Town of New Fairfield Drop off Center

Gate Attendant: Herbert Krug
Address: 33 Bigelow Road
Hours: 7:00am to 3:45pm Tuesday & Saturday, Closed on Legal Holidays
Telephone: (203) 312-5677

The New Fairfield Drop Off Center receives materials such as garbage, recyclable materials, and yard waste from residents. The material collected at this facility is later transported to other landfills and recycling centers for proper disposal and/or processing. The Drop Off Center has been designed to help residents easily dispose of household waste by utilizing various containers, which are designated for different types of waste. The following information will be helpful to you when using the Drop Off Center.

• Upon entering the Drop Off Center, please stop at the Gate Attendant building, located on the left side, just before the containers. After having your waste assessed and calculated accordingly, the Gate Attendant will direct you to the appropriate disposal location(s).

• There are a series of seven stations with containers to collect various items. The stations are set up as follows: garbage, electronic recyclable, recyclable, scrap metal, demolition, tires, and magazines/newspapers/cardboard.

• As you step up to the fenced area at the opening of each station, you must exercise extreme caution when adding your items to the containers.

• Brooms and shovels are provided for your use. Please help us to maintain a clean facility and keep costs down by cleaning up any debris once you have finished disposing of all of your items.
• Attendants will be available to assist you with any heavy lifting. Senior citizens are urged to request assistance with heavy bundles.

• When disposing of refrigerators at the facility, please remove the doors prior to disposal as a safety precaution.

• Car batteries and used motor oil will be collected in the small garage, located on the right side, directly after the magazines/newspapers/cardboard collection container. For safety purposes, and as a DEP regulation, please do not attempt to dispose of oil into the containment unit. The attendants will do this for you.

• Please be advised that we do not accept paint in liquid form. If you wish to dispose of paint at the facility you must first dry out the paint in the can. You can do this by adding kitty litter to the paint and leaving the lid off so it will dry completely.

• The brush and leaf collection area is located on the left side, as you exit the facility. When disposing of leaves or brush, please remove any foreign objects such as plastic bags, tires, metal etc. and place them in the appropriate disposal containers. Please note that we do not accept stumps, logs, or brush over 4” in diameter and over 4’ in length.

PERMITS

 
Please be advised there are no free permits. All residents whom wish to obtained a permit/sticker are required to fill out the necessary paperwork, provide proof of residency (vehicle registration), and pay the applicable fee (listed below) at the Landuse Department, located in the lower level of the Town Hall.
Passenger vehicle: $10.00/year 
Combination - 03  $10.00year
Residents over 65 years of age: $5.00/year 
Sherman Residents $20.00/year
Commercial - 02  $50.00/year
Commercial/Business $50.00/year

REFUSE

13-gallon bag (large kitchen): $1.50/bag
30-gallon bag (trash bag): $3.00/bag
Can, lawn & leaf bags: $6.00/bag

RECYCLABLES

13-gallon bag (large kitchen): $1.00/bag
30-gallon bag (trash bag): $2.00/bag
Newspapers (12” bundle): $1.00/bundle
Cardboard (12” bundle): $1.50/bundle
Unbundled newspapers & cardboard: NOT ACCEPTED

LANDSCAPE WASTE

Leaves (bulk): $5.00/yrd
Leaves (trash, lawn & leaf bag): $1.00/bag
Brush (pick-up truck): $40.00/load
Brush (station wagon, sport utility): $15.00/load
Woodchips: NOT ACCEPTED
Stumps & logs: NOT ACCEPTED
Grass clippings: NOT ACCEPTED
Mixed load: NOT ACCEPTED

AUTOMOTIVE

Waste oil: $0.50/gal
Batteries: $1.00/batterie
Tires without rims: $5.00/tire
Tires with rims: NOT ACCEPTED
Paint:: NOT ACCEPTED

BULKY WASTE

Bulk metal (appliances, etc.): $40.00/each
Scrap metal: $10.00/yrd ($5.00 min.)
Demolition material: $40.00/c.y. (2yrds/trip max)
Unrestricted/mixed bulky waste: $50.00/c.y. (2yrds/trip max)
Carpet: $40.00/cubic yard
Chairs, recliners, sofas: $5.00/foot ($10 minimum)
Mattresses, boxsprings – twin: $10.00/each
Mattresses, boxsprings -- full/queen: $20.00/each
Mattresses, boxsprings – king: $25.00/each

ELECTRONIC RECYCLING

Florescent, halogen, and incandescent light bulbs: $0.50/each
Small rechargeable batteries: $0.50/each
Cell phone, PDA, remotes, keyboard/mouse, pager, digital camera, and telephone:
$1.00/each
CD/DVD, typewriter, game system, laptop computer, stereo, tape player, and VCR:
$3.00/each
Monitor, desktop printer, fax machine, computer, scanner, and TV up to 20”:
$5.00/each
Microwave and TV up to 27”: $10.00/each
TV over 27”: $25.00/each