Bulk Trash Pickup Returns In Hamden

HAMDEN, CT — The popular semi-annual bulk trash pickup program will return to Hamden in September, according to a joint news release from Mayor Curt Balzano Leng, Public Works Director Craig Cesare and the Hamden Legislative Council.

The second bulk trash collection will take place in April 2022.

Hamden residents can put bulk trash curbside in front of their homes anytime between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30. Acceptable items will be picked up by Hamden’s trash hauler throughout the entire month of September. No phone calls or appointments are necessary.

Residents are urged to have bulk at the curb by or before their last regular refuse pickup day for the month of September.

Residents are reminded to place bulk trash away from town-issued trash and recycling carts and do not place any regular refuse with the bulk trash.

“Residents count on bulk-trash collection, and I am very pleased we’ve returned this service to Hamden,” Leng said. “I thank the Legislative Council for their support of the program, Hamden Public Works for working with our trash hauler, and to the Hamden residents who expressed their support in returning the service to our budget.”

The bulk trash pickup program was eliminated from last year’s budget by the Legislative Council in an effort to find savings in a budget that raised the town’s property taxes by 6.4 percent. Leng vetoed the budget, but the council voted to override the veto.

Read details on the bulk trash pickup in the news release below:

Acceptable items (150 pounds or less) are: 1) mattresses/box spring (one of each per household) 2) furniture; 3) rugs (must be rolled up and tied like a log; no longer than four feet in length); 4) household appliances (washers, dryers, air conditioners, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, toasters, lamps, microwaves); Note: State Law requires the removal of air-tight doors on refrigerators and other appliances; 5) light and heavy iron goods; 6) metal items (place at one end of the pile for separate scrap metal pick-up).

PLEASE NOTE THE LIMIT OF 1 MATTRESS DISPOSAL PER HOUSEHOLD

THIS IS A COST-SAVINGS MEASURE, IMPLEMENTED DUE TO EXPENSES INCURRED BY DISPOSAL.

NON-SOILED MATTRESSES MAY BE BROUGHT TO THE HAMDEN TRANSFER STATION FOR DISPOSAL

Unacceptable items are:

• Hazardous waste including oil-based paint, pesticides, pool chemicals, household cleaners, anti-freeze, aerosols, batteries, gasoline, motor oil (contact HazWaste Central at 203-401-2712);
• Remodeling, construction and demolition debris from any structure or part thereof, (homeowner must rent a dumpster);
• Plumbing fixtures, sinks and pipes; a single unit or fixture may be accepted at the Hamden Transfer Station;
• Tires (a limit of 4 tires per year may be brought to the Hamden Transfer Station, address below);
• Vehicle parts, lawnmowers and other gas-powered equipment (remove all fluids from engines, dispose of fluids at HazWaste Central and dispose of equipment at a junkyard or metal recycling facility, for more details please contact Joe DeRisi at 203-287-7021 or via email at: jderisi@hamden.com);
• Branches, grass, leaves, tree stumps, rocks, sand, and dirt (contact Public Works at 203-287-2600 for specific guidelines);
• Propane tanks (accepted at Eastern Fuel in Hamden or Agway in North Haven - $6.00 fee);
• Computers, televisions and other electronics (bring to Hamden Transfer Station for recycling – be sure to remove the hard drive on your computers first);
• Pool covers (accepted at the Hamden Transfer Station).

The Hamden Transfer Station is located at 231 Wintergreen Ave. and is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and the first and third Saturday of the month from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Starting July 3, the Transfer Station will be open on only the first Saturday of every month.

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