Take Our Survey #2

What do you recycle the most?

Newspaper - 0%
Boxboard/Cardboard - 5.3%
Writing Paper, Junk Mail, Envelopes - 0%
Magazines and Catalogues - 0%
Plastic Food/Beverage Containers - 31.6%
Metal Food/Beverage Containers - 0%
Glass Food/Beverage Containers - 15.8%
All of the above - 47.4%

Total votes: 19
The voting for this poll has ended on: 07 Oct 2012 - 00:00
Welcome to the Windham Solid Waste Management District, Brattleboro, VT
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Print E-mail

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 9:00 am - 11:00 am

The collections are open to all WSWMD residents.  Take this opportunity to clean your shelves and closets of nasty chemicals that should not be thrown away in your daily trash.

Where:

- Marlboro Elementary School
- Putney Fire Station
- Vernon Town Garage
- Whitingham Town Garage

 

Limit: No more than a total of 10 gallons per household.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) can be identified by key words on the container label: danger, warning and caution.  The container may also describe the health or environmental hazard of the product by using the following words: flammable, combustible, poison, caustic, and irritant.

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Household Hazardous Waste Collected Daily Print E-mail

The following wastes are accepted daily at the WSWMD Convenience Center on Old Ferry Rd, Brattleboro. There is no need to wait for a special Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection event.

  • Rechargeable batteries
  • Uncontaminated used motor oil
  • Oil filters 
  • Fluorescent light bulbs and ballasts 
  • Mercury-containing devices
  • Medical needles 
  • Oil-based paint, stains and polyurethane
Fees and/or limits may apply.  Please call the WSWMD for more information.
 
Backyard Compost Bins and Kitchen Pails Have Arrived Print E-mail

COMPOST BINS HAVE ARRIVED!

'Tis the season to compost! AND we have the bins and kitchen pails to get the job done at a GREAT price. Available only at the WSWMD office on Old Ferry Rd, Brattleboro, VT, Monday - Friday, 9AM - 2PM. Just checks and cash accepted. Quantities limited. Get them while supplies last. Once they're gone, that's it. No more until next year. If you can't make it to the office during designated sales hours, call us at 257-0272 and we'll gladly make special arrangements.

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Swap Shop Now Open Every Saturday Print E-mail

The WSWMD Swap Shop volunteers are now available to assist you with your reuse needs every Saturday from 8:30 - noon at the WSWMD Convenience Center on Old Ferry Road, Brattleboro.

Look for the big red building to the right of the facility gate. You can't miss them! For more information: Swap on Old Ferry Road.

 
Residential Project COW (Composting Organic Waste)! Print E-mail
This is a great opportunity for local residents to compost their household food and low-grade paper waste!

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