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Services are restricted to residents of Shelton only.
Please call for the curbside collection schedule.
cityofshelton.org/public-works/(203) 924-9277
Shelton, CT 06484
The following Holidays will cause a one day delay of collection: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
If you have questions about a missed pick-up, please contact City Carting and Recycling at (203) 324-4090.
All items must be rinsed and clean, discard all caps in regular trash. Discard broken glass to avoid injury to handlers. Plastics bags are not blue bin recyclable. They jam the equipment at the recycling plant.
| Material | Residential | Business | Note |
| #1 Plastic Beverage Bottles | pickup |
none |
Please rinse, clean and remove lids. |
| #1 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
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| #1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles | pickup |
none |
Please rinse, clean and remove lids. |
| #1 Plastic Trays | pickup |
none |
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| #1 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
|
| #2 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
Please rinse, clean and remove lids. |
| #2 Plastic Caps | pickup |
none |
|
| #2 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
|
| #2 Plastic Jugs - Clear | pickup |
none |
Please rinse, clean and remove lids. This program does not accept plastic bags. |
| #2 Plastic Jugs - Colored | pickup |
none |
Please rinse, clean and remove lids. This program does not accept plastic bags. |
| #2 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
|
| #3 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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| #3 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
|
| #4 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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| #4 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
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| #5 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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| #5 Plastic Caps | pickup |
none |
|
| #5 Plastic Clamshells | pickup |
none |
|
| #5 Plastic Cups | pickup |
none |
|
| #5 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
|
| #6 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
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| #6 Plastic Cups | pickup |
none |
|
| #6 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
|
| #7 Plastic Bottles | pickup |
none |
|
| #7 Rigid Plastics | pickup |
none |
|
| Aluminum Beverage Cans | pickup |
none |
Please rinse and clean. |
| Aluminum Food Cans | pickup |
none |
|
| Aluminum Lids | pickup |
none |
|
| Blue Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
|
| Blue Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
|
| Blueprints | pickup |
none |
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| Booklets | pickup |
none |
|
| Brochures | pickup |
none |
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| Brown Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse, clean and remove lids. |
| Brown Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse, clean and remove lids. |
| Cardstock | pickup |
none |
|
| Catalogs | pickup |
none |
|
| Chipboard | pickup |
none |
|
| Clear Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse, clean and remove lids. |
| Clear Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse, clean and remove lids. |
| Construction Paper | pickup |
none |
|
| Corrugated Cardboard | pickup |
none |
Must be flattened, cut into no longer than 3ft squares and bundled and fastened with cord for convenient handling. |
| Envelopes | pickup |
none |
|
| Gift Boxes | pickup |
none |
|
| Glassine | pickup |
none |
|
| Green Glass Beverage Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse, clean and remove lids. |
| Green Glass Containers | pickup |
none |
Please rinse, clean and remove lids. |
| Greeting Cards | pickup |
none |
|
| Kraft Paper | pickup |
none |
|
| Magazines | pickup |
none |
Please flatten, clean and tie with string or in a brown paper bag and place on top of the blue bin. (This includes "junk mail", advertisements, flyers and pamphlets.) |
pickup |
none |
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| Manila Folders | pickup |
none |
|
| Metal Paint Cans | pickup |
none |
|
| Mixed Paper | pickup |
none |
Please flatten, clean and tie with string or in a brown paper bag and place on top of the blue bin. (This includes "junk mail", advertisements, flyers and pamphlets.) |
| Newspaper | pickup |
none |
Please flatten, clean and tie with string or in a brown paper bag and place on top of the blue bin. |
| Newspaper Inserts | pickup |
none |
|
| Office Paper | pickup |
none |
Please flatten, clean and tie with string or in a brown paper bag and place on top of the blue bin. |
| Paper Bags | pickup |
none |
|
| Paper Egg Cartons | pickup |
none |
|
| Paper Labels | pickup |
none |
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| Paper Sleeves | pickup |
none |
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| Paper Tubes | pickup |
none |
|
| Paperback Books | pickup |
none |
|
| Paperboard | pickup |
none |
|
| Phone Books | pickup |
none |
Please flatten, clean and tie with string or in a brown paper bag and place on top of the blue bin. |
| Shredded Paper | pickup |
none |
|
| Steel Cans | pickup |
none |
Please rinse and clean. |
| Steel Lids | pickup |
none |
|
| Window Envelopes | pickup |
none |
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