Household Hazardous Waste Event

Hazardous Waste – May 10, 2025

Municipalities include: Bridgewater, Bethel, Brookfield, Danbuy, Kent, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Sherman, Weston and Wilton.

Location:

Public Works Facility – 4 Turkey Hill Road, Newtown

Time:

9 am – 2 pm

What to Bring:

• Paints – stains, varnishes, paint thinners and strippers
• Wood Preservatives
• Resins, rosins and adhesives
• Polishes for furniture, floor and metal
• Cleaners for rugs and upholstery
• Cleaners for oven, toilet bowl and drain
• Swimming pool chemicals
• Pesticides, herbicides, insecticides
• Flee 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, hobbie supplies
• Rechargeable batteries, camera batteries
• Mercury thermostats, thermometers
• 1lb. single use propane cylinders

What NOT to Bring:

• Empty aerosol cans (put in garbage)
• PCB capacitors, smoke detectors
• Auto batteries and tires
• Motor oil and antifreeze (recycle at Town Drop Off Center)
• Ammunition, fireworks, explosives (call the Police Depart.)
• Radioactive materials, unknown gases
• Controlled substances, pathological material
• Pharmaceutical or medical wastes
• Electronics, computers, TVs (recycle at Town Drop Off Center)
• 20lb refillable propane tanks
• CFL/fluorescent bulbs (recycle at Town Drop Off Center)

WARNING: Lithium batteries are dangerous. They cause significant fires on waste collection trucks and at recycling facilities. NEVER place in your trash or recycling. Bring to a drop-off location.