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.
Paper
Paper (white or colored) can be recycled at all recycling drop-off locations or in your curbside recycling container.
Read More...Paper (Damp or Wet)
Damp or wet paper is NOT recyclable at recycling drop-off locations or in your curbside recycling container. Damp or wet paper can be composted, FREE of charge, in the Windham Solid Waste Management District’s organics composting program, (Please see Project C.O.W. for more information) or your curbside compost container (if applicable). Otherwise, please dispose of your damp […]
Read More...Paperboard
Paperboard can be recycled at all recycling drop-off locations or in your curbside recycling container.
Read More...Pellet Fuel Bags – #4 Low Density Polyethylene or LDPE
We do not accept pellet fuel bags for recycling. Bags can be disposed of in the trash or used as trash bags for bagging other trash. You could try to contact the company that manufactured the bags and ask if they have any suggestions on how to recycle them.
Read More...Pesticide
Pesticide is a hazardous material and banned from Vermont landfills. All hazardous materials must be brought to one of our Hazardous Waste Collection Events.
Read More...Pet Bedding
Pet Bedding can be composted, FREE of charge, in the Windham Solid Waste Management District’s organics composting program, (Please see Project C.O.W. for more information) or your curbside compost container (if applicable). Otherwise, please dispose of your pet bedding in your household trash.
Read More...Pet Waste
Pet waste can be composted, FREE of charge, in the Windham Solid Waste Management District’s organics composting program, (Please see Project C.O.W. for more information) or your curbside compost container (if applicable). Otherwise, please dispose of your pet waste in your household trash.
Read More...Pharmaceuticals (Expired, unused or unfinished prescriptions)
WSWMD does not accept medications at the transfer station. However, it’s NOT safe to put drugs into your trash or flush into municipal water supplies or your septic system! Please read through the disposal options listed below. In Brattleboro, at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, prescriptions can be dropped off at the drop-off box located in the […]
Read More...Phone Books
Phone books can be recycled at all recycling drop-off locations or in your curbside recycling container.
Read More...Photo Photographs Photo Paper
Photographs are NOT recyclable. Please dispose of your photographs in your household trash.
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