Services are restricted to residents of Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, Westbrook only.
Please call for current HHW collection and event information.
www.rivercog.org/(860) 581-8554
5 Dump Rd
Essex, CT 06426
This site is open from April to November on selected Saturdays from 9am to 1pm.
Please call or visit the website for details on the next event. Small businesses must make an appointment to dispose of hazardous waste. The Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency (CRERPA) and the MidState Regional Planning Agency (MRPA) have been Merged to form the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments, or "RiverCOG."
| Material | Residential | Business | Note |
| Acids | dropoff |
none |
|
| Adhesives | dropoff |
none |
|
| Aerosol Cans - Empty | dropoff |
none |
Cans must be full or partially full. |
| Aerosol Cans - Full | dropoff |
none |
|
| Antifreeze | dropoff |
none |
|
| Asbestos | dropoff |
none |
Double bag in plastic bags and wet down. |
| Audio Equipment | dropoff |
none |
|
| Brake Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
| Button Cell Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
| Car Fluids | dropoff |
none |
|
| CFLs | dropoff |
none |
|
| Chemistry Sets | dropoff |
none |
|
| Engine Degreasers | dropoff |
none |
|
| Fertilizers | dropoff |
none |
|
| Fluorescent Tubes | dropoff |
none |
|
| Fungicides | dropoff |
none |
|
| Gas/Oil Mixture | dropoff |
none |
|
| Gasoline | dropoff |
none |
|
| Hair Dye | dropoff |
none |
|
| Hair Spray | dropoff |
none |
|
| Herbicides | dropoff |
none |
|
| HHW | dropoff |
none |
|
| Household Cleaners | dropoff |
none |
|
| Hydraulic Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
| Insecticides | dropoff |
none |
|
| Items Containing Mercury | dropoff |
none |
|
| Kerosene | dropoff |
none |
|
| Lacquer | dropoff |
none |
|
| Latex Paint | dropoff |
none |
|
| Lead-acid Batteries - Non-automotive | dropoff |
none |
|
| Lice Shampoo | dropoff |
none |
|
| Lighter Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
| Lithium-ion Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
| Mercury Thermostats | dropoff |
none |
|
| Motor Oil | dropoff |
none |
|
| Nail Polish | dropoff |
none |
|
| Nail Polish Removers | dropoff |
none |
|
| Nickel-cadmium Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
| Nickel-metal Hydride Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
| Nickel-zinc Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
| Oil-Based Paint | dropoff |
none |
|
| Paint Strippers | dropoff |
none |
|
| Paint Thinners | dropoff |
none |
|
| Pesticides | dropoff |
none |
|
| Photographic Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
|
| Pool Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
|
| Power Steering Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
| Receivers | dropoff |
none |
|
| Sealers | dropoff |
none |
|
| Solvents | dropoff |
none |
|
| Transmission Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
| Varnish | dropoff |
none |
|
| Wood Stains | dropoff |
none |
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