Windham Solid Waste collects some hazardous waste products daily and others need to be brought to our Seasonal Rural Rover collections held on the third Saturday in May; or our Annual Collection held on the first Saturday in November.
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Waste fluorescent and high intensity discharge (HID) lamps contain mercury. In Vermont, these lamps are designated as "universal waste" and are banned from disposal as a solid waste. These lamps are collected at the WSWMD Convenience Center for a per-linear-foot fee.
Do not break or crush lamps because the mercury may be released. If lamps are accidentally broken, store them in a sealed container. Pick up spilled powder and add it to the sealed container.
| Fluorescent Tubes |
$0.125/foot |
| Compact Fluorescent Bulbs |
Free
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| Ballasts |
$6.00/ballast |
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The State of Vermont bans the disposal of rechargeable and lead acid batteries in the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream.
Many types of batteries contain hazardous materials and may become hazardous waste when disposed improperly.
Any and all rechargeable batteries must be recycled through a particpating retailer (i.e. Brown & Roberts Ace Hardware, Staples, Wal-Mart) or brought to the WSWMD Convenience Center on Old Ferry Road. We collect all types of batteries for recycling.
Alkaline batteries can be thrown in the trash.
| Regular Alkaline Batteries |
AAA, AA, C, D, 9-Volt |
the squat batteries used in cameras are usually Lithium, not Alkaline, and should be recycled. |
Go In Trash
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| Rechargeable Batteries |
Types: Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel-Metal-Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium-Ion (Li-ion), and others.
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cell phones, toys, power tools, laptop computers, cordless phones, digital cameras, etc. |
Recycled |
| Button Batteries |
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hearing aids, cameras, etc |
Recycled |
| Car Batteries |
Lead-Acid |
bring back the used one to an auto parts store for easy disposal
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Recycled |
| Big Batteries |
Electric Fence |
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Recycled |
There is no charge for Car Batteries and Big Batteries.
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WSWMD accepts used motor oil at the WSWMD Convenience Center. We also accept transmission fluid, petroleum based liquid lubricants, kerosene or diesel/heating fuel.
We do not accept gasoline or antifreeze. These need to be brought to a HHW collection. We will not accept oil in containers larger than five gallons.
Motor oil received by WSWMD will be inspected when it arrives at the facility. Please plan to wait during the inspection. It is important that the motor oil and other waste fuel is uncontaminated. We use the fuel to heat the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Any oil that is contaminated with water, gasoline, antifreeze, solvents, leaves, etc., will be refused and returned to the customer.
Contaminated oil may only be disposed of at a HHW collection. To ensure that your waste oil will be accepted, it should be stored indoors in tightly covered containers, and no contaminants should be added to the oil. We also accept oil filters.
| Car and Light Truck Oil Filters |
$0.25/filter |
| Large Truck and Heavy Equipment Filters |
$0.50/filter |
| Uncontaminated Used Motor Oil |
Free |
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WSWMD offers year round, free disposal of paints, stains, urethanes, and enamels through the paint collection program at the WSWMD Convenience Center on Old Ferry Road in Brattleboro. Just bring in your paints during its open hours and the scale house attendant will help you.
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Needles Can Hurt
Putting used needles in the trash creates a hazard for the people who have to handle the waste on the way to ultimate disposal. It's especially dangerous to put used needles into the recycling bins. The recycalbles are sorted by hand and this puts the WSWMD staff in great danger!
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