In the Community

To protect the safety of participants and employees, we have made the following changes to operations on collection days:

All HazWaste Central participants are required to pre-register online using this form. Paper forms will not be available. You do not need to bring a copy of your completed form to the HazWaste collection, we will have the information you submitted online.
Household hazardous waste items must be accessible in the trunk or truck bed of your vehicle.
Participants are asked to wear a face mask while at the HazWaste Central facility and to stay in their vehicles.
Containers used to transport waste items will not be returned to participants. Please bring items in disposable containers.
See below for additional rules related to satellite collections.

HazWaste Central

Household hazardous waste comes from everyday products used in the home, garage, yard or garden. HazWaste Central helps area residents in member towns protect water quality by safely disposing of these household wastes. Located at our headquarters at 90 Sargent Drive in New Haven, HazWaste Central is open from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays only, May through October.

In addition to regular collections, we are holding satellite collections in several of our member communities. Satellite collections will not accept antifreeze, asbestos, auto batteries, camp stove propane cylinders, fire extinguishers, gas grill propane tanks or waste oil. Satellite collection days are listed below:

Milford - September 19, 9AM to Noon; Milford Public Works Yard, 83 Ford Street
Meriden - September 26, 9AM to Noon; Meriden Transfer Station, 226 Evansville Avenue (Note: antifreeze and waste oil will be accepted)
Madison - October 3, 9AM to Noon; Madison Public Works Yard, 16 Fort Path Road (Note: antifreeze and waste oil will be accepted)

HazWaste Central is free to residents of Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, East Haven, Fairfield, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Meriden, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Wallingford, West Haven and Woodbridge.

A visit to HazWaste Central is quick and easy. Participants never have to leave their cars, and the waste is off-loaded by professionals. Co-sponsored by the RWA and the South Central Regional Council of Governments, some of the household wastes that can be dropped off include aerosol cleaners and sprays, antifreeze, oil-based paint and pool chemicals. Click here for a complete list.

Small businesses, those with Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) status, can participate in the HazWaste Central Program BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. To learn more, download the Small Business CESQG Information Packet and the appropriate form: CESQG Small Business Form or CESQG Municipal Form.

Your Questions Answered

Our household hazardous waste expert is preparing a series of videos to provide helpful information to our customers who may be cleaning their homes and locate unwanted household hazardous waste products. If you have questions you would like answered by our experts, call 203-401-2712 or email ask.hazwaste@rwater.com. For more tips from our expert, view the Your Questions Answered video series.

Your Questions Answered Videos