Facility details
- Address
- 20 Town Dump Road
Essex, CT 06426 - Phone
- (860) 767-2267
- Website
- calamarirecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Middlesex County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Calamari Recycling Co Inc
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Essex Transfer Station Transfer Station same site · Essex, CT
- Essex (Crra) Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.8 mi · Essex, CT
- Old Saybrook Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.6 mi · Old Saybrook, CT
- Lyme Recyclables Transfer Station/Public Safety Complex Transfer Station 2.9 mi · Lyme, CT
- Eastern Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.0 mi · Deep River, CT
- Shoreline Wire and Plastics Recycling 4.4 mi · Old Saybrook, CT
- Deep River Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.4 mi · Deep River, CT
- Lyme Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.5 mi · Lyme, CT
- Westbrook Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.0 mi · Westbrook, CT
- Chester Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.4 mi · Chester, CT
Nearest landfill: Montville LF, Montville — 14.4 mi
Area served
Serves Essex, Centerbrook, Ivoryton, Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, Deep River, Hadlyme, Westbrook, Chester, East Haddam, East Lyme, Clinton.
County context
One of 8 recycling centers in Middlesex County, CT.
ZIP 06426 population 3,285.
Connecticut solid-waste agency: Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP)