Calamari Recycling Company, Inc

Recycling

Essex, CT

Facility details

Address
20 Town Dump Road
Essex, CT 06426
Phone
(860) 767-2267
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Website
calamarirecycling.com
Facility type
Recycling
County
Middlesex County
EPA Region
1
Data sources
EPA
Last verified
2026-10-15
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

Nearest landfill: Montville LF, Montville — 14.4 mi

Waste haulers nearby

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.

48 waste haulers in Middlesex County, CT.

ZIP 06426 at a glance

Population
3,267 (224 per sq mi)
Median age
60
Households
Median income $103,705 · 51% earn six figures
Housing
82% owner-occupied · median home value $730,983 · median rent $1,860
Workforce
51% labor-force participation · 2.7% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

Connecticut solid-waste agency: Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP)

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