The Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (River COG) participates in regional recycling coordination and waste management, offering multiple household hazardous waste collections from April to October each year. Household hazardous waste collection sites are located in Clinton, East Hampton, Old Lyme, Cromwell, Deep River, Higganum, and Middletown. Residents of 16 RiverCOG region towns may come to any collection (Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, Westbrook).
2024 Household Hazardous Waste Schedule