Milford has announced its schedule for its spring bulk waste pickup program.
This residential pickup service requires the homeowner to prepare and separate the acceptable bulky waste items. Similar items should be placed together in bags and containers. All acceptable items placed at the curb will be taken, including containers.
There are some stipulations to the program. Small bulk waste items must be bagged or boxed; yard waste must be placed in disposable paper bags (grass clippings are not permitted); brush and wood must be cut, tied and bundled in lengths four feet or less; passenger car tires (four tires maximum) must be separated from other waste; metal must be no longer than four feet long and separated from other waste; electronics and white goods must be separated from other waste; bulk waste must be placed away from regular trash/recycling containers; and bulk waste must be set out for collection no sooner than the Saturday prior to the scheduled pickup.
Prohibited items include hazardous waste; liquid waste including oil-based paint; propane tanks; grass clippings, logs and stumps; and sheetrock, concrete/cement, bricks, porcelain tubs, sinks or toilets and other demolition material.
For those with garbage pickup on Monday, bulk waste pickup will begin on Monday, May2. For those with trash pickup on Tuesday, bulk waste pickup will begin on Monday, May 9. For those whose trash day is Thursday, bulk waste pickups begins Monday, May 16; and for those whose trash day is Friday, bulk waste pickup will begin on Monday, May 23.
Condominium bulk trash pickup will take place on June 15.
The Milford Transfer Station will also return to normal operating hours starting March 26, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday through Saturday.
Questions should be directed to the Public Works office at 203-783-3265.