The Bridgeport Sanitation Division provides weekly curbside collection of all general household solid waste in the City in compliance with all applicable City, State and Federal health, environmental and safety regulations.
The Recycling Division removes recyclable materials from the solid waste stream through collection and transportation to a regional intermediate processing center as prescribed by City ordinance. Recycling provides bi-weekly curbside household recycling collection of glass, metal food containers, newspapers, HDPE & PETE plastics. For information on recycling materials not listed here, check out the following resources from the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection about:
In addition, Recycling removes and processes leaves and tree trimmings for use in City landscaping projects. All services are provided with strict adherence to all applicable Environmental Protection Agency & Department of Environmental Protection regulations.