FIVE (5) OR FEWER items per year. Residents with additional items for disposal can schedule additional collections at a cost of $75 per collection, or obtain a $10 permit (max 4 visits) and transport items to the transfer station directly.
  4. Collection Examples:
    • 1 Family Home = 2 Free Yearly Pickups
    • 2 Family Home = 4 Free Yearly Pickups
    • 3 Family Home = 6 Free Yearly Pickups
    • 6 Family Home = 12 Free Yearly Pickups

Do's and Don'ts of Bulky Waste Disposal

DO!
  1. Determine if you are eligible

    YES

    • Occupant, owner or tenant of a single family home
    • Occupant, owner or tenant of a multifamily with 6 or fewer units

    NO

    • Commercial Property
    • Apartment Complex
    • Multifamily with more than 6 units
  2. Call Hartford 311 at (860) 757-9311 to schedule a collection schedule a collection.
    • Provide a list of items for collection 
    • The next available collection date will be provided. Please confirm collection date prior to disconnecting.
  3. Place listed and approved items curbside AFTER 4 PM the night before or BEFORE 7 AM on collection date as scheduled.
  • Items should not be placed in roadways or blocking sidewalks.

DON'T

  1. Do not place items curbside without first scheduling a collection.  Doing so can result in fines.
  2. Do not place more than the maximum of five (5) allowed items curbside for collection. Additional items will not be collected.
  3. Do not place items different than the ones specified with DPW curbside for collection. Items not listed will not be collected. 

    Residents with additional items for disposal can schedule additional collections at a cost of $75 per collection, or obtain a $10 permit (max 4 visits) and transport items to the transfer station directly.

The fine for placing bulk items curbside WITHOUT a scheduled pick-up is $99

6. Yard Waste Disposal (Leaf Bags, Tree limbs, Branches and Other Brush Debris)

The Leaf Collection Program is designed to allow residents to dispose of fallen leaves prior to the first heavy snowfall.  During the Program, residents are asked to identify the disposal options that work best for their household as listed below and follow the zone schedule for collection.

For more detailed information on yard waste disposal, please see the Leaf Collection Section

7. Household Hazardous Waste Collection

MDC HazWaste Collection Sign Each spring and fall, the MDC conducts a regional household hazardous waste collection program at a series of local sites in member and non-member towns. The program offers a number of benefits to residents and municipalities:

  • Residents have the opportunity to participate in a collection day in their respective towns as well as in other collections throughout the year.
  • Participating municipalities enjoy financial savings from the effect of pooling under a single contract the services of a licensed hazardous waste management firm.
  • The contractor assumes full responsibility for the collection, transportation and proper disposal of hazardous waste items. 

Hazardous waste cannot be simply thrown out with the trash, flushed, or poured down the drain because it passes the problem along to the environment, polluting the air and the water.  So the MDC sponsors a HazWaste Program to collect the waste and dispose of it through safe, environmentally responsible practices. 

2024 HOUSEHOLD HAZWASTE COLLECTION SCHEDULE

2024 HazWaste Schedule PDF
All collections are held on Saturdays from 8AM to 1PM unless noted. 

Date Town Location
April 27 Newington Town Garage, 281 Milk Lane (off Fenn Road)
May 4 Windsor MDC Poquonock WPCF, 1222 Poquonock Avenue
May 18 East Hartford MDC East Hartford WPCF, 65 Pitkin Street
June 2 (Sunday)* West Hartford Public Works Garage, 17 Brixton Street
June 22+ Wethersfield Webb Elementary School, 51 Willow Street
September 7 Bloomfield Public Works Building, 21 Southwood Drive
September 21 Rocky Hill MDC Rocky Hill WPCF, 80 Goff Brook Lane
September 28 West Hartford Public Works Garage, 17 Brixton Street
October 19 Windsor Locks/East Granby Public Works Garage, 6 Stanton Road, Windsor Locks
October 26 Hartford MDC Operations Facility, 125 Maxim Road

Click here to Visit the MDC Website for More Information

8. City Observed Holidays Impacting Trash Collection

Below is the list of citywide holidays that can result in the delay of trash collection. 

  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Lincoln's Birthday
  • Washington's Birthday
  • Good Friday
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth Freedom Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veteran's Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

 For more information please contact Hartford 311 at (860) 757-9311.

9. Reasons Why Your Trash Was Not Picked Up

  • Trash Bins not issued by the City of Hartford
  • Trash Bins placed out items that the garbage company doesn’t accept such as construction materials or hazardous waste
  • Trash Bins was over the weight limit
  • Something was blocking the garbage truck from servicing your container
  • Trash Bins were set out after the truck went by your house. DPW ask that you roll your trash bins to the curb after 4 pm the night before the day of collection or before 7 am the day of collection.

If none of the above is true, please call Hartford 311 at (860) 757-9311 for assistance in getting your trash collected

If you receive a red Waste & Recycling Notice, a trash violation occurred at the property. The notice will list the violation/infraction using a number system. 

The violations are as follows:

  • Infraction #10 - hazardous waste left on the curb
  • Infraction #26 - bins left on the curb 24 hours after collection

A DPW Inspector may send a follow-up letter and can fine your property if the problem continues.

10. Reasons Why the Garbage Truck Didn’t Come

  • Holiday week – the observance of certain holidays may result in trash collection being delayed by one day.
  • Weather delay - If the weather presents a danger to the garbage collectors, services will often be delayed
  • Property Not-serviceable – if you live in an apartment complex or multifamily with more than 6 units, your property is not services by the City of Hartford.  Please contact management
  • Human Error – Sometimes we make mistakes and may miss your property unintentionally. Please call Hartford 311 at (860) 757-9311 if this happens.

11. Hartford Area Private Waste Haulers

ALL WASTE, INC
TIM TONER
860-952-0256
143 Murphy Road
Hartford, CT
Ttoner@allwaste.com

CWPM
BRIAN MCCAN
860-747-1335
25 Norton Place
Plainville, CT
bmccain@cwpm.net

DAINTY RUBBISH
FRED SMYTH
860-525-8889
80 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06547
fsmyth@daintyrubbish.com

 

PAINES INCORPORATED
LISA PETERS
860-844-3000
54 Floydville Road
East Granby, CT 06026
sales@painesinc.com
www.painesinc.com

 

PATTERSON ENTERPRISES, LLC
MIKE PATTERSON
860-302-8598
PO Box 307
Simsbury, CT 06070-0307
mike@pattersonwaste.com

 

USA HAULING & RECYCLING
DAVE CASARANO
860-746-3200 / 800-998-2984
15 Mullen Road
Enfield, CT
dcasarano@usarecycle.com

WINDSOR SANITATION
BRIAN SQUIRES
860-688-3955
33 Mucko Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
bsquires@windsorsanitation.com