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 describe the health or environmental hazard of the product by using the following words: flammable, combustible, poison, caustic, and irritant. Not all […]
A-Z Disposal Guide
Wondering what to do with?… Search our handy A-Z Disposal Guide to find out how to properly dispose of (or recycle) most common household items.
Smoke Detectors
Smoke detectors are accepted at the scale house during regular business hours. There is no charge and they will be recycled properly, do not dispose of in your household trash. No access sticker is required for smoke detectors. (This also includes Carbon Monoxide detectors and Radon detectors)
Christmas Trees
All Christmas trees are accepted during regular business hours, and an access sticker is required for trash disposal ** (No sticker is required for an undecorated real tree) WSWMD Transfer Station Accepted YES Access Sticker YES/NO Undecorated real tree $5- No access sticker necessary** Decorated real tree $10 (save $5 and remove the decorations!) Artificial […]
Christmas Recycling
We’re hoping this guide will help you figure it out! If you’re still unsure, please feel free to reach out. (Keep in mind, cards that play music have small electronic devices and should not be put into the trash, bring those to the scale house)* (For more information on disposing of Christmas trees and […]
Upholstered Furniture
Upholstered furniture is considered a bulky item; bulky items have their charges and are not charged by weight. Please see the table below. WSWMD Transfer Station Accepted YES Access Sticker YES Cost-Chair, Loveseat, Recliner $15 Cost-Couch (Regular sofa) $25 Cost-Sleep sofa (Reclining couch) $30 Cost-Sectional (3-5 pieces) $50 max DISPOSAL OPTIONS: RECYCLABLE NO REUSE YES- […]
Food Donation Sites
The following is a list of known food donation sites within the WSWMD district towns: The information provided is a summary from the VT Foodbank Agency Locator, and some of the details may be incorrect, so please contact the pantries directly to confirm information. BRATTLEBORO AGAPE Christian Fellowship 30 Canal St 802-257-4069 [email protected] Brattleboro […]
Recyclables
Please see our Recyclables page for details on what is acceptable and what is not. Please place recyclables loose in your recycling container, or if you bag it, always dump it out of plastic bags before putting into recycling bins! Placing non-recyclable items that we wish were recyclable — but are not — is something […]
Drywall
Drywall (gypsum wallboard, aka sheetrock) can be disposed of with Construction & Demolition Debris. It is a goal of the Vermont DEC to have drywall recycling available around the state. At this time, few options exist in our region to recycle the material. When drywall recycling becomes feasible in our District, WSWMD will offer the […]
Leaf & Yard debris
GOT LEAVES? We want them….. Clean leaves are a great carbon source for our compost facility! Leaves Leaves are accepted during regular business hours. There is no charge for clean leaves. We will take your leaves in paper leaf bags, and they will not have to be emptied out. If you bring your leaves in […]
Propane, Pressurized Tanks & Fire Extinguishers
Empty propane tanks and other gas cylinders are banned from Vermont landfills. For safety reasons, propane tanks should not be placed in the trash. No access sticker is required to dispose of pressurized tanks Empty propane tanks (20 lbs. or smaller) and/or other pressurized tanks such as oxygen and helium can NOT be placed in […]
Yogurt Containers
Yogurt containers, once rinsed out, can be recycled at all recycling drop-off locations or in your curbside recycling container.
Ziploc Bags
Ziploc bags are NOT recyclable at the transfer station. Clean Ziploc bags (Dry and containing no food residue) can be recycled at supermarkets that participate in plastic film recycling programs. Otherwise, please dispose of your Ziploc bags in your household trash. Access Sticker or Day Pass is required to dispose of Ziploc bags