Upcoming City of Middletown Recycling & Sustainability Events

Please join us for one or all of our upcoming events in Middletown!

The Rockfall Foundation's Meet Your Greens with Middletown's Recycling Coordinator, Kim O'Rourke. Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 5:30pm at Perk on Main in Middletown. Registration encouraged.

Earth Week Panel Discussion: Ways to Act Locally for Environmental Change. Monday, April 17, 2023, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Russell Library. Registration Required.

Earth Day Trash Talk with Middletown's Recycling Coordinator, Kim O'Rourke. Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Russell Library. Registration Required.

Save the Dates:

Middletown Paper Shred Event - Saturday, April 15, 2023, 9 - 11 a.m. at Pat Kidney Complex Parking lot. No registration needed. Limit 4 boxes or bags. No plastic bags. Please bring a non-perishable food item for our local food pantry.

Earth Day Extravaganza - April 22 at Harbor Park, 12 - 3p.m.

Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale - through April 28, 2023. Order online and pick up in Middletown or Old Saybrook on Sunday, April 30th.

Sustainable Middletown Scavenger Hunt - Saturday, May 6, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., starting at Russell Library. For kids and adults! Visit different places in Middletown to learn about sustainable efforts happening locally.

Repair Cafe - Saturday, June 10 at the Dekoven House. Details to follow! Interested in volunteering? Contact Tony Marino at The Rockfall Foundation.

For more information contact Recycling@MiddletownCT.Gov

Middletown's Compost Bin Garden

We are in the final stages of completing our compost bin garden right next to Reboot Eco at 131 River Road. There are several compost bins on site and signage will be installed in the next couple weeks. This garden will be a demonstration area to educate people on backyard composting. We are looking for a few families, individual or youth groups to contribute food scraps to the garden and help us maintain it through the spring, summer and fall. Interested parties should contact the Recycling Coordinator at 860-638-4855 or Recycling@middletownct.gov.

Volunteers Needed

We are looking for volunteers to serve on our Resource Recycling Commission and Sustainable Middletown Team. If you are interested please contact the City Recycling Coordinator or Krishna Winston.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days Announced

The 2023 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Schedule has been announced. Residents can attend collections in any of the RiverCOG towns at no charge. The Middletown collection will be held on Sept. 16, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Middlesex Community College. The full collection schedule is available here.

Separate Glass Recycling Container

Some of you may have noticed our new glass only container at the recycling center. This container is for GLASS ONLY. As you may know, the cost of recycling is currently more than trash. Glass is very heavy. And glass breaks and degrades the quality of the other materials in the recycling. By removing glass from the mix, we can improve the quality of the recycling and help manage costs. The glass delivered to this container will be turned into new glass bottles. Acceptable items in this Glass Only Container are: food and beverage containers (all colors) and drinking glasses. Labels are ok. Preferably no caps. Definitely no light bulbs, ceramics, mugs, dishes, candle glass, vases, Pyrex, windows, gas cylinders or anything else. This material must be very clean to get recycled. Please don't contaminate it! No wishcycling! Glass food and beverage bottles can still be placed in your curbside recycling, but we are offering this option for those interested in doing more. I'll have more on the city website in the next few weeks!