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Christmas Recycling

| A-Z Disposal Guide

  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 […]

Board of Supervisors Minutes 12/8/22

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Board of Supervisors Meeting Via Zoom and In-person  Minutes of December 8, 2022   Members Present: (In-person & Zoom):  Chair: Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Vice Chair: Patrick Moreland, Brattleboro; Dan Towler, Brookline; Kevin Stine, Dover (alternate); Stephan Chait, Halifax (alternate), Doris Knechtel, Newfane; Dan Toomey, Putney; Irvin Stowell, […]

Upholstered Furniture

| A-Z Disposal Guide

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- […]

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 […]

Finance Committee Minutes- November 10, 2022

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Finance Committee Meeting Via ZOOM and In-Person Minutes of November 10, 2022   Committee Members Present: Committee Chair- Merrill Mundell, Wilmington; Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; James Damato, Readsboro   Additional Board Members Present: none   Committee Members Absent: Patrick Moreland, Brattleboro;   WSWMD Staff Present: Robert Spencer, Executive […]

BOS Amended/Approved Minutes 11/10/22

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Board of Supervisors Meeting Via Zoom and In-person Approved/Amended Minutes of November 10, 2022   Members Present: (In-person & Zoom) Chair: Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Dan Towler, Brookline; Kevin Stine, Dover (alternate); Stephan Chait, Halifax (alternate), Doris Knechtel, Newfane; Dan Toomey, Putney; Irvin Stowell, Townshend; Sandra Rulewich, Vernon; […]

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, […]

Finance Committee Approved Minutes- 10/13/22

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Finance Committee Meeting Via ZOOM and In-Person Approved Minutes of October 13, 2022   Committee Members Present: Committee Chair-Merrill Mundell, Wilmington; Patrick Moreland, Brattleboro; Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston Additional Board Members Present: None Committee Members Absent: James Damato, Readsboro Alternate WSWMD Staff Present: Robert Spencer, Executive Director; John […]