Recycling Center

The Bethany Recycling Center provides recycling and waste drop off services for residents. A current resident recycling sticker is required for entry. Bulky Waste is by appointment only.

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MATERIALS ACCEPTED JUMP TO MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED
Newspapers and Mixed Paper Newspaper inserts, magazines, books (hardcover books, remove hardcover and dispose), clean milk & juice cartons, envelopes, junk mail, office paper, office files (NO metal bindings), telephone books, brown boxes and brown paper bags, cereal boxes, product boxes. (NO Wrapping Paper)
Cardboard Flattened corrugated (CLEAN Pizza Boxes) Cut to pieces no larger than 3ft. x 3ft.
Glass Food and beverage containers only, CLEAN, separated by color. NO window glass & No Blue Glass, NO CAPS, LIDS OR CORKS
Plastic Look for the recycling symbol on the bottom: #1 to #7 accepted. NO plastic bags, Styrofoam or bubble wrap
Deposit Cans, Bottles, Water Bottles Bethany Historical Society Trailer (Must be marked CT- 5₵ deposit).
Aluminum Cans, metal cans, pie tins, clean aluminum foil (Same Compactor as Plastic, must be clean)
Scrap Metal All sorts (combine clean non-deposit cans with plastics)
Light Bulbs Fluorescent (including CFL type), and LED
E-Waste CEDs (Covered Electronic Devices) such as personal computers, monitors, laptops, printers, CRT based TVs and non-CRT TVs sold to consumers, audio equipment (not including speakers) For a complete list: www.take2recycle.com
Uncontaminated Waste Motor Oil Separate container (oil only) must be tested first by attendant.
Automotive Antifreeze Separate containers (not contaminated)
Batteries Automobile type (trade in for “core” credit when possible), NiCad, lithium, alkaline, etc.
Appliances For large appliances, see attendant. $10.00 fee for refrigerators, air conditioners and dehumidifiers (Fee applies to any unit with refrigerant gas)
Tires Car tires $6.00 fee and light truck tires $8.00 fee; No rims (discard rims with scrap metal)
Dry Mattresses and Box Springs see attendant; some restrictions apply ($25 fee applies if unacceptable)

MATERIALS ACCEPTED

JUMP TO MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED

Newspapers and Mixed Paper

Newspaper inserts, magazines, books (hardcover books, remove hardcover and dispose), clean milk & juice cartons, envelopes, junk mail, office paper, office files (NO metal bindings), telephone books, brown boxes and brown paper bags, cereal boxes, product boxes. (NO Wrapping Paper)

Cardboard

Flattened corrugated (CLEAN Pizza Boxes) Cut to pieces no larger than 3ft. x 3ft.

Glass

Food and beverage containers only, CLEAN, separated by color. NO window glass & No Blue Glass, NO CAPS, LIDS OR CORKS

Plastic

Look for the recycling symbol on the bottom: #1 to #7 accepted. NO plastic bags, Styrofoam or bubble wrap

Deposit Cans, Bottles, Water Bottles

Bethany Historical Society Trailer (Must be marked CT- 5₵ deposit).

Aluminum

Cans, metal cans, pie tins, clean aluminum foil (Same Compactor as Plastic, must be clean)

Scrap Metal

All sorts (combine clean non-deposit cans with plastics)

Light Bulbs

Fluorescent (including CFL type), and LED

E-Waste

CEDs (Covered Electronic Devices) such as personal computers, monitors, laptops, printers, CRT based TVs and non-CRT TVs sold to consumers, audio equipment (not including speakers) For a complete list: www.take2recycle.com

Uncontaminated Waste Motor Oil

Separate container (oil only) must be tested first by attendant.

Automotive Antifreeze

Separate containers (not contaminated)

Batteries

Automobile type (trade in for “core” credit when possible), NiCad, lithium, alkaline, etc.

Appliances

For large appliances, see attendant. $10.00 fee for refrigerators, air conditioners and dehumidifiers (Fee applies to any unit with refrigerant gas)

Tires

Car tires $6.00 fee and light truck tires $8.00 fee; No rims (discard rims with scrap metal)

Dry Mattresses and Box Springs

see attendant; some restrictions apply ($25 fee applies if unacceptable)

Not Accepted at the Center

Soiled Paper, Soiled Pizza Boxes, Soiled Napkins/Paper Towels, Wrapping Paper, Wax Paper
Pet Food Bags
Dryer Sheets
Leaves and brush
Construction debris – Please arrange with private hauler.
Hazardous household materials – RWA HazWaste Central 203-401-2712 or https://www.rwater.com/about-us/in-the-community/hazwaste-central
Paints – For disposal call 855-724-6809 or visit https://www.paintcare.org/states/connecticut/
Plastic bags – Most retail stores- check with individual stores: www.plasticfilmrecycling.org
Propane tanks – Blue Rhino: www.bluerhino.com
Medications – State Police Troop I (631 Amity Road) drop off box in lobby or view map of nearby boxes https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/drug-control-division/drug-control/local-drug-collection-boxes
More Recycling Resources – www.earth911.com www.call2recycle.org www.recyclect.com