• Lead Acid Batteries
• Waste Oil, including oil filters (unless the filters are punctured and hot drained)
• White Goods, including refrigerators, washing machines, clothes dryers, ranges, water heaters, dishwashers, and freezers.
• Tires
• Paint, including oil- and water-based paints (unless the water-based paint is thoroughly dried and is less than one gallon), paint thinner, paint remover, stains, and varnishes.
• Nickel Cadmium Batteries and other rechargeable batteries, used in cordless power tools, video cameras, cell phones, and personal care items (i.e. shavers).
• Mercury-Added Products, including thermostats, thermometers, manometers, barometers, and elemental mercury. In addition, any household mercury-added product that bears a label indicating it contains mercury, such as most fluorescent bulbs. Note: Flat screen TVs, flat screen monitors, and laptops also contain mercury and must not be disposed of in landfills.
• Fluorescent Lamps, including full-size and compact fluorescent bulbs, and high-intensity discharge lamps (HID) such as mercury vapor, metal halide, and sodium lamps.
• Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs), including computer monitors and televisions. (Not banned for households, although it’s recommended that they are not put in the trash; businesses are banned from landfilling CRTs. See the VT Dept. of Environmental Conservation CRT fact sheet for more information.)
• Propane Cylinders, including the 1 lb. propane torch size, 20 lb. grill size, and larger cylinders.
• Liquid waste (household liquid waste OK except septage and hazardous products; see Paint above for examples.
• Other Hazardous Waste. Contact the CVSWMD (802-229-9383 ext.106) with questions about specific wastes and for hazardous waste collection information.
• Untreated Regulated Medical Waste (RMW). Only treated RMW may be disposed and a certificate of treatment must accompany the treated RMW. RMW generated in the home is not restricted from disposal.  Contact the VT Solid Waste Program directly about this waste material: 802-241-3446

Senate bill S.77 was signed into law on April 19, 2010 by Governor Douglas. This Vermont law will regulate the collection and disposal of electronic waste and will reduce both solid waste and the financial burden it places on municipalities and citizens to cover the costs of safe disposal. This is great news! It will go into effect in July 2011. Until then, the CVSWMD will continue to charge the following fees to help cover some of the costs of e-waste recycling.

• Computer system — $10 (includes small printer)

• Television — $10; $5 for TV with 10-inch screen or smaller

• Electronic device or computer component — $5; i.e. VCR, stereo, fax machine, monitor

• Console TV or large copier — $20

• Small electronic device — $2; i.e. hand-held computer game, digital camera

Town Depots (Click on the town depot link for directions to the depot)

• Barre Town Depot – Tuesdays & Saturdays, 8am to 3:30 pm (depot phone: 479-9331) 

• Bradford Depot – Saturdays, 8am to noon (Town office: 802-222-4727)

• Calais Depot – Saturdays, 8am to noon (Town office: 802-456-8720)

• Chelsea Depot — Saturdays, 8am to 3:50pm (Town office: 802-685-4460)

• Northfield Depot – Wednesdays, 8am to noon; Saturdays, 8am to 3:30pm (depot phone: 485-6121)

• Tunbridge Depot — Saturdays, 9am to 3pm (Town office: 802-889-5521)

Facilities in the Region

• CV Transfer Station, East Montpelier (Casella)—802-479-2450

• Casella trash and recycling drop, Montpelier—802-223-7045

• Moretown Landfill – 802-244-1100

• Trash drop at All Metals, Hardwick—802-472-5100

For Scrap Metal Recycling

• All Metals, Hardwick—802-472-5100

• Bolduc Auto Salvage, Montpelier—802-223-7917

• Gates Salvage, Hardwick—802-472-5794

• King’s Salvage, Chelsea–802-685-4307

• Metal Recycling Enterprises, Waterbury—802-223-0509

Haulers
See the list of Licensed Haulers that operate in the region.

Location: Hardwick Town Garage

$15 per car for most residential loads.

Businesses must pre-register to use the collection event.

802-229-9383 ext.106

See Collection Schedule for more information.

See the letter sent to CVSWMD member communities on January 21, 2010 about the need for the CVSWMD to step away from depot operations.

The CVSWMD will continue to offer all of our other programs and services to member town residents, including:
•    Hazardous waste collections for residents and small businesses
•    The Lawrence Walbridge Reuse Grant Fund to expand reuse in the local economy
•    Hauler licensing and compliance enforcement, including enforcement of the Mandatory Recycling Ordinance
•    Home food scrap diversion tools including compost bin plans, how-to booklets, and Green Cone food scrap digesters
•    School food scrap diversion program—currently reaching 20 schools
•    Business food scrap diversion program—currently reaching 57 businesses
•    Information and resources for local solid waste management via our e-newsletter for towns and Web-based tools, including our Reuse Business Database and searchable A-Z “What do I do with…” Guide
•    All of the solid waste planning and administrative requirements set forth by the state of Vermont, including the development of a 10-year Solid Waste Implementation Plan.

