Norfolk has added used ink cartridges and gas cylinders to the many items residents are encouraged to recycle. Gas cylinders are now being collected at the transfer station while ink cartridges can be recycled by mail.
The transfer station will accept small non-refillable or refillable cylinders designed for residential use with flammable pressurized gases such as propane, butane, helium or carbon dioxide. Industrial, commercial and institutional cylinders, punctured tanks, fire extinguishers, candle or cigarette lighters, vapes or nitrous oxide cylinders are not accepted. [run in]
Click here to determine which cylinders are accepted.
More than a million used ink cartridges are thrown away every day. But now, Norfolk residents can put four or more cartridges (no toners) in a box, request a free mailing label, and send them off through the mail. To recycle used ink cartridges, click here.
For general information about the transfer station, click here. [https://norfolkct.org/trash-and-recycling-norfolk-transfer-station/]
Annual transfer station stickers are now available and must be in place by July 1 for the coming year. For more information about stickers, call the Town Clerk’s office, 860-542-5679, or download an application and mail it in with your check.