Pickup Schedule

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General Information HAZARDOUS WASTE (partial
list) oil-based paint, aerosol cans,
gasoline, glues, pool chemicals, disinfectants,
fluorescent light bulbs, antifreeze, rechargeable
batteries, transmission fluid, cleaning solvents,
etc. The town provides an annual collection,
please call the HazWaste Hotline at 860-278-3809
or visit their website at www.theMDC.com for more
information. TRASH AND RECYCLING Please be
sure your trash container is placed at curb-side
facing in the proper direction. See container lid
for instruction. If the driver tags your trash
or recycling container, please make the necessary
changes. Please note that the driver may not
make a return trip until your next collection
day. BAGGED, BOXED OR LOOSE TRASH OUTSIDE OF
YOUR REGULATION TRASH CONTAINER WILL NOT BE
COLLECTED.

• General Information
• (continued)
• Recycling Bins
• Effective immediately there will be a 5.00 fee
  for replacement recycling bins. Pick up recycling
  bins at Public Works or the Town Managers Office
  Monday-Friday, 900 a.m. through 500 p.m. Both
  offices are located on the 2nd floor of the Town
  Hall..
• One recycling bin per household.
• Place recycling bin at curb at least
• 3 feet away from trash container.
• DIRECT YOUR TRASH AND RECYCLING QUESTIONS TO
• 769-3585 or 769-3586
• If there is no answer leave your name, address
  and a detailed message.
• Your call will be returned during regular
  business hours.

Town of Bloomfield, CT Residential Trash
Recycling Information Nov. 2008 Oct. 2009

Bloomfield Town Hall 800 Bloomfield
Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002
Pick-up Schedule Trash and recycling bin must be
at curbside no earlier than 600 p.m. the night
before, and no later than 700 a.m. on your
scheduled collection day. Containers must be
removed from curb as soon as possible after
collection.
POSTAL PATRON BLOOMFIELD, CT 06002
This includes trash placed in plastic bags, boxes
and unauthorized trash containers. Leaf
collection, recycling and bulk items. One car
tire off rim is collectable, no
other auto parts accepted. The town supplied
trash container is the only container that will
be emptied by All American Waste. Fill the
container with trash, however, the lid must be
properly closed. Containers may not be refilled
and dumped again within the same week.
Trash Containers There is no charge for one
trash container. Additional trash containers may
be requested at an annual service fee of 60.00
per fiscal year per additional container. The
fiscal year runs July of the current year,
through June of the following year.
The Town of Bloomfield and All American Waste
reserve the right to vary routes, collection
times, dates and drivers.
DO NOT PLACE TRASH OR RECYCLING CONTAINER IN THE
STREET AS THIS WILL CREATE A POTENTIAL SAFETY
ISSUE. DURING THE SNOW MONTHS, CONTAINERS IN
THE STREET INTERFERE WITH SNOW PLOWING.
Pre-Sorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID
Bloomfield, CT Permit 26
All trash containers are the property of the Town
of Bloomfield. They should not be personalized or
removed from said address. In the event of a
move, contact Trash and Recycling at 769-3585 or
769-3586.
The Bloomfield Town Hall is open Monday-Friday
900 a.m.- 500 p.m. - EXCEPT ON CELEBRATED
HOLIDAYS - www.bloomfieldct.org
Para esta información en español, llame por favor
a 769-3586
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• Fall Leaf Collection
• (5 Weeks)
• Monday, November 3, 2008 , through
• Friday, December 5, 2008
• Spring Leaf Collection (2
  Weeks)
• Monday, April 13, 2009, through
• Friday, April 24, 2009
• YOUR LEAF BAGS AND TRASH ARE COLLECTED
  THE SAME DAY, SEE DETAILS BELOW.
• ONLY LEAVES PLACED IN ACCEPTABLE BIODEGRADABLE
  PAPER BAGS WILL BE COLLECTED.
• DO NOT RAKE LEAVES TO CURBSIDE, PLACE IN PLASTIC
  BAGS, OR PUT INSIDE TRASH CONTAINER.
• The biodegradable paper bag must not contain any
  of the following
• Garden Clippings
• Pine Needles
• Organic Materials
• GRASS CLIPPINGS ARE NOT COLLECTED IN
  THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

• Acceptable
• Metal Bulky Items
• Metal regular bulk items must be at curbside on
  your collection day by 700 a.m. Sort metal into
  a separate pile. Keep 3 from trash. (see
  examples below or call town)
• Some examples of bulk metal items are shown
  below
• APPLIANCES
• (partial listing)
• Refrigerator (doors must be removed)
• Lawn Mowers (drained of oil and gas)
• Electronics (TV, PC Monitors, VCR, DVD)
• Water Heater, Sink, Toilet, Stoves
• FURNITURE
• (partial listing)
• Sofa (if sleeper, remove frame mattress)
• Mattress, bed frame, head foot boards
• Tables chairs (includes outdoor furniture)
• Carpet and padding must be rolled and
• tied and should be no longer than 4
• TWIGS TIRES
• 6 bundles at curbside per week accepted

Windsor/Bloomfield Sanitary Landfill 500
Huckleberry Rd Windsor, CT 285-1833
Residents are allowed to use the Landfill.
Trash will be weighed at the landfill, you will
be charged the current per pound rate. Leaves
and empty propane tanks may be dropped off at no
charge. Landfill is open from 800 a.m. to 400
p.m. Scale Hours are 800 a.m. to 330 p.m.
Monday through Saturday. Please call the
landfill directly for additional information and
directions.

• Unacceptable Items
• (partial Listing)
• Windows Doors (call town for info)
• Propane Tanks (empty containers may be
• brought to the landfill at no charge)
• Car Parts (whole or cut up) - see tires, other
  page
• Styrofoam, storage batteries, waste oil
• Tree Stumps, computer CPU printers
• Books (hard soft cover)
• Nailed Wood
• Building materials (very partial listing
• sheet rock, concrete, shingles, siding, etc.)

• Recyclable Items
• (partial listing)
• (May use two paper grocery bags if necessary)
• Metal glass containers, rinse clean
• and remove labels
• Gable top milk and juice cartons. Must be
• rinsed clean and flattened
• Corrugated cardboard boxes must be
• flattened tied, approximately 3x3, and
• measured no more than 3 feet from ground up .
  
• Okay to place prepared cardboard directly on
• ground
• Plastic containers s 1 2- cleaned okay.
• Place lids and caps into regular trash.
• White paper, newspapers and magazines
• (tie bundle approximately 12 high, or may
• place in paper grocery store bagslimit 2
  bags)

Holidays Trash collection will be delayed by one
day if any of the celebrated holidays noted below
occur on a weekday. For example, If the
celebrated holiday falls on a Wednesday, then
only those with collection days Wednesday through
Friday would be affected by the delay for that
week only Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day New
Years Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor
Day
CHRISTMAS TREES and LEAVES will be collected on
your regular trash collection day. If your
collection is missed, you must call the town
within 24 hours of the day it was missed to
report it. 769-3585 or 769-3586 No special
arrangements will be made.
Call ATT _at_ 1-800-953-4400 REGARDING RECYCLING
PHONE BOOKS Check your local directory for
information on recycling clothing, shoes and
other household items.