WSWMD Compost Facility Expansion

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Project Spotlight:  Windham Solid Waste Mgt. District Exciting progress is happening in Brattleboro, VT, as site improvements at the Windham Solid Waste District are nearing completion! At the heart of this enhanced composting operation is an AGT Compost Hot Box 250-4R, which will play a key role in transforming food scraps into nutrient-rich compost. This state-of-the-art […]

2023 Annual Report To Member Towns

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2023 ANNUAL REPORT TO MEMBER TOWNS Bob Spencer, Executive Director   History and Current Status: The Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) was formed in 1988 by eight towns who cooperatively managed a 30-acre landfill on Old Ferry Road, Brattleboro until it closed in 1995. As more towns joined the District, a regional materials recovery […]

Help Wanted- Current Openings

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PROGRAMS COORDINATOR WSWMD is currently accepting applications for an immediate opening for a Programs Coordinator. The Programs Coordinator implements solid waste and recycling programs and educates the public within the District and its member towns. This will be a permanent, part-time position with pro-rated benefits after 90 days. This could be a full-time position for […]

Educational Resources

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Where is Away? A 7-minute educational video designed for elementary school classes (this video is for grades 3-6) to teach children where trash, recycling, and compost goes once it leaves the house, the school or the business.  (A K-2nd grade version is available on our YouTube Channel.)   The Secret Life of Batteries Our battery […]

Glass Recycling is back!

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Press Release Brattleboro, Vermont October 28, 2022 To reduce the increasingly high costs of recycling WSWMD will be re-instating a program to separate glass bottles and jars from single stream. Starting November 1, users of the District transfer station on Old Ferry Road, Brattleboro, will find a separate container for glass bottles and jars only, […]

WSWMD Facility closed for scale repairs 9/13/22

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The entire facility will be closed on Tuesday, 9/13/22 so that we can repair our scale. We apologize for any inconvenience, and will reopen on Wednesday at 7am. Please plan accordingly as no services will be available; trash, recycling or composting!