New Britain recycling drop-off

Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for New Britain Residential Recycling Center.

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.

Facility: New Britain Residential Recycling Center Address: 642 Christian Lane, Berlin, CT 06037 Phone: 860-826-3350

Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-12

Who can use it

The official Environmental Services Calendar lists no-charge drop-off for New Britain / Berlin residents only. Some no-charge items (single-stream recycling, leaves, and electronics) are labeled New Britain only. Free leaf drop-off requires valid identification. The Recycling Center also accepts general waste and construction-type debris for a per-ton fee.

Hours

Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Saturday openings 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on scheduled Saturdays. The official 2026-2027 Environmental Services Calendar lists remaining 2026 Saturday openings on November 14, November 21, and November 28 (November 7 had already passed when checked). After November, the next official Saturday openings on that calendar are in March 2027.
The general hours line also says the center is open the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month, April through October, and every Saturday in November, 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Sticker or permit

Required: No (see notes)

Price: No Recycling Center permit price is printed. Free leaf drop-off requires valid identification. Replacement trash or recycling carts are $75 per cart through Public Works.

Where to buy: Cart-replacement applications: City website or Public Works at (860) 826-3350.

Notes: The (860) 826-3350 number is the City Hall / DPW contact on the official calendar. The Recycling Center column in that contact table lists the Christian Lane address and weekday hours but does not print a separate scale-house phone.

Per-item fees

Item	Fee
General waste / homebuilding debris (shingles, sheetrock, treated wood, concrete, stones, bricks, asphalt in small amounts, and similar)	Official fee block is headed 2026-2027 Fee Structure and then 2025-2026 FEE STRUCTURE: $160 per ton ($0.08 per pound); $10 minimum up to 100 lbs; $20 from 101 to 240 lbs.
Single-stream recycling, leaves, and electronics	No charge, New Britain only, on the official no-charge table.
Metals and paints	No charge for New Britain / Berlin residents on the official no-charge table. Paint is also listed as free for residential use only, 5 cans per day, on the Disposal Guide.
Mattresses and box springs	Official conflict: the no-charge table lists mattresses and box springs for New Britain / Berlin residents, and the unit-fee table lists $20. Both official statements are shown here. Confirm at the scale.
Propane tanks	Official calendar: $15 (20 lb), $2 (1 lb). Official Disposal Guide also lists $20 for tanks over 20 lbs. Both official statements are shown here.
Car batteries	$5.
Freon appliances (air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers)	$20.
Tires	Official conflict on the mid-size line: the calendar lists $10 each up to 20 inches, $25 each 21 inches to 24 inches, and $60 each 25 inches and above, no large equipment tires. The Disposal Guide lists $25 each for 20 inches to 24 inches. Both official statements are shown here.

Common disposals

Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.

Mattress / box spring: Official conflict: listed as no charge for New Britain / Berlin residents and as a $20 unit fee on the same official calendar. Confirm at the scale.
TVs / electronics: No charge for New Britain residents on the official no-charge table. The Disposal Guide lists computers, TVs, video players, cameras, cell phones, and similar e-waste as free at the Recycling Center.
Tires: See the official size-line conflict above ($25 beginning at 20 inches on the guide vs 21 inches on the calendar). No large equipment tires.
Appliances: Appliances that do not contain Freon are listed as free at the Recycling Center. Freon appliances are $20.
Yard waste / brush: Leaves are free for New Britain residents with valid identification. The official 2026-2027 calendar and fall-collection page list Saturday openings every Saturday in November, 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Grass clippings are not accepted. Tree limbs and trimmings must be cut to 4 feet and tied; large amounts have fees.
Household hazardous waste: Not year-round at this site. Official November 14, 2026, event in Bristol, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Paint is listed as a separate free drop-off, 5 cans per day, residential use only.

Statewide context: Mattresses · Tires · Appliances · TVs / electronics · Paint · All guides

Hazardous waste

Not a year-round HHW drop-off. The official calendar lists a residential household hazardous waste event on November 14, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Bristol Department of Public Works Yard, 95 Vincent P. Kelly Rd, Bristol, CT, open to New Britain residents. Official Disposal Guide typo: "bu tis open to NB Residents." Paint is listed separately as free drop-off at the Recycling Center for residential use only, 5 cans per day.

Holiday closures

Official 2026-2027 Environmental Services Calendar (Transfer Station column): closed Independence Day, July 4, 2026 (already passed); Labor Day, September 7, 2026 (already passed); Columbus Day, October 12, 2026 (already passed); Veteran's Day Observance, November 11, 2026 (already passed); Thanksgiving, November 26 and 27, 2026; Christmas Day, December 25, 2026; New Year's Day, January 1, 2027; M.L.K. Day, January 19, 2027; Lincoln's Birthday, February 12, 2027; Presidents' Day, February 15, 2027; Good Friday, March 26, 2027; Memorial Day, May 31, 2027; and Juneteenth, June 19, 2027. Curbside delay notes on the same calendar are collection notes, not additional Recycling Center hours. The Recycling Center Operations page still posts a separate FY 2025-2026 Saturday and holiday table that ends in June 2026; the dated list used here is the official 2026-2027 calendar.

Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-12 from official sources . Source: City of New Britain Environmental Services Calendar 2026-2027 (official Recycling Center / Transfer Station Saturday openings and holiday closures, including Thanksgiving 2026, Christmas 2026, and New Year's Day 2027) .

Other notes

The facility is in Berlin. Official pages call it the New Britain Residential Recycling Center; the 2026-2027 calendar holiday column is labeled Transfer Station.
The (860) 826-3350 number is identified as the City Hall / DPW contact. City Yard at 655 Alton Brooks Way is a separate listing at (860) 826-3480.
CWPM on-call curbside collection is a separate appointment program at (860) 793-6721, limited to five items per unit per pickup for single-family and multi-family properties up to 6 units.
Official Fall Leaf Collection page typo: "Last day to have leave bags curbside." 2026 fall curbside leaf collection begins November 16, with the last day to have bags out Sunday, November 29. Overweight paper leaf bags (over 40 lbs.) will not be picked up curbside and must be delivered to the Recycling Center.
The official Disposal Guide still prints Christmas-tree curbside dates of January 11-22, 2021. The 2026-2027 calendar lists Christmas tree pickup on January 11, 2027. The guide also lists the Recycling Center as a Christmas-tree location; no separate 2026 or 2027 tree drop-off hours are printed.
Grass clippings are not accepted at the Recycling Center.

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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.