The HHW Depot: A Permanent, Seasonal Drop-Off (Open May-October)
(Appointments are recommended for larger loads or unknown items) To make an appointment for our HHW Depot, or get more information, please call 802-257-0272 extension 117 during regular business hours. There is a $10 fee per resident per 5-gallon load- (gallons of latex & oil paints/stains are excluded from the count).
WSWMD’s Household Hazardous Waste Depot is open from May to October, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am on Tuesdays. <Closed for 2024>
The collection depot is open to residents and businesses** in the following District towns: Brattleboro, Brookline, Dover, Dummerston, Guilford, Halifax, Jamaica, Marlboro, Newfane, Putney, Readsboro, Somerset, Stratton, Townshend, Vernon, Wardsboro, Westminster, and Wilmington.
**Businesses, schools, and institutions that generate less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month can participate but must register in advance. Please go to this page to register.
This is your opportunity to clean your attics, basements, garages, closets, and cabinets of nasty chemicals, solvents, cleaners, and other products that should NOT be thrown away in your regular trash. No access sticker is required for HHW drop-offs.
Do not get in the scale line. Please look to the left as you enter, pull through the orange cones, and an employee will come to your vehicle and help unload. We appreciate cash or check payment at the time of drop-off. There will be a $10 charge per load, per 5-gallon total. If you bring over 5 gallons (excluding paints/stains/polyurethanes), we will need to charge you accordingly.
What is Household Hazardous Waste?
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) can be identified by keywords on the container label: danger, warning, caution, flammable, caustic, poison, and skull and crossbones. The container may also indicate the health or environmental hazard of the product by using the following terms: flammable, combustible, poison, caustic, and irritant.
Not all household cleaners are hazardous and can be thrown out in your regular trash. Read the labels! Non-toxic products, eco-green cleaners, and biodegradable cleaners are trash.
The following materials are banned from the landfill and must be brought to our Hazardous Waste Collection Depot and/or event. (Empty containers of hazardous materials are trash and should be disposed of properly, but never recycled)
- Acetone
- Acids (hydrochloric, muriatic, etc.)
- Adhesives
- Aerosol, acrylic, auto paints–(spray paint, rubber undercoating)
- Ammonia
- Antifreeze
- Bleach
- Brake fluid
- Car wax & polishes
- Chemistry sets
- Cleaners/spot removers
- Diesel fuel
- Drain & toilet cleaners
- Driveway sealer
- Fertilizer (chemical)
- Flares
- Fuel additives
- Gasoline (old, contaminated, unused, mixed)
- Hand sanitizer
- Heating oil & sludge (please make an appointment for large quantities)
- Herbicides
- Insecticides
- Kerosene
- Mercury products (elemental)
- Mercury thermometers
- Mothballs
- Motor Oil-Clean (used or unused)- $1 per gallon
- Motor Oil -Contaminated-(dirt, water, antifreeze, unknowns- in any size containers)- $10 per gallon
- Paint thinners & strippers- (turpentine, mineral spirits, “Gamsol”)
- Pesticides
- Pool & spa chemicals
- Roofing tar
- Solvents
- Transmission fluid (& other automotive fluids)
- Unknowns- please call or make an appointment for unknown chemicals
- Weed & grass killer
When in doubt, read the label. If it says caustic, flammable, corrosive, danger, hazardous, poison, or has the skull and crossbones symbol, it’s hazardous!
These materials are hazardous and not allowed in the trash but are not accepted at a Hazardous Waste Collection. Please bring to the scale house during regular business hours:
- Batteries
- Electronics
- Fire Extinguishers
- Fluorescent lights
- Mercury-containing thermostats
- Motor Oil (year-round drop-off, Tuesdays only)
- Paint
- Propane tanks, helium tanks, foam insulation tanks
- Radioactive waste (smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors)
- Sharps/Needles (syringes)