The Town of Cheshire is hosting a Community Wide Free Mattress and Electronics Recycling Event for Cheshire residents on Saturday, November 18, 2023, from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM at Quinnipiac Park, 1325 Cheshire Street. Cheshire residents may drop off their mattresses, box springs at no charge. Items that will not be accepted include: • Mattresses from futons, sofa beds, water beds, car beds, crib mattresses • Mattresses infested with bed bugs • Mattresses that are wet, damaged, or excessively soiled • Sleeping Bags • Mattress pads, toppers, pillows, bedding • Furniture, other household items, garbage Cheshire residents may also drop off their electronic recyclables. Acceptable items to recycle include: computers/laptop/printer/keyboard/mouse/monitor; TV/VCR/DVD/remote; telephone/cellphone; fax machine; console; scanners; iPods/PDAs; stereo equipment, camera; tablet/eBooks; small appliances, lightbulbs, game consoles/controllers and batteries. The following items are NOT accepted: smoke detectors, car batteries, and appliances containing Freon, including AC units, refrigerators, and dehumidifiers. No other waste materials will be accepted. This will be a contactless drop off. Please have items in your trunk or bed of a truck. This collection is for Cheshire residents only. PLEASE NOTE: some items such as computer and related equipment (printers etc.). TV’s and stereo equipment, may be brought to CCRT, 22 Burton Drive, Cheshire, on any Saturday from 8 AM to 1 PM at NO CHARGE. Limit of 7 items per visit. For more information on other options for disposal, please click here. For additional information, contact the Public Works Department at 203-271-6650.