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.
Bags (Paper)
Empty paper bags can be recycled at drop-off locations, here at WSWMD or in your curbside recycling container. Brown paper bags (shopping bags) can be recycled with cardboard. Other bags, of white paper and such, would go into mixed recycling.
Read More...Bags (Plastic)
Plastic grocery bags can NOT be placed in the recycling drop-off containers or in your curbside recycling containers. Please check with you local grocery stores for recycling programs. They are not compostable. Plastic bags can be reused, but not recycled or composted. Bags marked “biodegradable” are not compostable, either, as they take too long to […]
Read More...Bakeware (Baking Pans/Trays and Pyrex)
Bakeware can NOT be placed in the recycling drop-off containers or in your curbside recycling containers. If bakeware is in good useable condition, it may be donated to a local reuse/resale shop. See more information on our Swap Shop. If bakeware is not in good usable condition, please dispose of it with your household trash.
Read More...Ballast from fluorescent lights
An access sticker is not required to dispose of ballasts. Please bring the ballast (separated from the light fixture) to the scale house upon arrival, do not put into trash dumpsters or recycling. Ballast (with PCBs) Ballasts with PCBs (typically used prior to 1979) are considered hazardous materials and are banned from Vermont landfills. […]
Read More...Bathtubs (Cast-iron or Other Metal)
Cast-iron or other metal bathtubs are accepted during normal business hours. Cost: See our Fees and Materials Accepted under “Scrap Metal”
Read More...Bathtubs (Fiberglass or Plastic)
Fiberglass or plastic bathtubs are accepted during normal business hours. Please cut the tubs in half. Cost: Calculated based on weight. See our Fees and Materials Accepted under “Trash”
Read More...Batteries- All Types
Vermont bans the disposal of rechargeable and lead-acid batteries in the trash! Many types of batteries contain hazardous materials and may become hazardous waste when disposed of IMPROPERLY. Most* battery types are accepted at WSWMD for recycling, except for EV & E-bike batteries. Please bring them to the scale house upon arrival. Access Sticker or […]
Read More...Bicycles
Bicycles are accepted during normal business hours, whether usable or not. If the bicycle is in good condition, please contact the swap shop: swapshop@windhamsolidwaste.org (Perhaps they will take it off your hands!) If the bicycle is not in usable condition, it would be considered scrap metal. Cost: See our Fees and Materials Accepted under “Scrap Metal”
Read More...Biodiesel
Biodiesel 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...Blueprint Paper
Blueprint Paper is NOT recyclable. Please dispose of blueprint paper with your household trash.
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