A-Z Disposal Guide

Wondering what to do with?… Search our handy A-Z Disposal Guide to find out how to properly dispose of (or recycle) most common household items.


    Acid

    Acid is a hazardous material and banned from Vermont landfills. All acids must be disposed of properly at our Hazardous Waste Depot or a collection event.  

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    Adhesives

    Adhesives are a hazardous material and banned from Vermont landfills. All hazardous materials must be brought to our Hazardous Waste Depot. -(open May to October) or any of our remote hazardous waste collections.  

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    Aerosol Cans

    Aerosol cans contain liquid or gas propellant packed under pressure. Full or partially full cans may explode if crushed, punctured, or exposed to heat. Aerosols of hazardous materials Please bring aerosols with hazardous materials, such as spray paint or bug killer, to the Household Hazardous Waste Depot, or an HHW collection event. Empty aerosols of hazardous […]

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    Agricultural Plastic

    Agricultural plastic is NOT recyclable.  Please dispose of your agricultural plastic in the trash. You can try contacting the retailer or manfuacturer you purchased the product from to see if they offer a reycling program for the plastic.  

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    Aluminum Foil & Pie Pans

    Clean aluminum wrap and pie pans are banned from landfill disposal. Please put clean aluminum pans and wrap into the recycle bin or in your curbside recycling containers. Please ball up the foil so that it will be picked up by the magnet at the sorting facility. If there are any caked-on materials it is then considered […]

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    Aluminum Siding

    Aluminum siding is NOT recyclable at our drop-off locations but can be brought to the transfer station during normal business hours and disposed of in the metal box. Cost: See our Fees and Materials Accepted under “Scrap Metal”

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    Ammunition, Fireworks, and Explosives

    Ammunition is NOT accepted for recycling OR disposal.  For unwanted or unused ammunition please contact your local police department or the Vermont State Police. Brattleboro Police Department (802)257-7950 Dover Police Department (802)464-2020 Wilmington Police Deparment (802)464-8593 Windham County Sheriff’s Department (802)365-4942 Vermont State Police (802)722-4600 Fireworks and Explosives are dangerous and not accepted at the […]

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    Answering Machines

    Answering machines are banned from Vermont landfills and should not be thrown into the trash. These are not covered by the state’s free electronic waste program. Cost: $5 per item

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    Ant Poison

    Ant poison (and any insecticide) is a hazardous material and banned from Vermont landfills. All hazardous materials must be brought to our Hazardous Waste Depot or remote HHW Collection Events.

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    Antifreeze

    Antifreeze is a hazardous material and banned from Vermont landfills. All hazardous materials must be brought to one of our Hazardous Waste Collection Events.

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