Milford Mayor Benjamin G. Blake announced March 11 that the city will begin its 2019 bulk waste pickup program on Monday, April 29.
The schedule for the pickup will be differentiated by residents’ regular garbage day. Those who have regular trash pickup on Mondays will have bulk pickup on Monday, April 29; those on Tuesdays will have bulk pickup on Monday, May 6; those on Thursdays will have bulk pickup Monday, May 13; and those on Fridays will have bulk pickup Monday, May 20. Bulk pickup for condominiums will be Wednesday, June 5.
Items set out for collection are to be placed at the curb no sooner than the Saturday prior to the scheduled date of the collection and all items are to be at the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled pickup date.
In order to qualify for this free pickup service, the resident must properly prepare and separate the bulky waste. Metal must be separated from burnable items. Yard waste should be placed in disposable containers or bags. Brush and wood must be cut to four-foot lengths and tied in bundles. No more than four passenger car tires may be included in the items set out for collection. Where possible, similar items should be placed together in containers which the homeowner wishes to discard. All acceptable items placed at the curb will be taken, including any containers.
Prohibited materials include batteries; logs and stumps; concrete or cement; any item that requires more than two men to pick up; hazardous waste; liquid waste; oil-based paint; motor oil; propane tanks; grass clippings; and sheetrock and demolition material.
Sheetrock and demolition material must be brought to City Carting (Waste Conversion), located at 211 0ld Gate Ln. in Milford. These items are longer accepted at the transfer station.
Questions should be directed to the Public Works Office at 203-783-3265.