Trash and Recycle cans should be placed out the night before the day of pick up.
A single, 95 gallon trash cart is distributed to all residence throughout Bolton once a certificate of occupancy has been obtained for the home. A smaller, 65 gallon trash cart can be requested and exchanged for any household looking to have a smaller cart instead. Additional trash carts may be purchased through the Town Selectmen's Office in Town Hall. Each single family household is allowed one recycle cart only.
2025 Recycling Collection Schedule
2026 Recycling Collection Schedule
CURBSIDE PICK-UP
- Put your dump cart
- out the night before your collection day or before 6 a.m. on the collection day
- Separate you trash and recycling into their respective carts
- DO NOT overload the dump cart
- DO NOT dump hot ashes or flammable items in your cart
- DO NOT dump grass clippings, brush or sand in your cart
TRANSFER STATION
The Residential Recycling Center, located next to the Public Works Facility off Notch Road, will reopen in April and stay open until November on the following Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.:
April 11 and 18
May 2 and 16
June 6 and 20
July 11 and 18
August 1 and 15
September 12 and 19
October 3 and 17
November 7 and 21
All recycle/transfer station permit punch tickets purchased will only be good for one season (April through November).
Click here to Purchase Punch Ticket Online
Additional Ticketing Instructions
More information: 2026 Residential Recycling Center/Transfer Station Schedule and Information
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BULK ITEM PICKUP - $15.00 sticker can be purchased at Town Hall at least 5 days before the pick-up day (cash or check only) and only 1 item per household can be placed out every other month. This would include such items as a couch, love seat, chairs, carpeting (maximum 4' sections), rolled tied, not to exceed 1 1/2 feet in diameter, and windows of wood frames (glass must be broken out and not to be more than 4 feet in any direction).
Pick up is every other month (February through December)
February 23rd
April 27th
June 22nd
August 24th
October 26th
December 28th
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SCRAP METAL PICKUP is FREE and happens the in April/May and October. Items should be placed at the end of your driveway for pickup that week. *All doors must be removed.
April 27– May 1, 2026
October 26 – 30, 2026
More information: 2026 Bulky/Over-sized Item and Scrap Metal Pickup Schedule.
Connecticut now has a universal list of what belongs in your recycling bin and what doesn't. All items should be empty, rinsed, clean and open. Do not shred, box, bag or bundle. To learn more, go to RecycleCT.com
WHAT'S IN
- Cardboard & boxboard
- Food & beverage cartons
- Junk mail
- Magazines & newspaper inserts
- Newsprint
- Office paper
- Pizza boxes
- Beverage bottles & jars
- Food bottles & jars
- Aerosol containers (food-grade only)
- Aluminum foil
- Cans & bottles
- Foil containers
- Metal lids from cans & bottles
- Plastic bottles (with or without caps attached)
- Plastic containers, tubs & lids
- Plastic one-use cups (no lids, no straws)
WHAT'S OUT
- Gift wrap & gift bags
- Ice cream containers
- Paper Cups (hot & cold)
- Shredded paper
- Take-out food containers Tissue paper
- Ceramic mugs & plates Drinking glasses
- Aerosol containers (deodorizers, cleaners, pesticides, etc.)
- Foil tops from yogurt containers
- Paint cans
- Pots & pans
- Small pieces of scrap metal
- Spiral wound containers
- Loose bottle caps
- Plastic bags & wrap
- Plastic plates, bowls & utensils
- Prescription bottles
- Single-use coffee containers
- Styrofoam cups, containers
- & packaging peanuts Water filters
- Padded Envelopes/Bubble Envelopes
How do I dispose of…
| Bulky/Oversize Items | Oversized Item Pick Up |
| Hazardous Waste | Hazardous Waste Disposal |
| Needles/Syringes | Household Needle/Syringe Disposal |
| Paint | Paint Disposal |
| Scrap Metal | Scrap Metal Pick Up |
| Textiles | Textile Recycling |
| Other | HOW DO I DISPOSE OF... |