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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
Access needs an arrangement?
Check any building or shared-area rules. Contact us before booking if access is limited to particular hours.
City collection New Britain collects upholstered and wooden furniture, rugs and bundled wood through an on-call burnable collection, with three free collections of up to five items a year for a single family home. No charge. A single family home gets three on-call burnable collections of up to five items each fiscal year, which runs July 1 to June 30. Multi-family properties up to six family get two collections per dwelling unit with a maximum of eight, for example four collections a year and ten items per collection for a two family building. Extra collections cost 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item.
City collection A mattress is free to drop at the City Recycling Center on Christian Lane, which the City lists among the items accepted there at no cost. No charge. The City states that many items, including mattresses, electronics and metal waste, can be disposed of at the Recycling Center at no cost. The Disposal and Recycling Guide lists mattresses with a pointer to the mattress program information rather than publishing a fee or a limit.
City collection Appliances without Freon are free at the City Recycling Center, and Freon appliances such as refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners are on the on-call non-burnable collection list. No charge. The Disposal and Recycling Guide lists appliances that do not contain Freon as free to dispose of at the Recycling Center or through an on-call collection. A refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier or air conditioner with Freon is eligible on the on-call non-burnable collection list, limited to non-commercial sizes.
City collection New Britain collects trash every week from the City standard maroon container and single stream recycling every other week from the blue container, both on the same collection day for the area. No charge. The City provides the collection itself as part of its refuse and recycling service, with one trash and one recycling container allowed per unit up to six family dwellings. A repair after the first free one is charged at 30 dollars, a replacement cart is 75 dollars regardless of the reason, and an eligible property may rent an additional refuse container at 60 dollars a year plus tax.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
New Britain runs its own refuse and recycling service, which puts it in a minority of Connecticut cities. A home has a maroon trash container emptied every week and a blue recycling container every other week on the same day, and the City sets the container rules by ordinance, down to the noon start for setting them out and the three feet needed between them. What makes New Britain unusual is that large item collection is part of the service rather than a private arrangement. The City splits it in two: an on-call burnable collection for couches, chairs, wooden furniture, rugs and bundled wood, and an on-call non-burnable collection for appliances, metal furniture, exercise machines, toilets and bathtubs. A single family home gets three burnable collections of up to five items and one non-burnable collection of up to five items each fiscal year, all booked through the City's contractor, and extra collections are available for published prices. Anything those programs will not take can go to the City Recycling Center on Christian Lane, where mattresses, electronics and metal are free and general waste is charged by weight.
New Britain collects trash every week from the City standard maroon container and single stream recycling every other week from the blue container, both on the same collection day for the area.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The City provides the collection itself as part of its refuse and recycling service, with one trash and one recycling container allowed per unit up to six family dwellings. A repair after the first free one is charged at 30 dollars, a replacement cart is 75 dollars regardless of the reason, and an eligible property may rent an additional refuse container at 60 dollars a year plus tax.
When & how
Collection runs Monday through Friday on the area's designated day, with recycling every other week split into A and B routes that residents look up on the collection day map. By ordinance containers may not go to the curb earlier than noon on the day before collection and have to be brought in within 24 hours after it. During a holiday week collection is suspended on the holiday and delayed one day for the rest of the week.
Get it ready
Use only the City standard containers, keep them at the curb line of the property the material came from rather than along a neighbor's frontage, and leave at least three feet between containers so the automated arm can reach them. Clear snow at the curb line in winter. Keep recyclables loose in the blue container so the single stream load is not contaminated.
New Britain collects upholstered and wooden furniture, rugs and bundled wood through an on-call burnable collection, with three free collections of up to five items a year for a single family home.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A single family home gets three on-call burnable collections of up to five items each fiscal year, which runs July 1 to June 30. Multi-family properties up to six family get two collections per dwelling unit with a maximum of eight, for example four collections a year and ten items per collection for a two family building. Extra collections cost 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item.
When & how
Call the City's contractor at 860-793-6721 or book online to set the appointment, and coordinate with the other units in a multi-family building so no more than five items per unit go out on the appointment date.
