Household Hazardous Waste
The River COG participates in regional recycling coordination and waste management, offering multiple household hazardous waste collections from April to October each year. Click here to view the printable HHW & Shredding Events Brochure 2024.
Household hazardous waste collection sites are located in Clinton, East Hampton, Old Lyme, Cromwell, Deep River, Higganum, and Middletown. Residents of 16 RiverCOG region towns may come to any collection (Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, Westbrook).
MAJOR CHANGE AS OF 2022.
We have closed our permanent facility in Essex. Instead of using that facility we will hold collections throughout the RiverCOG region. All dates and locations are open to all residents of the 16 participating towns (Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland & Westbrook).
Houshold Hazardous Waste Collection
2024 Schedule
All Collections 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
April 20, 2024 in Clinton: Clinton Public Works Garage, 117 Nod Rd., Clinton, CT
May 11, 2024 in East Hampton: East Hampton Water Pollution Control Authority, 20 Gildersleeve Dr., East Hampton, CT (just off Route 66)
June 15, 2024 in Old Lyme: Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School, 49 Lyme St., Old Lyme, CT
July 20, 2024 in Cromwell: Woodside Intermediate School, 30 Woodside Rd., Cromwell, CT
August 17, 2024 in Deep River: Deep River Town Garage, 206 Winthrop Rd. (Rt. 80), Deep River, CT
September 14, 2024 in Middletown: Middlesex Community College, 100 Training Hill Rd., Middletown, CT
October 12, 2024 in Haddam: Haddam Elementary School, 272 Saybrook Rd., Higganum
Paper Shredding
2024 Schedule
All Collections 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
May 4, 2024 in East Hampton: East Hampton Water Pollution Control Authority, 20 Gildersleeve Dr., East Hampton, CT (just off Route 66)
June 22, 2024 in Westbrook: Westbrook Town Hall, 866 Boston Post Road, Westbrook
Sept 7, 2024 in Middlefield: Middlefield Community Center, 405 Main Street, Middlefield
Oct 5, 2024 in Chester: Chester Fair Grounds, 11 Kirtland Terrace, Chester
Guidelines for paper shredding:
- Please limit to 5 bags or boxes approx. 9”h x 18”w x 12”d (about the size of a paper box).
- Paper shredding is for residents’ personal papers with sensitive information and is not for local businesses.
- No junk mail, magazines, books, cards, metal-ring binders, etc. will be accepted.
**WARNING**
Potential Hazard When Recycling Lithium Ion Batteries
For information regarding RiverCOG’s waste management activities, contact Janice Ehlemeyer at (860) 581-8554 x704 or email her at [email protected].
The State of Connecticut now offers disposal programs for some specific products.
- The Paintcare program. You don’t have to wait for an HHW event to responsibly dispose of your paint – click here for more information and disposal locations.
- There is an electronic recycling program at participating transfer stations and/or electronic recycling events.
- The State now has a mattress disposal program at participating transfer stations. You can find more information at www.byebyemattress.com.
- There is also a Statewide recycling program. For information about that program go to www.recyclect.com and learn “What’s in What’s Out and checkout the ‘Recycling Wizard’.