A - Z Guide

Welcome to our A- Z Guide! Scroll below to find the item you're wondering about.  If you have questions that are not answered with the guide, please call us at 802-229-9383 or email our office. Please note that things change, and we do the best we can to catch up. If you see an error or omission in this let us know and we will update it as soon as possible.

A

Acrylic paint See also *Latex paint
Year round collected at the ARCC Barre, 476-1900 (oil paints and other architectural coverings are also accepted. See the entire list of paints accepted at the ARCC here).
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Aerosols
  • Empty aerosol cans that DO NOT list the words “danger, hazard, warning or caution” like olive oil sprays may be recycled.  
  • Aerosol cans that are hazardous (paints, pesticides) and should go to a household hazardous waste collection. 

Air Conditioners - expect fees
Air Pillows (See Packing Materials)
  • Donate to a local shipping store (inquire first).
  • Bring to the ARCC, 476-1900.

Ammunition (See fireworks/explosives)
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Animals (dead)
There are several ways to dispose of dead animals.
  • Bury or compost the animal on your property. The State of Vermont has outlined a number of ways to dispose of dead animals in this guideline. Please review the three-page procedure before burying or disposing of animal carcasses. For details, contact the State of Vermont Solid Waste Management Program at (802) 828-1138.
  • Take the animal to a rendering company (only for large animals) or a veterinarian.
  • Contact your local game warden (for road-killed animals).
  • Double bag the animal and bring it to a SWAC Transfer Station or to a privately-operated transfer station. NOTE: Farmers needing to dispose of large quantities of dead animals should contact the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources: (802) 241-3465.  

Antifreeze ​
Appliances – metals
If it is still in usable shape, contact ReSource at 477-7800
If no longer usable, many trash disposal sites have an area for metals. Also try:
Arsenic Treated Wood (or CCA treated wood)
Asbestos
Asbestos is a hazardous materials (both friable and non-friable) and must be handled and disposed of carefully. Contact the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (802-863-7236, or toll-free in Vermont 800-439-8550) for a list of licensed asbestos abatement contractors or click here for how to select an asbestos contractor. Contact the Vermont Department of Health Lead and Asbestos Program (802-865-7784 or 800-439-8550) for assistance with health concerns about asbestos. Learn more about the risks of asbestos exposure here: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/asbestos/index.html
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Aseptic Containers (aka “tetrapack” and “milk or juice cartons” or “soy milk boxes”)
Recycling options are not currently available in Vermont, place in trash.
Ashes
  • A great fertilizer, especially in the spring. Spread on your lawn or garden.
  • Ashes also can go in the trash if they are cold. If not, they are a significant fire hazard.  Wet them down, or store in a metal can until they have cooled completely.
  • VT State Agency of Natural Resources has information on handling wood ashes.

Asphalt see Construction and Demolition.  
Automobiles See Appliances/Metals
Donate working vehicles (or even those in need of repair) to a reuse outlet.  Vehicles that are no longer fixable or usable can go to a metal hauler:
  • Gates Salvage – 472- 5794 – Hardwick
  • All Metals Recycling – 472-5100 – Hardwick
  • Bolduc Metal Recycling – 223-7917 – Middlesex

B
Ballasts, PCB & non PCB
  • Bring it to the ARCC (fees apply).
  • Contact Barre Electric (476-0280) or Twin State Electric Supply (223-2488) to ask about recycling options.

Barbed wire (see wire)

Batteries, automotive/marine
  • Many auto parts stores, auto repair garages, and metal salvage yards will accept automotive batteries for recycling, and some may pay you for them. Contact the businesses you frequent and/or check the Yellow Pages for a listing of automotive service shops.  
  • Lead acid batteries are accepted at the ARCC.

Batteries, general
  • CVSWMD collects batteries at the ARCC.  
  • There are other collection locations throughout Vermont, click here for info about battery disposal in Central Vermont.
Please note: if saving batteries, tape both terminal ends. In storage, battery ends can rub together and heat up or spark, causing safety problems, unless taped or bagged individually.

Batteries, lead acid
  • Bring to the ARCC. Fees apply (included with ARCC fee).

Batteries, Rechargeable or Single Use  - Recyclable for free at many locations throughout the state, thanks to Vermont's Primary Battery Recycling Law, look here.  Rechargeable batteries can also go to the ARCC.  

Books
If still readable, donate to a used bookstore, thrift store or community rummage sale. Or bring any readable books, out of date non-fiction, text books, old law books or encyclopedias to the ARCC (fees apply).
  • Reuse – take to used bookstore, ask at hospitals, nursing homes etc. 
  • ReSource in Barre takes books for reuse – 477-7800 (one box per day).
  • Unusable paperbacks can go in regular recycling.
  • Moldy or wet books should be put into the trash.

Box Springs (and Mattresses)
  • ReSource Williston & Burlington locations can take mattresses and box springs that have no stains or rips. Call (802) 658-4143 
  • Non-reusable (ripped or stained) mattresses should be landfilled. Call CV Landfill for disposal options and fees (802) 479-2450
  • Box springs can also be dismantled and the textiles, wood, and springs can be recycled individually. 

Boxboard -- Recycle

Bottles -- Recycle

Bottle Caps & Lids (see Lids)
  • Plastic lids can stay on plastic containers and be recycled in "blue bin"
  • