Notice of Public Hearing Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) will conduct a public hearing on its Fiscal Year 2027 Budget, Capital Plan & Member Town Assessments. Thursday, December 11, 2025 @ 5:30 PM In person at: WSWMD Offices, 327 Old Ferry Rd, Brattleboro, VT Or virtual via Zoom* *Please contact the office […]
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Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes- 11/13/25 @ 6 PM
Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Board of Supervisors Meeting Via Zoom and In-person Minutes of November 13, 2025 Members Present: (In-person) Chair: Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Vice Chair(interim): Dan Toomey, Putney; Amanda Ellis-Thurber, Brattleboro; Stanley Noga, Jr, Brookline; Dave Eastman, Guilford; Stephan Chait, Halifax (alternate); Irvin Stowell, Townshend; Jim Pinkerton, Vernon; Liz […]
Finance Committee Meeting Minutes- 11/13/25 @ 5 PM
Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Finance Committee Meeting Via ZOOM and In-Person DRAFT Minutes of November 13, 2025 Committee Members Present: Committee Chair-Merrill Mundell, Wilmington; Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Liz Spector, Wardsboro Committee Members Absent: James Damato, Readsboro WSWMD Staff Present: Robert Spencer, Executive Director; Peter Gaskill, Programs Coordinator; Vicki Hayes, Finance […]
Board of Supervisors (BOS) Meeting Notice & Agenda- 11/13/25
Board of Supervisors Meeting Notice and Agenda Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. Via Zoom* and In Person: @327 Old Ferry Rd, Brattleboro VT 05301 Roll call of Supervisors Changes and/or Additions to the Agenda Approval of Minutes- October 2025 Approval of Check Register- October 2025 Approval of Financial Statement- October 2025 […]
Finance Committee Meeting Notice & Agenda 11/13/25
Finance Committee Meeting Notice and Agenda Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 5:00 P.M. Via Zoom* and In Person: @327 Old Ferry Rd, Brattleboro VT 05301 Changes and/or Additions to the Agenda Approval of Minutes- August 2025 Propose New Finance Committee Members Discuss the Acquisition of a Dump Trailer & Cart Tipper for the […]
Packing Peanuts & Styrofoam
Packing peanuts, styrofoam, and bubble wrap 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.
LED lightbulbs
LED lightbulbs are the newest technology for lightbulbs. Available in screw-in types, as well as short tubes, U-shaped, circular, and long tubes, they have now become the bulb of choice in lieu of fluorescent lights. WSWMD will accept LED lightbulbs only as trash at this time, as there is no recycling program for them. LED […]
Board of Supervisors Minutes- 10/9/25
Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Board of Supervisors Meeting Via Zoom and In-person Draft Minutes of October 9, 2025 Members Present: (In-person) Chair: Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Vice Chair(interim): Dan Toomey, Putney; Stanley Noga, Jr, Brookline; Dave Eastman, Guilford; Stephan Chait, Halifax (alternate); Kate Ullman, Jamaica, Doris Knetchel, Newfane; James Damato, Readsboro; […]
BOS Meeting Notice & Agenda 10/9/25
Board of Supervisors Meeting Notice and Agenda Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. Via Zoom* and In Person: @327 Old Ferry Rd, Brattleboro, VT 05301 1. Roll call of Supervisors 2. Changes and/or Additions to the Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes- September 2025 4. Approval of Check Register- September 2025 […]
Ashes (wood ash)
Ashes are not recyclable; however, small quantities of ashes from raw lumber and clean wood can be incorporated into your home compost pile. Just make sure they’re no longer hot! WSWMD will not encourage ashes being deposited into our compost. We ask that you wait until they are stone cold before disposing of them in the […]
Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes- 9/11/25
Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Board of Supervisors Meeting Via Zoom and In-person AMENDED Minutes of September 11, 2025 Members Present: (In-person) Chair: Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Vice Chair(interim): Dan Toomey, Putney; Stanley Noga, Jr, Brookline; Stephan Chait, Halifax (alternate); Kate Ullman, Jamaica, Doris Knetchel, Newfane; Irvin Stowell, Townshend; Sandra Rulewich, Vernon; […]
Notice of Public Hearing- Oct 8, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Windham Solid Waste Management District will hold a second public hearing on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. to review the draft 2026–2030 Solid Waste Implementation Plan (SWIP). This plan is required by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and satisfies state requirements for WSWMD’s 18 member towns. A […]