Town of Newington, CT

Single stream recycling means you no longer have to sort glass, paper and metal within your blue bin. Simply mix everything together in the blue bin and it will be sorted once it is delivered to the receiving facility.

How does Newington benefit from single stream recycling?

Recyclables diverted from the waste stream lower the cost the town pays in disposal fees for MSW (household garbage). Recycling not only helps the environment, it also saves money.

ITEMS ACCEPTED SINGLE STREAM

Paper (newspaper, junk mail, magazines, catalogs, envelopes)

Clean cardboard and boxboard

Paper egg cartons

Paper bags

Office and school papers

Empty glass jars and bottles (rinsed)

Aluminum cans and steel aerosol cans

All plastic containers marked #1 and #2

Aseptic packages (juice boxes and milk cartons)

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED SINGLE STREAM

NO garbage
NO plastic bags
NO food waste or tainted items (used paper towels, napkins or plates
NO polystyrene or styrofoam
NO motor oil containers
NO hazardous chemical containers
NO plastic toys or sporting goods
NO electronics or batteries
NO CD or DVDs
NO foam egg cartons
NO ice cream cartons
NO light bulbs
NO hangers
NO yard waste or garden tools
NO plastic containers #3 - #7
NO pots and pans
NO phone books
NO pizza boxes
NO mirrors or window glass

For fiscal year 2009 Newington collected over 2,200 tons of recyclables saving the town over $150,000.00 in MSW disposal fees!!

Currently all recycled material is processed at CRRA's Mid Conn project in Hartford. For more info go to www.crra.org or contact the Sanitation Dept @ (860)-667-5874.

*CRRA has announced beginning early in 2010 #3 - #7 plastics will be added to the list of acceptable items*