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Trash and Recycling

Trash Pick-up

For students living in wood frames, some program houses, or in graduate housing,  curbside trash is picked up once a week by the City of Middletown according to the schedule below.  

Trash Pick-up*

Students living here…

…have trash picked up at this time:

Cross Street
Fairview Avenue
Pearl Place
Vine Street

Tuesday mornings

Brainard Avenue (east side)
Church Street (north side)
High Street
Home Avenue (east side)
Lawn Avenue (south side)
Miles Avenue (east side)

Wednesday mornings

Pine Street
Washington Street

Thursday mornings

Brainard Avenue (west side)
Church Street (north side)
Court Street
Fountain Avenue
Home Avenue (west side)
Knowles Avenue
Miles Avenue (west side)
Pearl Place
Pearl Street
Warren Street
Friday mornings

Park Washington Apartments

Daily; dumpster located in the rear of the parking lot


*Trash containers must be brought to the curb the night before the scheduled pick-up and the containers must be returned to the rear of the house the same day as the pick-up.

 

Recycling Pick-up

Curbside recycling is picked up once a week by the City of Middletown according to the schedule below.  For more information about recycling or sustainability, visit www.wesleyan.edu/recycling or contact the Middletown Recycling Center at 344-3526.


Recycling Pick-up*
 

Students living here…

…have recycling picked up at this time:

Cross Street
Fairview Avenue
Fountain Avenue
Knowles Ave & Ex
t
Pine Street
Vine Street

Tuesday mornings

Church Street
Court Street

Wednesday mornings

Pearl Place
Pearl Street
Washington Street

Thursday mornings

Brainard Avenue
High St (south of Church St)
Home Avenue
Lawn Avenue
Miles Avenue

Friday mornings

Park Washington Apartments

Daily; recycling dumpster located in the rear of the parking lot.


*Items available for recycling: glass bottles, metal cans, #1 & #2 plastic containers, drink boxes, milk cartons, aluminum foils & pie plates, mixed paper, magazines & catalogs, newspaper, junk mail, paperboard (i.e., cereal boxes). Please make sure all items are clean before setting them out for recycling. Recycling containers must be brought to the curb the night before scheduled pick-up and returned to the rear of the house the same day as the pick-up.


Residence halls and apartments are responsible for taking recyclables to the nearest recycling collection area. Check with your RA if you need more information.

The following program houses have recycling pick-up by Wesleyan.  These houses are provided with a set of 3 outdoor 95-gallon recycling bins: 1) mixed paper, 2) newspaper, and 3) glass*metal*plastic. Residents are expected to bring all basic recycling to these outdoor locations where it will be picked up by Wesleyan's private hauler.

  • Alpha Delta Phi

  • Asian/Asian American House

  • Buddhist House

  • Eclectic

  • La Casa de Albizu Campos

  • Malcolm X House