SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION

POST OFFICE BOX 150 / BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT 06405 www.Branford-CT.gov (203) 315-0622 LAURA PANCIERA Solid Waste Supervisor MARIO RICOZZI Chairman

Summer 2012 Dear Thimble Islands Residents: Welcome back for another season on the Islands. And welcome to our contractor, Fischer Excavating. The schedules, methods, and materials are the same but recycling is a little different than on shore, so please read this letter and the flyer carefully, including the 2012 schedule and instructions. During the main season (Memorial Day to Labor Day) collection of garbage is on Mondays and Thursdays, and recycling is on Thursdays. Collection may not always be in the mornings, but could follow high tide. Recycling must be at the dock in your blue box the night before your collection day. There is no change in where you must put your trash or recycling. The boat will not stop if there is no blue box in sight, and won't make special trips if you miss a pick-up. Please confine any dogs which might interfere with the collector. Please be considerate of the collector and use plastic bags thick enough that they wont break from the weight of the garbage or bottles and cans you put in them! The bottles and cans must always be in plastic bags inside your blue bin so they can get them in and out of the boat. Please remember that once collection starts, you may not use the containers on shore for any island refuse. If you have large quantities of materials to dispose of, or any quantity of construction or demolition debris, you must take these materials to the Branford Transfer Station yourself. If you hire contractors to do work for you, make it their responsibility to remove waste materials from the island and dispose of them. Brush should also go directly to the transfer station. For more information for the Branford Transfer Station, please visit www.branford-ct.gov. A summer residence card is required to access the Transfer Station which is available at the Tax office, open Mon. - Fri. 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, phone 315-0672. Bring proof of residency such as a lease or a bill.

Thank you.

Laura Panciera Solid Waste Supervisor

Please keep and post Residents throughout the season must follow these instructions. Summer 2012
Garbage note: if it came from the sea, put it back in the sea. Clam shells, lobster shells, fish guts, etc. should go back where they came from.

Please take advantage of this service. There is no place on shore closer than the transfer station where you may legally take trash. Fines for illegal dumping (including use of a public receptacle) are $35. Refuse mixed with recyclables will not be collected.

Thimble Island Calendar for year 2012

April Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 8 2 9 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 10 11 17 18 24 25 12 13 14 19 20 21 26 27 28 1 8 May Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 2 9 3 4 5 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 June Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 8 2 9

15 16 22 23

13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

July Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 8 2 9 3 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 12 13 19 20 26 27 10 11 17 18 24 25 31 October Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 2 9 3 10 4 5 6 4 5 6 11 12 13 18 19 20 25 26 27 12 13 14 19 20 21 26 27 28

August Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 2 9 3 4 2 9 3 10 11

September Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15

15 16 22 23 29 30

16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 December Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15

November Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 7 8 11 12 18 19 25 26 13 14 20 21 27 28 2 9 3 10

16 17 23 24 30 31

15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

If you have questions or collection problems call Fischer Excavating at 315-8124 and give your name, island, and phone number. If problems cannot be resolved, or if you have other comments, phone the Department of Solid Waste & Recycling at 315-0622.

TownofBranford
ThimbleIslandRecyclingProgram
WHATTORECYCLE GlassFoodContainers: HOWTORECYCLE NOTTORECYCLE

Glassbottlesorjarsusedto packagefoodorbeverage products

Rinseandplaceinaplasticbaginthe bluebin.

Lids,glassmirrors,dishes,light bulbs,windows,Pyrex,ceramic, brokenglass,orgarbageinthe recyclingbin.

MetalFoodContainer:

Anymetallicfoodorbeverage Rinse,andplaceinaplasticbaginthe can,plateortrayusedtopackage bluebin. foodorbeverageproducts, includingaluminum foilandplates

Potsandpans,coathangers, paintcans,aerosolcans,or garbage.

PlasticContainers,#1thru#7:

Food&beveragecontainers(yogurt Rinse,andplaceinaplasticbaginthe containers,laundryjugs,milkjugs, bluebin.Okaytoflatten etc.),juiceboxes,milk&juicecartons

Checktomakesurethenumberinthesmall triangleonthecontainershowsthetypeof plastic#1#7

Motoroil,orpesticidebottles, laundrybaskets,largeitems, toys,etc.

Newspaper&Magazines:

Newspaper,insertsfromSunday paper,glossymagazines&catalogs, telephonebooks,officepaper,junk mail&envelopes

CorrugatedCardboard&Paperboard:

Placeinbrowngrocerybagsorbundled withstring

Paperinplasticbagsor contaminatedpaper

Cardboardwithathreelayerededge, Empty,clean,flattened,&bundled,only paperboard(cerealboxes,pasta asmallquantityatatime boxes,papertowelrolls)

Nounflattenedboxes,dirtypizza boxes,packingmaterial.Donotmix withnewspaper.

DONOTmixrecyclablematerialinyourgarbage.RECYCLINGISASTATELAW. Manyothermaterials(electronics,leaves,etc.)canberecycledbutjustnotinyourrecyclingbin,visitwww.BranfordCT.govfor moreinformationorcall2033150622.