Naugatuck Recycle Center

Naugatuck Recycle Center is the town recycling spot on Rubber Avenue used by residents to drop off recyclables and items that shouldn’t go to a landfill. Locals swing by for regular household recycling runs or when clearing out basements and garages. The place focuses on diverting materials from landfills and often runs programs for special items.

Drive up to a small entrance booth and be ready to pull into lanes for sorting; many centers in Connecticut have a scale near the entrance and charge by weight, so expect to stop again on the way out. Recycling bins and roll-off containers sit to the right just past the booth, while larger items or electronics usually have a separate staging area farther back. The site is industrial - gravel or paved yards, signage for where to leave different materials, and trucks coming and going. Weekends get busy, especially during spring cleanup, so lines and some waiting are common.