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Batteries- All Types

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Vermont bans the disposal of rechargeable and lead-acid batteries in the trash! Many types of batteries contain hazardous materials and may become hazardous waste when disposed of IMPROPERLY. Most* battery types are accepted at WSWMD for recycling, except for EV & E-bike batteries. Please bring them to the scale house upon arrival. Access Sticker or […]

Smoke Detectors

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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)

Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes- 1/12/2023- Approved

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Board of Supervisors Meeting Via Zoom and In-person Approved Minutes of January 12, 2023   Members Present: (In-person & Zoom) Chair: Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Dan Towler, Brookline; Kevin Stine, Dover (alternate); Doris Knechtel, Newfane; Dan Toomey, Putney; Irvin Stowell, Townshend; Sandra Rulewich, Vernon; Kevin Hughes, Westminster; Merrill […]

Finance Committee Minutes 1/12/2023

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Finance Committee Meeting Via ZOOM and In-Person Approved Minutes of January 12, 2023   Committee Members Present: Committee Chair-Merrill Mundell, Wilmington; Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Kevin Hughes, Westminster   Additional Board Members Present: None   Committee Members Absent: Patrick Moreland, Brattleboro; James Damato, Readsboro Alternate   WSWMD Staff […]

Christmas Trees

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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 Artificial tree (with or without lights) $10  […]

2022 Annual Report To Member Towns

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2022 WINDHAM SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT TO MEMBER TOWNS Bob Spencer, Executive Director John Fay, Programs Manager 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 […]