A reminder that the Town of Cheshire is hosting a Community Wide Free Mattress Recycling Event on Saturday, October 16, 2021, from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. The location for the event has been changed to the Youth Center parking lot, with entrance at the light at Cheshire High School, 525 South Main Street. Cheshire residents may drop off their mattresses, box springs at no charge. Due to COVID, this will be a contactless disposal. Items that will not be accepted include: • Mattresses from futons, sofa beds, water beds, car beds, crib mattresses • Mattresses infested with bed bugs • Mattresses that are wet, damaged, or excessively soiled • Sleeping Bags • Mattress pads, toppers, pillows, bedding • Furniture, other household items, garbage This collection is for Cheshire residents only.
Other special collection events: Household Hazardous Waste Disposal through the Regional Water Authority (May 22, 2021 through October 30, 2021 - Pre-registration is required) October 30th includes a Special Electronics Collection https://www.rwater.com/in-the-community/hazwaste-central Electronics Recycling (Up to 7 Electronics Items) Every Saturday, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, AJ Waste/CCRT at 22 Burton Drive, Cheshire, CT http://www.ajwastesystems.com/our-services/ccrt/ Town-wide Leaf Collection The annual town-wide leaf collection will run from November 8th – December 17th. Leaves must be placed curbside in biodegradable bags before 7:00 a.m. Mondays for pick-up by the Public Works Department.