• Yard Waste & Recycling Center
  • Hours of Operation
  • Holiday Schedule
  • Directions
  • Acceptable Items for the Recycling Center
• Compost
• Recycling Organizations

Yard Waste and Recycling Center

EnviroCycle Recycling Center is open on Saturdays from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

The Town of West Hartford’s Yard Waste & Recycling Center operated, under a municipal contract, by EnviroCycle LLC a Bloomfield-based organic waste management company. The center, located at 25 Brixton Street, provides West Hartford residential property owners with free disposal of leaves , yard waste and other recycling opportunities, excluding grass clippings.

• The residential drop off area is strictly for residents who are delivering leaves and yard waste themselves from their residential property. Landscapers and persons working for hire are prohibited from the residential drop off area and must pay the commercial rate.

Residents are encouraged to take advantage of free disposal of their yard waste at the center instead of putting yard waste into their refuse barrels.

• Yard waste is processed at the recycling center at an average cost of $27.00 per ton versus the $69.00 per ton if placed in your refuse barrel.
• It is estimated that West Hartford’s refuse tipping fee is increased by over $100,000 annually due to yard waste placed in our refuse barrels.

The following guidelines have been put in place to prevent misrepresentation and misuse of the facility at the expense of West Hartford tax payers.

• All persons entering the facility are required to show a valid drivers license and registration of the vehicle delivering material.
• Drivers license and vehicle registration addresses must match the West Hartford address where the material is being generated.
• Staff frequently makes spot checks at properties from which yard waste is declared. These spot checks are done in an effort to confirm non-commercial use of the facility.
• All vehicle entries to the facility are logged to monitor proper use of the facility.
• Non-residents and anyone refusing to provide required ID will be turned away.

Who is eligible to use the residential drop off area?

• Residents delivering material themselves from only their residential property which receives Town of West Hartford refuse collection.
• Non-resident West Hartford residential property owners who are delivering material from their West Hartford property only. Property owner must obtain a Day Pass

Who is not eligible to use the residential drop off area?

• Owners of commercial, retail and mixed use properties are not eligible to use the facility.
• Landscapers or any other persons for hire working for a West Hartford resident or at a residential, commercial or retail property.
• West Hartford residents working for hire in or out of West Hartford may not declare their address as the origin of material being generated.

Is there a limit on the amount of material I can dispose?

Yes, the intended use of the Yard Waste and Recycling Center is to accommodate the disposal of yard waste material generated at a residential property from typical routine yard maintenance. Major tree removal and yard renovation projects generating tons of material is not considered routine and requires disposal at the commercial rate. Residential deliveries to the facility are monitored and recorded. Excessive use of the facility may generate a site visit to verify origin of material and quantities. The Department of Public Works reserves the right to limit or restrict use of the facility due to excessive material.

Deliveries of yard waste material is restricted to vehicles no larger than a standard pick-up truck with an 8 foot fixed bed or tow behind trailer of the same size.

What type of yard waste can be disposed free at the center?

• Leaves ,Brush, Branches & Trees. All material must be free of contaminants and metal.
• Clean Fill: Dirt, sand, concrete , bricks, rocks, stones & ceramic tile or fixtures. All material must be free of contaminates and metal
• Leaves, a State mandated recycling item, may be delivered in bulk or 30-gallon biodegradable bags. No plastic bags please. Plastic bags used to transport leaves for disposal must be emptied out and disposed in the trash.
• Trees that are 4 inches or less in diameter, shrubs, brush and branches and material listed above are disposed in the residential drop off area unless otherwise directed by the gate attendant.
• When disposing branches or trees greater than 4 inches in diameter you may be directed to another area within the facility.
• Grass clippings, a State mandate recycling item, can de disposed for a minimum fee of $10.00. Lawn thatch and weeds are not considered grass clippings.

Leaf Compost Pickup and Delivery

Compost is available early  spring through late fall.
There is a maximum of 6 cubic yards per property annually.

• Compost Pickup

• Leaf compost is available for West Hartford residential property owners free of charge at the Yard Waste & Recycling Center. Residents may take up to 6 cubic yards per property annually either by self pickup or delivery. Property owners are required to load their own vehicles manually.

  • Compost Deliveries

  Leaf compost (mulch) is also delivered in quantities of up to 6 cubic yards for a $79.50 delivery charge. The compost itself is free to West Hartford residential property owners. Deliveries are restricted to a first-come, first served basis. Call 860-561-8100 to schedule compost deliveries or for further information.

  Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and Saturday, 8:00 a.m.to noon.

  Closed Saturday’s January through March

What other free recycling opportunities are available at the center?

• Used motor oil, anti– freeze & car batteries must be left with the scale office attendant – containers are not returnable.
• Scrap metal and corrugated cardboard disposal.

What type of vehicles can use the center?

• Passenger and combination plated vehicles with or without a trailer.
• Vehicles rented by a property owner – resident must provide rental agreement upon request. ( Requires a Day Pass)
• Deliveries of yard waste material is restricted to vehicles no larger than a standard pick-up truck with an 8 foot fixed bed or tow behind trailer of the same size.

What types of vehicles are restricted from the center?

• All vehicles with commercial license plates.
• Vehicles with advertising or signage.
• Any vehicle the attendant feels may present a danger or hazard.

What is a Residential Day Pass and who is eligible?

Please note: Day Passes are issued only by and at the Public Works Office located on 17 Brixton Street next to the Recycling Center - Mon. – Fri. 8 AM–4 PM excluding holidays. Day Passes needed for Saturday disposal must be obtained in advance.

• A Day Pass allows access to the facility for residents borrowing or renting a vehicle to deliver yard waste generated at their residential property.
• A Day Pass allows access to the facility by non – resident West Hartford property owners to deliver yard waste generated from their West Hartford residential property. Material from out of town is not acceptable.
• A property owner must apply in person for a Day Pass and deliver the material themselves.
• No Day pass will be honored at the drop off area if the property owner is not present.
• Out of town property owners must show proof of ownership.
   Most recent tax bill or utility bill no more than 1 month old will be accepted as valid proof of ownership.
• Vehicles no larger than a standard pick-up truck with an 8 foot fixed bed or tow behind trailer of the same size.  Registration for vehicle (and trailer) needs to be presented at Public Works when applying for a Day Pass.

Weekday Hours of Operation:

• Year round: Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
• Weekdays until April 2, 2012: residents need to enter the facility at the scale house.

Saturday Hours of Operation:

• April through the end of May: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• First Saturday in June through mid-October: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Mid-October until mid-December (date varies annually with bagged leaf collection season): 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Closed on Saturdays from the end of December until the first week of April

Schedule of 2012 holiday and long weekend closings

The Recycling Center will be closed all day for the following holidays unless otherwise noted.

Directions:

Go south on New Park Avenue from Flatbush Avenue (or north on New Park Avenue from New Britain Avenue) and turn onto Oakwood Avenue Extension. Continue over the railroad tracks and take the first right on to Brixton Street. The Recycling Center is on the left in an area enclosed by a chain link fence. ALL trucks must be driven up top to the scale.