Food Scraps Accepted At Transfer Station: Here's All You Need To Know

ORANGE, CT – In partnership with the Country Disposal Services, Orange residents can now bring their food scraps to the transfer station.

“Orange residents can now help reduce our municipal solid waste (MSW) by separating their food scraps and depositing them at the Transfer Station and Recycling Center,” Mitch Goldblatt, chair of the Orange Recycling Committee, said.

There are four large bins now located at the top of the Transfer Station (between the Goodwill trailer and the hopper) for the collection.

Items accepted in the bins include the following.

• Fruits vegetables, peels and pits.
• Egg and Eggshells.
• Meat and Poultry, including bones.
• Seafood, including shells.
• Coffee grounds and tea bags.
• Baked goods.
• Chips and snacks.
• Rice and grains.
• Pet food.

Items not accepted in the bins include.

• Coffee pods.
• Plastic wrap.
• Take out containers.
• Plasticware.
• Paper goods.
• Metal or aluminum foil.
• Jars or glass
• Pet Waste.

Residents may bring food scraps and food waste to the transfer station during regular hours. Such material may be dumped directly into the bins or by means of plastic bags (which will be opened and disposed of after removal from the transfer station). Signage to help direct residents is currently on order.

For those who compost at home, no action is required, but to help reduce the MSW and improve sustainability, residents are urged to bring food scraps that will be composted for agricultural uses by Country Disposal Services.

The Orange Recycling Committee with cooperation from the Board of Selectmen and Public Works Department has initiated the pilot program, which will not only reduce MSW tonnage being burned or buried but will also reduce town costs.

The cost of removal of the food scraps will be considerably less than the tipping fees currently being charged to the town for MSW removal.

For more information, visit orangerecycles.com or follow facebook.com/ORCinCT.