Physical Services

• Department Contacts
• Hours of Operation, Directions
• Curbside Refuse and Recyclable Pickup
• Curbside Collection Schedule
• Refuse Collection Holidays
• Recycling
• Curbside Collection - Bulky Items
• Leaf Collection
• Transfer Station
• Hazardous Waste Collection
• Seasonal Temporary Hiring
• Report a Streetlight Malfunction to CL&P
• Snow Removal
• Snowplow Damage to Mailboxes
• Snow Plowing Procedures

Hours of Operation

Directions

From the Town Hall at 505 Silas Deane Highway, turn east onto Church Street. Go 0.6 mile to the intersection of Main Street. Cross Main Street; Church Street becomes Marsh Street. Continue 0.2 mile, the Physical Services office, Town Garage and Transfer Station will be on the right at 100 Marsh Street.

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Curbside Refuse and Recyclable Pickup

The town contracts with Paine's, Inc. for weekly curbside refuse collection. Recyclable collection is every other week. For the week of 5/21/2012 recyclable pickup is according to the 'B' schedule. Please consult the Curbside Collection Schedule for a street-by-street listing. (Bulky items are picked up separately, by request.) Routes start early, barrels should be out by 7 a.m.

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Automated Rubbish Collection

The town has implemented automated rubbish collection. The town provides each residence with a heavy duty barrel on wheels that is easily rolled to the street. There is a choice of container size depending upon the need of the resident. Residents have the option of leasing a second barrel for $200 each fiscal year (July 1st to June 30th) by contacting Paine's at (860) 844-3003. Once Paine's receives your payment they will deliver the 95 gallon barrel. (The fee is not reduced for a partial year's use.)

Only refuse contained in the barrel will be collected. On collection day place the barrel within 2 feet of the curb and away from obstacles such as your mailbox or recycling barrel. The handle should be turned away from the street. Please do not put your barrel in the street.

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Refuse Collection Holidays 2011

The curbside refuse collection service in Wethersfield recognizes six 2012 holidays. They are:

Curbside collection is delayed by one day after those holidays, and the Transfer Station at 100 Marsh Street will be closed on those holidays.

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Curbside Collection - Bulky Items

Residents can have five (5) bulky items (other than appliances and mattresses) picked up at the curb for $25, additional items (over the five) can be picked up at an additional cost of $3.50 per item. Paines will pick up a mattress curbside, but charges an additional $25 per mattress fee to dispose of. To schedule curbside collection please call Paine's Recycling and Rubbish Removal at (860) 844-3000.

Residents will be able to pay with a credit card (Visa or MasterCard) or by sending a check to Paine's. Pick-up will not occur until payment is received at Paine's. Items should not be placed at the curb until the night before or by 7 a.m. the morning of the scheduled pick up. No refunds will be issued once the pick up is scheduled or if the items are removed by someone other than Paine's.

Appliances can be picked up, for a fee, by going to the Transfer Station Monday or Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. or Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and purchasing an appliance sticker. The Town picks up appliances Monday morning.

The following items are allowed for bulk pick-up:

Furniture - couches, chairs, etc.

Bathroom vanities

Toilets

Rugs

Carpets (in 4 foot rolls - 3 rolls equal one item)

Mattresses ($25 per mattress)

Tables/chairs

Large children's toys

The following items are not allowed:

Wooden fencing

Metal

Construction debris

Items in garbage bags

Appliances

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Appliances

For curbside pick-up of old appliances (stove, refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, hot water heater, dishwasher, washer, dryer) residents should obtain a White Goods Sticker at the Transfer Station. State law requires that doors be removed from refrigerators and freezers before they are left curbside. Residents can also choose to bring stoves, dishwashers, hot water heaters, washers, and dryers to the Transfer Station free of charge. If a resident brings a refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier or air conditioner to the Transfer Station there is a $10 fee to dispose of the chlorofluorocarbons inside.

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Hazardous Waste Collection

The Metropolitan District (MDC) schedules an annual hazardous waste collection day for Wethersfield. Call (860) 278-3809 or visit their web site at www.themdc.com.

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Seasonal Temporary Hiring

Seasonal temporary hired by Physical Services must be at least 18 years old. On the day they report to work new employees must have steel toed work boots to conform to OSHA Standards. There are three functions Physical Services hires seasonals for:

• Summer Help (May through August) - Help is hired for our Park Maintenance and Highway Departments. Jobs entail cutting grass, raking leaves, watering plants, emptying trash containers, trimming bushes, putting together playground equipment, spreading asphalt, digging holes and general laborer duties.
• Leaf Collection (October through December) - During the time frame when we pick up leaves from curbside temporary employees are hired to rake the leaf piles loose and operate the hose on the front of the TARCO machine to suck the leaves into the back of the truck.
• Snow Removal (December through March) - During snow season if storms back up we hire people on an as needed basis to help shovel sidewalks and steps on town property.

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