RIDGEFIELD

CONNECTICUT

Recycling Center

2026-2027 permits for the Transfer Station and Recycling Center are now available for purchase at the Tax Collector's Office. 
You can download the application here. 

All Ridgefield Recycling Information is Now Run by HRRA.


The Town of Ridgefield is a member of HRRA, the regional, governmental, waste management and recycling authority serving Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, Kent, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Sherman, Weston and Wilton.

Recycling Center Guidelines

  • You must have a permit to use the Recycling Center. 
  • Download a permit application here. 
  • fees Permit - Resident $20, Local Business $50, Non-Resident $50, Non-Local Business $100
  • The permit is good for use at both the Recycling Center and Transfer Station, in Ridgefield only.
  • Please hang your permit from your vehicle’s review mirror to enter.
  • A permit is required to access the Smart Bin (food scraps program)
Recycling Right means improving our recycling habits to only put in our blue bins or drop off at the recycling center those materials the region’s material recovery facility can process and sell.  There are materials which are recyclable, but not acceptable, as there is not yet an end market in our region. 

Please do not place unacceptable items in mixed recycling either curbside or at the Recycling Center, they are contamination.

How do I dispose of Household Hazardous Waste?

Household Hazardous Waste are substances that are highly acidic, toxic, explosive, corrosive or flammable. Hazardous waste should NOT go in your garbage.  HRRA provides drop off events to help residents properly dispose of a wide variety of hazardous materials.  There are no other cost effective, environmentally safe and legal options for disposal of this dangerous materials.  Find the next Household Hazardous Waste Event. (See also Paint disposal)

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