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.
Chemistry Kit
Chemistry Kits are a hazardous material and banned from Vermont landfills. All hazardous materials must be brought to our Household Hazardous Waste Depot.
Read More...Christmas Recycling
We’re hoping this guide will help you figure it out! If you’re still unsure, please feel free to reach out. (Keep in mind, cards that play music have small electronic devices and should not be put into the trash, bring those to the scale house) (For more information on disposing of Christmas trees and […]
Read More...Christmas Tree Lights
Christmas tree lights are NOT recyclable at recycling drop-off locations or in your curbside recycling container. Otherwise, please dispose of your Christmas tree lights in your household trash. Please bring them to the scale house during normal business hours if not in the trash.
Read More...Christmas Trees
All Christmas trees are accepted during regular business hours, and an access sticker is required for trash disposal ** (No sticker is required for an undecorated real tree) WSWMD Transfer Station Accepted YES Access Sticker YES/NO Undecorated real tree $5- No access sticker necessary** Decorated real tree $10 Artificial tree (with or without lights) $10 […]
Read More...Clothes & Textile Recycling
WSWMD has partnered with Apparel Impact to close the loop on textile recycling! Three (3) bins are located to the left as you enter the gate and bins are only accessible when the transfer station is open. An access sticker is not required to utilize the clothing bins. WHAT WE ACCEPT Anything you can wear, […]
Read More...Clothes Hangers (Plastic)
Plastic clothes hangers can NOT be placed in the recycling drop-off containers or in your curbside recycling containers. Please dispose of plastic hangers in your household trash.
Read More...Coffee Filters (Used)
Used coffee filters are NOT recyclable at recycling drop-off locations or in your curbside recycling container. They can be placed in your curbside compost container (if applicable). Used coffee filters can be composted, free of charge, in our C.O.W. dumpsters. An access sticker or day pass is required to drop off compost & compostable items.
Read More...Composting Toilet (Solids, Refuse)
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 […]
Read More...Computer (laptop, desktop)
Computers are banned from Vermont landfills, however, we are a drop-off site for VT State computer recycling. Please check in at the scale house, computers are usually free to recycle, and do NOT require an access sticker or day pass. See our E-Waste page for more information.
Read More...Computer Monitor
Computers monitors 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, computer monitors are usually free to recycle, and does not require an access sticker or day pass. See our E-Waste page for more information.
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