Cardboard Recycling in Sterling, CT

All cardboard, including cereal boxes, goes free in the compactor at the Voluntown/Sterling Transfer Station.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a cardboard in Sterling

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · SterlingNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $80.00
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Book online, set out your cardboard and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Voluntown/Sterling Transfer StationDrop-off · outside Sterling · 514 Brown Road, VoluntownSterling residentsFree
Where
514 Brown Road
Voluntown, CT 06384
Hours
May–Sept: Wed, Fri, Sat 7 a.m.–2:45 p.m., Thu 11 a.m.–6:45 p.m.; Oct–Apr: Wed–Sat 7 a.m.–2:45 p.m.
Cost & rules
Cardboard
AcceptedFree (documented)
Yearly permit required ($45 for 10/2025–9/2026).
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Before you go

Check whether you have corrugated boxes, coated packaging or mixed materials.
Remove foam, plastic and other packing inserts.
Flatten boxes and check quantity limits for your program.

More about cardboard

Connecticut rules

Everyone in Connecticut must recycle glass and metal food and beverage containers, newspapers, corrugated cardboard, boxboard, magazines, leaves, scrap metal, used motor oil and lead-acid batteries, among others. Source: CT DEEP: FAQs - Recycling Program (opens in new tab)
Connecticut has one universal list of what is accepted in mixed (single stream) recycling, whether collected curbside or at a transfer station. Source: CT DEEP: Recycling, It's the Law (opens in new tab)

More Connecticut rules (9)

Corrugated cardboard is one of the top designated recyclables accepted in Connecticut's mixed (single stream) recycling program. Source: CT DEEP: Recycling, It's the Law (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)

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Where this information comes from

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.
- Everyone in Connecticut must recycle glass and metal food and beverage containers, newspapers, corrugated cardboard, boxboard, magazines, leaves, scrap metal, used motor oil and lead-acid batteries, among others. Checked October 26, 2026.
CT DEEP: Recycling, It's the Law (opens in new tab) · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Corrugated cardboard is one of the top designated recyclables accepted in Connecticut's mixed (single stream) recycling program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Connecticut has one universal list of what is accepted in mixed (single stream) recycling, whether collected curbside or at a transfer station. 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
- 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.
Voluntown/Sterling Transfer Station: 25-26 Fee Schedule (effective 10/01/25 - 9/30/26, PDF) (opens in new tab) · Voluntown/Sterling Transfer Station Commission · effective October 1, 2025
- Yearly permit fee $45.00 (effective 10/01/25–9/30/26); second permit for the same household $10. Checked October 26, 2026.
- All materials brought to the Transfer Station must come from the permit holder’s property. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recyclable items are no charge, including cardboard (in the compactor) and all scrap metal. Checked October 26, 2026.
Town of Voluntown: Voluntown/Sterling Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Town of Voluntown
- Voluntown and Sterling residents may bring unwanted electronics to the Transfer Station free of charge; Take 2 recycles them. Checked October 26, 2026.
Town of Sterling: Voluntown / Sterling Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Town of Sterling
- Sterling’s town page directs residents to the Voluntown/Sterling Transfer Station, 514 Brown Road, Voluntown, CT 06384 (860-564-7750). Checked October 26, 2026.

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