And starting July 1, 2010, the CVSWMD will begin to offer a variety of new services delivered directly to member communities. Stay tuned!

See the rest of the Web site for details about all CVSWMD programs and services, as well as local and regional solid waste management information.

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• In 1996, the automotive industry consumed 35% of all iron produced in the U.S., over 14% of all U.S. steel, 27% of all aluminum, nearly 63% of all natural/synthetic rubber, and an estimated 4% of all U.S. plastic production. 1
• Recycling vehicles provides enough steel to produce almost 13 million new vehicles. 2

What To Do

• Donate working vehicles (or even those in need of repair) to a reuse outlet. Good News Garage in Burlington (802-864-3667) accepts vehicles, repair them, and gets them to folks who need them. Contact them directly for vehicle age/condition restrictions.
• See CVSWMD Junk Car Removal for information as soon as you’ve determined your vehicle is no longer usable or fixable. Do not leave unwanted vehicles to deteriorate. The fluids—antifreeze, gasoline and various oils—can leak out and contaminate the soil and water sources. Drain fluids before storage whenever possible.

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Fluorescent lighting offers energy efficiency and savings in energy costs for schools, offices, and many homes. But it’s important for those who use fluorescent lighting to understand that these products contain mercury and require special handling and disposal.

The energy savings makes switching from incandescent lighting to fluorescent lighting an easy decision for many. According to energystar.gov, if just one room in every U.S. household used Energy Star labeled lighting, greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced by 1 trillion pounds. The potential savings on electric bills is equally impressive. Switching five incandescent bulbs to fluorescent bulbs can save more than $60 every year in energy costs.

But the disposal concerns remain. All mercury-added lamps manufactured after November 30, 2003 and sold in Vermont must bear a label which states that it “contains mercury,” or bear the symbol “Hg” inside a circle on the lamp. (“Hg is the scientific symbol for mercury on the periodic table of elements.) This symbol signifies that the lamp contains mercury.

This labeling marks a victory for consumer advocates and those concerned about human and environmental health. Consumers will now be able to tell definitively if a lighting product contains mercury or not. Anything that contains mercury must be handled carefully and disposed of through a hazardous waste collection. Please don’t put fluorescent lighting in the garbage!

The concerns are many. When mercury-containing lamps are broken, the mercury is released into the environment. Even the small amount of mercury-laden phosphor powder contained in lamps can damage lakes and streams and poison fish and wildlife. Lamps disposed of in the garbage will be broken at some point in the disposal process-whether in your garbage can, when they are picked up by a hauler, when they are dumped into a garbage compactor, or when they are dumped into a landfill. The mercury is then released, and can cause immediate health concerns for any people exposed to it, or long term risks for the environment and ourselves as a part of it.

Mercury can accumulate in the ecosystem, increasing in concentration higher up the food chain-from microorganisms, to fish, to fish-eating predators like otters and loons, and to humans who eat fish and other foods contaminated with mercury. Mercury contamination of fish is a growing concern, and women of child-bearing age and children are cautioned to limit consumption of particular types of fish. For information about fish caught in Vermont, see the Vermont fish advisory which can be accessed through the Vermont mercury website or by calling the Vermont Department of Health at 800-464-4343.

Safe handling and proper disposal of mercury-containing products like fluorescent lamps is critical to prevent the release of more mercury into the environment. Bring all mercury-containing products to a household hazardous waste collection. The District holds hazardous waste collections May through October for residents; small businesses and municipalities may schedule an appointment to utilize the collections. The District can also offer guidance on how to properly package fluorescent bulbs and other mercury-containing products for safe transport to a hazardous waste collection and safe storage in between collections.

From Barre/Montpelier: Take Rte. 302 East to Rte. 110 South. Take 110 South for about 33 miles to Tunbridge. As soon as you enter Tunbridge you will cross a small bridge. Once you cross the bridge, turn left onto Strafford Rd. Once on Strafford Rd. take the first left turn; it is a dirt road that looks like a turn around. Take it for ½ mile past the ballfields and sandpit. The recycling depot is on the right.

From I-89: Take Exit 3 for Royalton. Turn onto 14 South. Stay on until you see 110 North. Take 110 North to Tunbridge. Once in Tunbridge look for Strafford Rd. on your right. Turn right onto Strafford Rd. and, once on it, take your first left turn. Take it for ½ mile past the ballfields and sandpit. The recycling depot is on the right.

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