Connecticut
Recycling drop-off
Cheshire recycling drop-off
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Cheshire Public Works Garage monthly bulky waste drop-off.
Not a household-trash drop-off. This page covers only the specifically listed recycling, compost, hazardous or specialty materials. Check the accepted materials before loading your vehicle.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-12
Who can use it
Cheshire residents only. Proof of residency is required.
Hours
- Monthly bulky waste and mattress/electronics recycling event, typically the second Saturday of every month, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Remaining official 2026 event dates as of November 12, 2026: November 14, 2026, and December 19, 2026. The official list notes that December 19, 2026, is not the second Saturday. Official typo on the November line: "November14, 2026."
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price:
Where to buy:
Notes: No entrance sticker is described. Official access is Cheshire residents only, with proof of residency required.
Per-item fees
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Hazardous waste
Hazardous waste, oil and chemicals, paint and paint thinner, pool chemicals, antifreeze, explosives, and propane cylinders or gas tanks are listed as unacceptable on the official 2026 bulky-waste drop-off list. That official list points household hazardous waste to the Regional Water Authority, www.rwater.com/hazwaste, (203) 401-2712. The official 2026 Hazwaste dates on that list, May 20, 2026, through October 24, 2026, have already ended.
Holiday closures
This is a dated Saturday event schedule, not a daily facility with a separate holiday-closure list. The remaining official 2026 dates are November 14, 2026, and December 19, 2026. There is no official event on Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's Day.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-12 from official sources . Source: Town of Cheshire Monthly Bulky Waste and Mattress/Electronics Recycling Events (official remaining 2026 dates November 14 and December 19) .
Other notes
- Facts from the official Town of Cheshire Monthly Bulky Waste and Mattress/Electronics Recycling Events page and the official 2026 Bulky Waste Drop Off List, fetched November 12, 2026. The official 2026 list also calls the site the Old Transfer Station at 1304 Waterbury Road. A later grass-clippings line on that official list uses "1304 Old Waterbury Road"; both official address lines are shown. No official ZIP is printed on the 1304 Waterbury Road address line. Town Hall is 84 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410.
- Official typo on the events page: "November14, 2026" and "2 nd Saturday." Official wording "Bilco Doors" appears on the scrap-metal list.
- Official conflict: the events page not-accepted list includes "Furniture, other household items," while the official 2026 bulky-waste list includes items such as sofas, dressers, chairs, tables, and children's furniture. Both official statements are shown. Confirm with Public Works at (203) 271-6650.
- The official events page says Cheshire residents may drop off mattresses and box springs, with a not-accepted list that includes futon, sofa-bed, water-bed, car-bed, and crib mattresses; mattresses infested with bed bugs; and mattresses that are wet, damaged, or excessively soiled. Electronics accepted on that page include computers, laptops, printers, keyboards, mice, monitors, TVs, VCRs, DVDs, remotes, telephones, cellphones, fax machines, scanners, iPods/PDAs, stereo equipment, cameras, tablets, e-books, small appliances, lightbulbs, game consoles and controllers, and household batteries. Grass clippings and leaves must be emptied from the bag or container. Branches must be 6 inches or less in diameter and 4 feet or less in length.
- The official 2026 list also described a Mondays-only grass-clippings collection from May 1, 2026, through October 26, 2026, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., at the same site. That 2026 grass window has already ended.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-12. If something conflicts, trust the town.