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Flood Debris Cleanup

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After a flood event, most debris can be disposed of in one container. Flood-damaged recyclables or food waste can be thrown away in the trash. The cleanup of paint, chemicals, oil, gas, pesticides, and other hazardous materials in flood-damaged basements and properties needs special care. To protect solid waste workers and the environment, it is […]

Composting Toilet (Solids, Refuse)

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Windham Solid Waste does not have a permit for composting human waste, and although it appears “compost-like”, it’s not allowed to be mixed in our compost as it was once human waste. WSWMD is not certified to handle human waste or its by-products, at any stage of degradation, unless it is bagged and brought in […]

Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes- 6/8/23

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Board of Supervisors Meeting Via Zoom and In-person = Minutes of June 8, 2023  Members Present: (In-person & Zoom) Chair: Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston: Vice Chair: Patrick Moreland, Brattleboro. Dan Towler, Brookline; Kevin Stine, Dover (alternate); Lewis Sumner, Halifax; Stephan Chait, (Halifax alternate), Doris Knechtel, Newfane; Dan Toomey, Putney; Bob […]

Finance Committee Minutes 6/8/23

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Finance Committee Meeting Via ZOOM and In-Person  Minutes of June 8, 2023   Committee Members Present: Committee Chair-Merrill Mundell, Wilmington; Patrick Moreland, Brattleboro; Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Kevin Hughes, Westminster Additional Board Members Present: Dan Toomey, Putney Committee Members Absent: James Damato, Readsboro WSWMD Staff Present: Robert Spencer, Executive Director; John […]

Executive Board Meeting Minutes- 6/8/23

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Executive Board  Meeting Via Zoom and In-person Minutes of June 8, 2023   Members Present: (In-person) Michelle Cherrier, Dummerston; Dan Toomey, Putney; Merrill Mundell, Wilmington; Patrick Moreland, Brattleboro.   WSWMD Staff Present: Robert Spencer, Executive Director; John Fay, Programs Manager   Guests: Sarah Buxton; Tarrant Gillies & […]

Board of Supervisors Minutes- 5/11/23

Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) Brattleboro, Vermont Board of Supervisors Meeting Via Zoom and In-person  Minutes of May 11, 2023   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; Bob […]