Get it ready
Set out only eligible material: rugs and carpeting, couches, chairs and recliners, plastic furniture, toys and wooden furniture, with wood no longer than four feet and tied, bundled and taped. Loose wood, yard clippings and fencing carry special instructions, so ask Public Works at 860-826-3350 before adding them to a pile.
Appliances, metal furniture, bathtubs, toilets and other hard material go out through the on-call non-burnable collection, with one free collection of up to five items a year for a single family home.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A single family home gets a one-time annual free non-burnable collection of up to five items. A two to six family building gets one free service for all units on the appointment date with up to five items per unit, so a two family building may put out up to ten items and a six family building up to thirty. Extra collections cost 50 dollars for up to five items.
When & how
Call the City's contractor at 860-793-6721 or book online, and coordinate the units in a multi-family building so everything goes out on the same appointment date.
Get it ready
Check the published list before setting anything out. Freon appliances are limited to residential sizes, lawnmowers and snowblowers have to have their fluids removed, tanks have to be dry and cut in half, drums need the tops removed, punctured and dry, and limited amounts of building debris, bricks, rocks, cement and tar products, sheetrock, shingles, siding and tar paper have to be packaged or in 32 gallon barrels half full.
A mattress is free to drop at the City Recycling Center on Christian Lane, which the City lists among the items accepted there at no cost.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The City states that many items, including mattresses, electronics and metal waste, can be disposed of at the Recycling Center at no cost. The Disposal and Recycling Guide lists mattresses with a pointer to the mattress program information rather than publishing a fee or a limit.
When & how
Take the mattress to 642 Christian Lane in Berlin, open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., on the second and fourth Saturdays from April through October, and every Saturday in November from 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress out of the maroon trash container, and check with Public Works at 860-826-3350 about any unit limit before loading, because the guide points at the mattress program page rather than stating a limit.
Appliances without Freon are free at the City Recycling Center, and Freon appliances such as refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners are on the on-call non-burnable collection list.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The Disposal and Recycling Guide lists appliances that do not contain Freon as free to dispose of at the Recycling Center or through an on-call collection. A refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier or air conditioner with Freon is eligible on the on-call non-burnable collection list, limited to non-commercial sizes.
When & how
Book an on-call non-burnable collection at 860-793-6721, or take the unit to 642 Christian Lane during the Recycling Center's open hours.
Get it ready
Confirm whether the unit holds refrigerant before choosing the route, because Freon appliances are handled through the non-burnable list and are limited to non-commercial sizes. Remove fluids from a lawnmower or snowblower, and keep the appliance out of the maroon trash container.
Electronics are free to drop at the City Recycling Center on Christian Lane, which the City lists among the items accepted there at no cost.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The City states that many items, including mattresses, electronics and metal waste, can be disposed of at the Recycling Center at no cost.
When & how
Take the devices to 642 Christian Lane in Berlin, open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., on the second and fourth Saturdays from April through October, and every Saturday in November from 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the blue recycling container, which is part of a single stream program for paper, plastics, cardboard and glass, and out of the maroon trash container. Wipe personal data from a computer or drive before it leaves the property.
Exercise machines are named on the City's non-burnable collection list and metal recreational equipment including exercise equipment is free at the Recycling Center.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Exercise machines are on the on-call non-burnable collection list, which is free for the first five items of a single family home's one annual collection, and metal recreational equipment such as exercise equipment is listed as free to dispose of at the Recycling Center.
When & how
Book an on-call non-burnable collection at 860-793-6721, or take the machine to 642 Christian Lane during the Recycling Center's open hours.
Get it ready
Take the machine down as far as it will come apart so a two person crew can handle it, keep it out of the maroon trash container, and remember that the free single family allowance covers one non-burnable collection of up to five items a year.
Small amounts of building material are eligible on the on-call non-burnable collection, and larger amounts go to the City Recycling Center at the published ton rate with minimum charges.
