Dump Household Hazardous Waste At Regional Event In West Hartford

Town of West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Residents from several area towns are invited to come to West Hartford Sunday to safely dispose of their household hazardous waste.

On Sunday, Sept. 28, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Hartford-based MDC, which oversees the greater Hartford area's water supply, will host a household hazardous waste collection at the West Hartford Public Works Garage, 17 Brixton St.

The event is free and open to MDC member communities, which are Hartford, West Hartford, Newington, Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, East Hartford, Bloomfield, and Windsor.

Participants can collect their household waste items in their original containers, place them in a box, and bring them to the collection site, and the MDC will handle the rest.

The entrance is at the end of Oakwood Avenue, just past Brixton Street. There will be ample signage, and residents are asked to remember to bring their IDs.

Typical items include kitchen cleaners, garage and workshop chemicals, yard insecticides, Fluorescent light bulbs, hobby solvents, alkaline and lithium batteries, among others. For additional information, take a look at the complete list.

Participants are asked to remember these tips:

• Do not mix different products.
• Do not smoke in the car or near the collection area.
• Be prepared to wait between 5 and 30 minutes. Bring something to read for yourself and a game or toy to entertain your child.

West Hartford residents can take household hazardous waste to any MDC collection event in the region.

For more information, call the MDC HazWaste Hotline at 860-278-3809 or visit https://themdc.org/environment-health-safety/household-hazardous-waste-collection/.