Transfer Station hours: In addition to Saturdays, the transfer station will be open Wednesday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon through Nov. 16.
Household Hazardous Waste: Collection on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Simsbury DPW facility, 66 Town Forest Road, Simsbury. A list of accepted items is available on the Town of Granby website. The following additional services will be provided: Electronics recycling (items with Freon not accepted) and document shredding, special hours 8:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m. or until truck is full. Two box limit per resident. For information, call the Granby DPW at 860-653-8960.
Signs: Generally, no private signs are permitted on town property. Before placing a sign on the town green, please contact the Town Manager’s office for approval. Signs should only be placed roadside with permission of the property owner. Signs should never be placed in traffic islands.
Paint: In numerous locations throughout town, paint has stained our roadways. Please do not place paint cans that still contain wet material in your trash barrel. The cans are crushed in the truck resulting in paint being deposited onto our roadways. If the contents of a paint can are completely dried out, open the top of the can, and place it in your trash. Cans containing wet material should be brought to the transfer station. There is a state recycling program so there is no charge to drop off paint.
Textile recycling: You can still recycle textiles curbside, but you must contact Simple Recycling to schedule a pickup. It can be done online at simplerecycling.com or by calling 1-866-835-5068.
Plastic bag recycling: Plastic bags, wraps and mailers are recyclable but not in your curbside bin! Please look for the Store Drop Off label and take your bags/wraps with this label to your local store.
Along the same lines, please do not place your recyclables in plastic bags. Once the bag reaches the processing plant, they assume it is trash and remove it from the recycling line. You’re basically wasting your recycling effort by doing this.
Yard Waste: Yard waste is not allowed in your trash or recycling barrels. Yard waste has been banned from curbside barrels since 1998. Grass, leaves, and brush should be composted on-site or brought to the Granby Transfer Station.