City cost & eligibility
$160 per ton of general waste such as construction debris at the City Recycling Center. The Recycling Center charges 160 dollars a ton, which its page equates to eight cents a pound, with minimum transaction fees of 10 dollars up to 100 pounds and 20 dollars from 101 to 240 pounds. Limited packaged amounts of building debris, bricks, rocks, cement and tar products, sheetrock, shingles, siding and tar paper can also go out on the on-call non-burnable collection at no charge within the five item allowance.
When & how
Book the on-call non-burnable collection at 860-793-6721 for small packaged amounts, or deliver the load to 642 Christian Lane during the Recycling Center's open hours for material beyond the curbside allowance.
Get it ready
Package the material properly for a curbside collection, and use 32 gallon barrels filled no more than half way for bricks, rocks, cement and tar products, sheetrock, shingles and tile. Siding has to be bundled and quantities are limited, because contractor quantities are not accepted.
Propane, batteries, oil, tires and household chemicals
Not on the regular city route
Propane cylinders, batteries, motor oil and tires have published fees at the City Recycling Center, and the City lists household hazardous waste collection days as a separate service.
City cost & eligibility
From $2 for the lowest published disposal fee at the City Recycling Center, for a one pound propane cylinder. The guide lists a one pound propane cylinder at 2 dollars and a larger cylinder at 15 dollars up to 20 pounds and 20 dollars over 20 pounds, batteries at 5 dollars, tires at 10 dollars each up to 20 inches, 25 dollars each from 20 to 24 inches and 60 dollars each at 25 inches and above with no large equipment tires, and motor oil with no fee shown. Household hazardous waste collection days are listed by the City as a service through the annual environmental services calendar.
When & how
Take the items to the City Recycling Center at 642 Christian Lane during its open hours, and check the City's environmental services calendar for household hazardous waste collection days, which the City lists as a service without publishing dates on the pages read here.
Get it ready
Keep these items out of the maroon trash container and the blue recycling container. Propane cylinders have to be brought to the Recycling Center, batteries are charged per drop off, and tires over the size limits are refused, so check the size before loading.
Burnable material covers upholstered and wooden items such as couches, chairs, recliners, rugs and bundled wood, and it is booked by appointment with three free collections of up to five items a year for a single family home. Non-burnable material covers appliances, metal furniture, exercise machines, bathtubs and toilets, with one free collection of up to five items a year. Getting the pile into the wrong program is the most common way a collection is refused.
Containers may not go to the curb earlier than noon on the day before the collection day and have to be brought in within 24 hours after it. They go at the curb line of the property the material came from, not along a neighbor's frontage, with at least three feet between them so the automated arm can reach. In winter the curb line may need to be cleared of snow.
The Recycling Center charges by weight, so sort first
Mattresses, electronics and metal waste are free at the City Recycling Center, while general waste such as household trash and construction debris is charged by weight with minimum transaction fees. Separating the free material from the general waste before the trip is what keeps a load cheap.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
A household with a couch, chairs, recliners, rugs, carpeting, wooden or plastic furniture, toys or bundled wood to clear.
Cost & conditions
No charge. A single family home gets three burnable collections of up to five items each fiscal year, July 1 to June 30, and a multi-family building gets two collections per unit with a maximum of eight. Extra collections cost 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item.
Arrange it
Call the City's contractor at 860-793-6721 or book online, and put only eligible material out, with wood cut to four feet and tied, bundled and taped.
The item count per collection is capped at five per unit, the material has to be on the eligible burnable list, and loose wood, yard clippings and fencing carry special instructions that have to be confirmed at 860-826-3350.
A household with an appliance, metal furniture, an exercise machine, a bathtub, a toilet or packaged building debris to clear.
Cost & conditions
No charge. A single family home gets one free non-burnable collection of up to five items each fiscal year, and a two to six family building gets one free service for all units on the appointment date with up to five items per unit. An extra collection costs 50 dollars for up to five items.
Arrange it
Call the City's contractor at 860-793-6721 or book online, and coordinate the units in a multi-family building so everything is out on the same appointment date.
Only listed material is eligible, Freon appliances are limited to non-commercial sizes, fluids have to be removed from lawn equipment, tanks must be dry and cut in half, and contractor quantities of siding and fencing with cement footings are refused.
