WINDHAM SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING December 4, 2014 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Merrill Mundell, Chair, Wilmington; Tony Gordon; Marlboro; James Damato, Readsboro and Jan Ameen, Westminster COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: David Schoales, Brattleboro WSWMD STAFF PRESENT: Robert Spencer, Executive Director; Phil Baker, Operations Manager; Kristen Benoit Office Manager/Program Coordinator and […]
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Packing Peanuts
Packing peanuts are not recyclable and should be disposed of in your household trash. (Some packing peanuts may dissolve in water and can be put down the drain) UPS on Old Ferry Road in Brattleboro will accept small amounts of packing peanuts. Please call 800-742-5877 for more information. \
Styrofoam
Styrofoam is NOT recyclable and should not be placed in your recycling bin or recycling bins at the transfer station. Please dispose of styrofoam in your household trash.
Photo Photographs Photo Paper
Photographs are NOT recyclable. Please dispose of your photographs in your household trash.
Motor Oil Filters (Used)
Used motor oil filters not allowed in the trash! They are banned from Vermont landfills. We will take your used oil filters during normal business hours, you do not need to bring to the Household Hazardous Waste Depot. Please have your oil filter double-bagged or in a leak-proof container. Please check-in at the scale house […]
Scrap Metal
Scrap metal is accepted during normal business hours. We charge by the load (or by the item) but we encourage you to bring as much metal as possible in one load. An access Sticker or Day Pass is NOT required to dispose of scrap metal Accepted items include: chrome, copper, brass, stainless, aluminum, steel, iron, […]
Clothes Hangers (Plastic)
Plastic clothes hangers can NOT be placed in the recycling drop-off containers or in your curbside recycling containers. Please dispose of plastic hangers in your household trash.
Boilers
Boilers are accepted during normal business hours. Cost: See our Fees and Materials Accepted under “Scrap Metal”
Furnace
Furnaces are accepted at WSWMD during normal business hours. These are considered scrap metal and are not charged by weight but by size. Please stop in at the scale house upon arrival, an access sticker is not required for scrap metal disposal.
Water Heater
Water heaters are accepted during normal business hours. Cost: See our Fees and Materials Accepted under “Scrap Metal”
Boats
If the boat is in good usable condition, try giving it away on freecycle.org or consider donating it to your local non-profit reuse store. If the boat is not in usable condition and must be disposed, boats (up to 10 feet in length) are accepted during normal business hours. The boat must be cut in […]
Electronic Game Console
Game consoles are banned from Vermont landfills, however, we are a drop-off site for VT State e-waste recycling. Please check in at the scale house, most items require a disposal fee, but do NOT require an access sticker or day pass. See our E-Waste page for more information.