Washer and Dryer Recycling in Brookfield, CT
Brookfield residents take washers and dryers to the Mom & Pop in Danbury for $30 each.
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Before you go
- Ask whether each machine is priced separately.
- Disconnect water and gas lines safely, or have a professional do it.
- Confirm whether the operator wants hoses and cords left attached.
Connecticut rules
- Some chest freezers and pre-1972 washing machines contain mercury switches or relays, which should not go in the regular trash. Source: CT DEEP: What Do I Do With...? (opens in new tab)
- Some gas clothes dryers, stoves and ovens have mercury pilot light sensors; towns that collect "white goods" may remove them before recycling the appliance as scrap metal. Source: CT DEEP: What Do I Do With...? (opens in new tab)
More Connecticut rules (10)
- Scrap metal, including appliances, is a mandated recyclable handled through special recycling programs and should not go in single stream recycling. Source: CT DEEP: Recycling, It's the Law (opens in new tab)
- Sometimes the store selling a new large appliance takes back the old one; utilities may have appliance recycling programs. Source: CT DEEP: What Do I Do With...? (opens in new tab)
- Connecticut's Mandatory Recycling Act took effect January 1, 1991 and applies to every business, household, institution and government agency. Source: CT DEEP: FAQs - Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
- Products under Connecticut stewardship (EPR) programs: household covered electronic devices, paint, mattresses, mercury thermostats, gas cylinders and tires. Source: CT DEEP: Recycling, It's the Law (opens in new tab)
- CGS 22a-241b: everyone who generates solid waste from residential property must separate designated recyclable items from other solid waste. Source: Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 446d: Solid Waste Management (opens in new tab)
- No one may knowingly combine separated designated recyclables with other solid waste. Source: Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 446d: Solid Waste Management (opens in new tab)
- Leftover household hazardous waste should go to a local HHW collection center or one-day collection event. Source: CT DEEP: What Do I Do With...? (opens in new tab)
- HHW collections generally run from April to early November. Source: CT DEEP: HHW Collection Schedule (opens in new tab)
- If a town is not on DEEP's schedule, it may not be holding an HHW event this year; contact the local Department of Public Works. Source: CT DEEP: HHW Collection Schedule (opens in new tab)
- DEEP suggests checking with the local collection program for restrictions before going. Source: CT DEEP: HHW Collection Schedule (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (18)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- HRRA: City of Danbury disposal information (opens in new tab) · Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority
- A permit is required; it is free to Danbury residents with proof of residency, and non-residents pay $5.00 per day. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Commercial vehicles and vehicles with loose garbage cannot use the Mom & Pop. Checked October 26, 2026.
- HRRA says Brookfield residents do not need a permit there. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Appliance fees: refrigerator or freezer $55, window A/C $35, dehumidifier $25, stove $30, washer or dryer $30. Checked October 26, 2026.
- HRRA: E-Waste, Mattresses, Paint (local drop-off locations) (opens in new tab) · Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority
- Brookfield residents use the Mom & Pop Drop-off in Danbury. Checked October 26, 2026.
- HRRA: Town of Brookfield disposal information (opens in new tab) · Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority
- HRRA's Brookfield page says appliances are accepted at the Mom & Pop. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CT DEEP: FAQs - Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Connecticut's Mandatory Recycling Act took effect January 1, 1991 and applies to every business, household, institution and government agency. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CT DEEP: Recycling, It's the Law (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Scrap metal, including appliances, is a mandated recyclable handled through special recycling programs and should not go in single stream recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Products under Connecticut stewardship (EPR) programs: household covered electronic devices, paint, mattresses, mercury thermostats, gas cylinders and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 446d: Solid Waste Management (opens in new tab) · Connecticut General Assembly
- CGS 22a-241b: everyone who generates solid waste from residential property must separate designated recyclable items from other solid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- No one may knowingly combine separated designated recyclables with other solid waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CT DEEP: What Do I Do With...? (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Sometimes the store selling a new large appliance takes back the old one; utilities may have appliance recycling programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Some chest freezers and pre-1972 washing machines contain mercury switches or relays, which should not go in the regular trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Some gas clothes dryers, stoves and ovens have mercury pilot light sensors; towns that collect "white goods" may remove them before recycling the appliance as scrap metal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Leftover household hazardous waste should go to a local HHW collection center or one-day collection event. Checked October 26, 2026.
- CT DEEP: HHW Collection Schedule (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- HHW collections generally run from April to early November. Checked October 26, 2026.
- If a town is not on DEEP's schedule, it may not be holding an HHW event this year; contact the local Department of Public Works. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEEP suggests checking with the local collection program for restrictions before going. Checked October 26, 2026.
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