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# Clear out the garage: hazardous waste drop-off at the high school Nov. 7
- URL: https://www.brookfieldcurrent.com/household-hazardous-waste-dropoff-nov-7/
- Published: 2026-10-22T13:19:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:19:49.000Z
- Description: Brookfield will host a household hazardous waste drop-off on Saturday, November 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brookfield High School — a rare chance to clear out paints, chemicals, and old fuels the right way.
- Author: The Brookfield Current
- Tags: Town Government

That half-empty can of paint thinner, the jug of old gasoline in the shed, the bug spray from three summers ago — they all have one thing in common. None of them belong in the trash, and none of them belong down the drain.

Brookfield residents get a proper outlet on Saturday, November 7, when a household hazardous waste drop-off runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brookfield High School, 45 Long Meadow Hill Road. The town posted the notice on October 21, and the event is run by the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA), which handles disposal for 14 towns across the region.

The accepted list is long, and it covers most of what piles up in garages and basements: paints, paint thinners and strippers, stains and varnishes, pesticides and lawn-care products, swimming pool chemicals, waste fuels like kerosene and gasoline, transmission fluid, engine degreasers, brake fluid, and carburetor cleaners. Household odds and ends qualify too — oven, drain, and toilet-bowl cleaners, rug and upholstery cleaners, dry-cleaning solvents, spot removers, furniture and metal polishes, moth balls, flea powder, lighter fluid, rubber cement, and resins and adhesives. Full or partially full aerosol cans, single-use one-pound propane cylinders, mercury thermometers and thermostats, photo chemicals, old chemistry sets, and vapes are all on the bring list.

The do-not-bring list matters just as much. Leave behind 20-pound propane tanks, car batteries and tires, rechargeable and alkaline batteries, fluorescent bulbs, and motor oil and antifreeze — those go to your local recycling center, not this event. Ammunition, explosives, and fireworks are out; the flyer directs those to the police department. Medical waste, pharmaceuticals, and controlled substances don't qualify either — look to a take-back program, with options listed at hrra.org.

A few ground rules for the day: you must be a resident of one of the HRRA region's towns, you stay in your vehicle the whole time, and there's no smoking on site.

These drop-offs don't come around often, and they beat the alternative — a leaky can in the corner of the garage for another winter. If you've been meaning to deal with it, November 7 is the day. Questions go to [info@hrra.org](mailto:info@hrra.org).