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.
Bug Spray
Bug Spray (or any other chemical pesticide/insecticide) is a hazardous material and banned from Vermont landfills. All hazardous materials must be brought to our Household Hazardous Waste Depot (May-Oct) or one of our remote HHW Collection Events.
Read More...Bullets
Bullets are NOT accepted at the Transfer Station. For unwanted or unused bullets 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
Read More...Butane Lighters
Butane lighters are NOT recyclable. Please dispose of your butane lighters in the garbage. Empty butane fuel (refill cans) are also trash. Butane fuel refills with product still left in them are hazardous and should be disposed of at our Household Hazardous Waste Depot.
Read More...Cans (Aluminum and Steel)
Empty aluminum or steel cans (“tin cans”) can be recycled in the mixed materials drop off boxes or in your curbside recycling container. Please rinse cans prior to recycling. Also see Aerosol cans.
Read More...Carbon Monoxide Detector
Carbon Monoxide Detectors are NOT recyclable. Please dispose of your Carbon Monoxide Detectors in the garbage. Carbon Monoxide Detectors do not contain hazardous materials.
Read More...Carburetor Cleaner
Carburetor cleaner is a hazardous material and banned from Vermont landfills. All hazardous materials must be brought to our Household Hazardous Waste Depot.
Read More...Cardboard
Cardboard can be recycled at all recycling drop-off locations or in your curbside recycling container. WSWMD will accept large loads of commercial cardboard during regular business hours. Residents are encouraged to separate and flatten their cardboard for proper recycling at the transfer station. Cardboard going straight into the baler building does not need to be […]
Read More...Cassette Player
Cassette players are banned from Vermont landfills, however, we are a drop-off site for VT State e-waste recycling. Please check in at the scale house, most items require a disposal fee, but do NOT require an access sticker or day pass. See our E-Waste page for more information.
Read More...Cassette Tapes
Cassette tapes are NOT recyclable. Please dispose of in your household trash.
Read More...Cat Litter (kitty litter)
Fresh and used cat litter can be composted, free of charge, at the transfer station’s organics composting program (please see Project C.O.W. for more information) or in your curbside compost container (if applicable). Not all litter is created equal. Anything with “fragrance” or that is “scented” should not be put in the compost. Think natural… If […]
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