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  • Aluminum Pull Tabs: ongoing collection by VFW. Drop into boxes in Town Hall entry
  • American Flags: ongoing collection by VFW. Drop into boxes in Town Hall entry
  • Bagged Leaves Only: bring across the road from the Town Garage anytime. Please use biodegradable PAPER bags.(NO PLASTIC BAGS). Clean materal only please (No animal manure or animal carcasses!!) Click here for More
  • Books: tag sale or donate to Library’s annual book sale (call Library at 860- 485-9113). Donate to Goodwill/Salvation Army/Consignment stores. Remove covers and toss into your recycling bin
  • Box Tops for Education: Drop into marked container at Town Hall, Library, or Senior Center. Benefits HCS activities
  • Bulky Waste (Consutruction waste, Large furniture etc): contact your hauler or call me Click here for More. Bulky waste has been added to the scrap metal collection dates.
  • Cars: WORTHY LOCAL NEED! Harwinton Westside Fire Dept. needs old cars for rescue training purposes. Send email or call 860-485-9234 for details.                                        
    OR
    Wheels for Wishes works with Make a Wish Foundation.Free pick up or tow. Proceeds from recycling or auctioning cars goes to the Foundation.Worthy non-profit!
    OR
    Cars to Cure Breast Cancer CT to donate cars, trucks, SUV's, RV's, motorcycles, or boats to benefit Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Help to spread breast cancer awareness!
  • CD/DVDS: year round. Drop into marked box in Town Hall entry. Or they can be dropped off at electronics collections.
  • Christmas Trees REMOVE ALL TINSEL AND ORNAMENTS, then bring to Town Recreation Area (intersection Rt. 118 & Rt.4) Jan. 1-30, 2014. Leave in first right corner of parking lot, near basketball court.   
  • Clothing (clean clothing & shoes only):
    drop into town sponsored container near our library
    OR
    You can use the PINK bags from Simple Recycling.  these bags can be gotten for FREE from here.
  • Compost Bins: buy at a garden supply store or look online to make your own,
  • Electronics- click here - you may also drop off electronics at Take 2, Inc. in Waterbury, CT. Call for times (203) 286-5757 computers/components,TV’s,printers,copiers,faxmachines,telephones,VCR’s,cameras,speakers, cell phones etc).Click here for More
  • Eyeglasses: Lions Club collection boxes at Thomaston Savings Bank, or Senior Center, or Dunkin Donuts or the Town Hall Foyer
  • Flourescent Bulbs/Tubes: Drop all sizes at Home Depot or save for Electronics collection. If only cfl’s, call me.Cfl’s may also be dropped off at the Town Clerk’s window during Town Hall hours.
  • Household Hazardous Waste: Pre-registration required. Details as dates approach
  • Mattresses - Clean and dry mattresses can be brought to the Town Garage ONLY during our bulky waste collection days.  Other alternative is to bring your mattress to Frost Bridge Transfer Facility in Watertown.  Call (860) 274-1200 for hours.
  • Medicine - click here: Do not flush! Save for drop off dates, or you can drop them off at Torrington Police Department drop box.
  • Office Paper, Junk Mail: Curbside or save for paper shredding events – annually each May at Town Hall. For other shred events in our area (we can go to any of them), call local banks or credit unions and ask if they are sponsoring a collection. You can also click here to stop receiving many junk mail tupe items.
  • Paint - click here
  • Phone Books: recycle curbside in your single stream container. OR visit the Yellow Pages Opt Out website
  • Plastic Bags: Drop at Stop & Shop, Price Chopper, or Price Rite. (Includes produce bags, plastic wrap, bread bags,etc.)
  • Plastic Containers - click here
  • Plastic Peanuts / Bubble Wrap: call Packaging Depot at 860-482-2539 or UPS Store at 860-482-0235
  • Printer Cartridges: Drop in box at Town Hall entry. Take to office supply stores (Staples, etc.). Send back to manufacturer
  • Propane Tanks: Bring to HHW Collection usually in May and September.(all sizes accepted). OR take your tank to Hocon Gas on the Winsted Road (a fee of $3-$5 will be charged at Hocon Gas for each tank). Call them at 860-626-0900. DO NOT throw tanks into the trash!
  • Redeemable Beverage Cans / Bottles: donate to benefit Bronc Callahan Community Fund. Annual collection each April & each Oct. (and year-round). Drop off, clean and bagged, at Thierry’s garage on Bentley Drive. Leave inside the garage. Read instructions on the door
  • Scrap Metal & Appliances:  Usually May and October at Town Garage 8 AM - 12 noon. See bulk mailing for details. PLEASE do NOT leave items outside the gate. Store them at home. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE REFRIGERANT. YOU CAN BE FINED $10,000 BY THE DEEP. You can also take your scrap to Liberty Recycling North LLC, (and get paid a bit!) ,located at 1165 South Main Street in Torrington. Call them at 860-482-8447 for details
  • Trees, Stumps, Brush: Supreme Forest Industries, Bogue Rd. (860-485-0343 for fee info). Resident drop off Mon.-Fri. 7am-4pm. Also Sat. AM. Wood must be free of  metal / chemicals 
  • Used Motor Oil, Antifreeze, Lead Acid, Rechargeable Batteries: first Sat. each month. Town Garage. 9-11am. (Oct. & May is on Scrap Metal Collection dates) Limit: 10 gal per drop off. Clean oil only! Do not mix with other fluids (gasoline, brake fluids, etc.) Announcement about Oil Disposal

Prepare curbside recyclables properly – empty, clean, lids off, no box liners