A household with a mattress, electronics, metal waste or a general waste load that the curbside programs do not take.
Cost & conditions
From $10 for the minimum transaction fee for up to 100 pounds of general waste at the City Recycling Center. Mattresses, electronics and metal waste are free there. General waste such as household trash and construction debris is charged at 160 dollars a ton, which the City equates to eight cents a pound, with minimum transactions of 10 dollars up to 100 pounds and 20 dollars from 101 to 240 pounds. Propane cylinders, batteries and tires carry the separate fees listed in the guide.
Arrange it
Drive to 642 Christian Lane, Berlin, CT 06037, open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., on the second and fourth Saturdays from April through October, and every Saturday in November from 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
The Center is outside the city in Berlin, the Saturday schedule changes by season and by month, and the free items are the ones the City lists, so a load that mixes free material with general waste is charged on the general waste rate.
A household with leaves to clear in the spring or fall that it does not compost at home.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The leaf bag collection is part of the City's residential service, and the Recycling Center is also listed as the leaf drop-off site.
Arrange it
Put leaves out in paper leaf bags on the published collection routes. Spring 2026 collection began Monday, April 27, and the fall program begins in November with daily route updates on the Public Works site.
Paper bags only, no plastic, no tape or staples, bags over 40 pounds are left behind and have to be brought to the Recycling Center, and bags are for leaves only, so sticks, pine needles, acorns, brush and rubbish go in the regular trash.
Free of charge for mattresses, electronics, metal waste, and the items the City's guide lists as free: appliances without Freon, metal recreational equipment such as swingsets, exercise equipment and grills without tanks, metal bed frames, metal doors, metal furniture, metal lawn furniture, metal shelves and closets, microwaves, yard equipment such as lawnmowers, clippers and spreaders, oil tanks dry and cut in half, hot water heaters and radiators. Propane cylinders, batteries, tires and motor oil are also taken, with the fees listed in the guide, and general waste such as household trash and construction debris is accepted at the ton rate.
General waste is charged at 160 dollars a ton with minimum transactions of 10 dollars up to 100 pounds and 20 dollars from 101 to 240 pounds. Propane is charged per cylinder, batteries per drop off, and tires per tire with no large equipment tires. Oil tanks have to be dry and cut in half. The Center sits in Berlin rather than in New Britain, the Saturday schedule follows the published seasonal openings, and the City publishes the holiday closings for each fiscal year.
Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., second and fourth Saturdays from April through October and every Saturday in November from 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Contact Public Works at 860-826-3350.
From $10 for the minimum transaction fee for up to 100 pounds of general waste. Mattresses, electronics and metal waste are free. General waste is 160 dollars a ton, which the City equates to eight cents a pound, with the 10 dollar and 20 dollar minimum transactions, and the separate fees for propane, batteries and tires are listed in the City's Disposal and Recycling Guide.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
What can go out in a burnable collection?+
Rugs and carpeting, couches, chairs and recliners, plastic furniture, toys, wooden furniture, and wood no longer than four feet that is tied, bundled and taped. Loose wood, yard clippings and fencing have special instructions, so ask Public Works at 860-826-3350.Official guidance
How many burnable collections does a household get?+
A single family home gets three on-call burnable collections of up to five items each fiscal year, which runs July 1 to June 30, and the property owner books the appointment. Extra collections beyond the allowance cost 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item.Official guidance
What can go out in a non-burnable collection?+
Appliances including refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners with Freon, washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers and microwaves, furnaces and water heaters, bathtubs, sinks, toilets and vanities, metal doors, metal bedframes, metal furniture, bicycles, exercise machines, cement mixers, snowblowers with no fluids, lawnmowers with fluids removed, dismantled swingsets, pipes bundled up to four feet, tanks cut in half, and limited packaged amounts of building debris, bricks, rocks, sheetrock, shingles and siding.Official guidance
How many non-burnable items can go out?+
A single family home gets one free collection of up to five items a year. A two to six family building gets one free service for the whole building on the appointment date, with up to five items per unit, so the building total runs from ten items for a two family to thirty for a six family. An extra collection costs 50 dollars for up to five items.Official guidance
