Facility details
- Address
- 85 Defco Park Rd
North Haven, CT 06473 - Phone
- (203) 239-0073
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- customrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- New Haven County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
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
- Wallingford Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.4 mi · Wallingford, CT
- North Haven Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.3 mi · North Haven, CT
- Town of North Haven Recycling Center Recycling 2.5 mi · North Haven, CT
- New Haven Landfill Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.5 mi · New Haven, CT
- North Haven LF Landfill 3.9 mi · North Haven, CT
- North Haven Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.9 mi · North Haven, CT
- Hanna Paper Recycling Inc Recycling 4.1 mi · Wallingford, CT
- H. Goodmaster and Son Scrap Metal Recycling Recycling 4.8 mi · Wallingford, CT
- Town of North Haven DPW Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.9 mi · North Haven, CT
- Transfer Station & Recycling Facility Transfer Station 5.0 mi · New Haven, CT
Nearest landfill: North Haven LF, North Haven — 3.9 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Country Portables LLC2.7 mi · North Haven, CT · 7 drivers
- Luigys Septic Services LLC2.7 mi · East Haven, CT · 1 driver
- Country Disposal Services LLC2.7 mi · North Haven, CT · 8 drivers
- North Atlantic Waste and Recycling Brokers LLC2.7 mi · North Haven, CT · 3 drivers
- Edc Dumpsters LLC2.7 mi · North Haven, CT · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves North Haven, Hamden, Wallingford, Northford, New Haven, Cheshire, North Branford, Bethany, Prospect, Meriden, Durham, Woodbridge.
County context
One of 37 recycling centers in New Haven County, CT.
129 waste haulers in New Haven County, CT.
ZIP 06473 at a glance
- Population
- 24,743 (441 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 46
- Households
- Median income $132,829 · 64% earn six figures
- Housing
- 82% owner-occupied · median home value $391,238 · median rent $1,720
- Workforce
- 67% labor-force participation · 2.6% 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)