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Finance Committee Minutes- 4/13/23

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Finance Committee Meeting Via ZOOM and In-Person Minutes of April 13, 2023   Committee Members Present: Committee Chair- Merrill Mundell, Wilmington; Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Patrick Moreland, Brattleboro; Kevin Hughes, Westminster. Additional Board Members Present: none  Committee Members Absent: James Damato, Readsboro. WSWMD Staff Present: Robert Spencer, Executive […]

What is Household Hazardous Waste?

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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 […]

The bears are waking up! Notice from VT Fish & Wildlife Department 3/20/23

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VERMONT FISH & WILDLIFE Press Release For Immediate Release:  March 20, 2023 Media Contacts:  Jaclyn Comeau 802-461-5620; David Sausville 802-324-4206   Bears are Becoming Active, Vermonters Need to Take Steps to Prevent Conflicts MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has begun to receive reports of bears coming out of their dens as the […]

Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes- March 9, 2023-Approved

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Board of Supervisors Meeting Via Zoom and In-person Minutes of March 9, 2023   Members Present: (In-person & Zoom) Chair: Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Dan Towler, Brookline; Kevin Stine, Dover (alternate); Lewis Sumner, Halifax; Stephan Chait, Halifax (alternate); Doris Knechtel, Newfane; Dan Toomey, Putney; Irvin Stowell, Townshend; Sandra […]

Finance Committee Minutes- March 9, 2023-Approved

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Finance Committee Meeting Via ZOOM and In-Person  Minutes of March 9, 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 Present: Robert Spencer, Executive […]

Smoke Detectors

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Smoke detectors are accepted at the scale house during regular business hours. We will accept older ones with the radiation symbol and the photoelectric kind shown below: There is no charge, and they will be recycled properly. All other types of smoke detectors can be thrown out in your household trash. No access sticker is […]

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 […]