There are several privately-owned garbage removal companies that homeowners and property owners can hire within the City of Danbury.

While Danbury does not run its own transfer station, there is availability to drop your unwanted items for a fee at Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling located at 304 White Street in Danbury.

On the first Saturday in May, the Mayor's Office hosts Clean City Danbury Day with the generous help of Oak Ridge! On this day only, you can bring unwanted items to one of our dumpster locations for free. Look for this information on our news feed as the date approaches!

Drop-off Options:

Oak Ridge
Accepted items include:
Electronics, such as televisions, printers, computers, monitors, fax machines, telephones, VCRs, DVD players and other electronic items and mattresses.

Recycle Truck
Residents who want to participate will be able to continue to drop off their glass, plastics, cardboard and newspapers free of charge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations:
Mondays - War Memorial parking lot in Rogers Park
Tuesdays - Richter Park on Aunt Hack Road
Wednesdays - Police Athletic League parking lot - Hayestown Ave
Thursdays - King Street Volunteer Fire House on South King St
Fridays - Mill Plain Green in front of 65 Mill Plain Road

Ferris Mulch

Spring, Fall & Live Christmas Tree Pick-up:

To help our residents with their yard clean up needs, the city runs a Spring and Fall Leaf Pick-Up program for six weeks each season.

Only leaves bagged in paper leaf bags with no tape should be left at curbside in front of residences for the City’s Highway Department to pick-up.

No brush or tree stumps. Branches will be picked up separately.

Limbs must be cut into lengths no longer than 4 feet, no limb may be larger than 4 inches in diameter. Branches must be bundled with twine in bundles no heavier than 35 lbs.

In addition, each January, the City will pick up live Christmas trees. Please remove all decorations and leave the trees in your yard.

The Pickup Programs are divided by I-84; Section A is south of I-84 (zip code 06810) and Section B is north of I-84 (zip code 06811). For upcoming pickup schedules please visit our homepage during the season.

Danbury prides itself on being a hub for learning and innovation.

Want to learn more about the Hat City? Stop by the Danbury Museum and Historical Society. Located downtown, the Museum always has an exciting exhibit on display. Take a tour through the Joan and Mary Rider House built in Danbury's post-Revolutionary War period or the Marian Anderson studio that Marian used when she and her husband lived in Danbury. There are so many things to learn and see at the Danbury Museum!

How about a train ride? Maybe a ride on a real operating turntable? The Danbury Railway Museum has what you are looking for! Thousands of people from all over the world have come to tour the Railway Museum. Check out their website for more information.