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Drop-Off Recycling Reminder: If you have an overflow of recyclable materials in your new Single-Stream Recycling Cart, there are three convenient drop-off recycling locations throughout the Town where any and all recyclables can be deposited at any time:
- Town Hall - Parking Lot, 41 Center Street;
- Senior Center - Parking Lot, 549 East Middle Turnpike (separate box for soft/hardcover book recycling)
- Tolland Turnpike Fire Station - Corner of Deming Street, 331 Tolland Tpke;
- Also, during regular operating hours only: Manchester Transfer Station - 1 Landfill Way
(separate boxes for telephone books and soft/hardcover books recycling at 263 Olcott Street).
- The Town of Manchester provideds bi-weekly, automated single-stream recycling collection, using town provided blue recycling carts. Residents are reminded that recycling collection is bi-weekly, or every other week, and should refer to the recycling calendar to determine their particular week of recycling collection, or they may look up their street by clicking here.
- For a list of what recyclable materials should be placed in your recycling cart, please click here.
- To determine what week you receive recycling collection, please click here.
- For instructions on using your Blue Single-Stream Recycling Cart, please click here. 
- For information on all of the Town's residential curbside collection programs (Trash, Yard Waste & Bulk Waste)
please click here - Manchester Curbside Collection Programs
If you would like to submit questions/concerns/comments about Single Stream Recycling or other recycling matters, please email Brooks Parker or contact him at (860) 647-5279.
General Preparation Guidelines for Single-Stream Recycling:
- All recyclable materials should be mixed loose in the blue recycling cart,
no sorting or separation of recycled materials is necessary
- Absolutely NO PLASTIC BAGS
- Absolutely NO TRASH; trash is to be placed into the Green Trash Cart
- Cardboard and Paperboard should be flattened to conserve space inside the recycling cart
- Food and Beverage containers should be rinsed clean, a thorough washing is NOT required
- Keep the Blue Recycling Cart lid closed to keep the recyclable materials dry
- Shredded paper should be secured in a brown paper grocery bag
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