Where does a sleeper sofa go?+
The non-burnable list accepts a sleeper sofa only on its metal bedframe, while the burnable list covers couches, chairs and recliners. A sleeper sofa is therefore split between the two programs, so ask Public Works at 860-826-3350 how the piece should be presented before the appointment.Official guidance
Where does a mattress go in New Britain?+
To the City Recycling Center at 642 Christian Lane in Berlin, where the City states mattresses, electronics and metal waste can be disposed of at no cost. The Disposal and Recycling Guide lists mattresses with a pointer to the mattress program information rather than a fee.Official guidance
When is the Recycling Center open?+
Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from April through October, and every Saturday in November, with Saturday hours of 7:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The City publishes the Saturday openings and holiday closings for each fiscal year on the same page.Official guidance
Where does a refrigerator or washer go in New Britain?+
A refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier or air conditioner with Freon goes out through the on-call non-burnable collection, limited to non-commercial sizes, or to the Recycling Center. Appliances that do not contain Freon are listed as free to dispose of at the Recycling Center or through an on-call collection.Official guidance
What about other metal and metal furniture?+
Metal bedframes, metal doors, metal furniture, metal lawn furniture, metal shelves and closets and metal vacuum cleaners are all on the non-burnable list and are also free at the Recycling Center, along with metal recreational equipment such as swingsets, exercise equipment and grills without tanks.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in New Britain?+
To the City Recycling Center at 642 Christian Lane in Berlin, where the City states electronics can be disposed of at no cost. The Center is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and on the published Saturdays.Official guidance
Can electronics go in the blue recycling container?+
No. The blue container is part of the City's single stream recycling program for paper, plastics, cardboard and glass, and electronics are not part of that stream. The City routes electronics to the Recycling Center or an on-call collection instead.Official guidance
Who collects trash in New Britain?+
The City of New Britain Public Works Department runs the service and uses CWPM as its rubbish and recycling contractor. Public Works is at 27 West Main Street on the 5th floor, telephone 860-826-3350, and the contractor's collection appointment line is 860-793-6721.Official guidance
What large item programs does New Britain run?+
Two, both booked by appointment. The burnable collection takes couches, chairs, recliners, rugs, carpeting, wooden and plastic furniture, toys and bundled wood, and the non-burnable collection takes appliances, metal furniture, exercise machines, bathtubs, toilets and packaged building debris. A single family home gets three burnable collections of up to five items and one non-burnable collection of up to five items each fiscal year.Official guidance
What do the collections and drop-off fees cost?+
The annual allowances are free. An extra burnable collection costs 20 dollars for the first item and 10 dollars for each additional item, and an extra non-burnable collection costs 50 dollars for up to five items. At the Recycling Center, mattresses, electronics and metal waste are free, general waste is 160 dollars a ton with minimum transactions, batteries are 5 dollars, propane runs from 2 to 20 dollars and tires run from 10 to 60 dollars each by size.Official guidance
How does a multi-family building book collections?+
A two to six family building gets one free non-burnable service for all units on the appointment date with up to five items per unit, so the building total runs from ten items for a two family to thirty for a six family. Burnable collections run at two per dwelling unit with a maximum of eight, and the owner or tenants have to coordinate so no more than five items per unit go out at once.Official guidance
What can go in the blue recycling container?+
The blue container is a single stream program, so paper, newspaper, cardboard, box board, plastics numbered 1 through 7, glass and aseptic cartons can be mixed in it, and the City asks residents to keep non recyclable material out because contamination costs the City money. The guide lists co-mingled recycling as free at the Recycling Center as well as at the curb.Official guidance
How do leaves go out?+
In paper leaf bags only, on the citywide collection routes, with no plastic bags, no tape or staples, and no more than 40 pounds per bag. Bags are for leaves only, so sticks, pine needles, acorns, brush and rubbish go in the regular trash and grass is composted in the backyard or left on the lawn. The Recycling Center is the drop-off site for overweight bags.Official guidance
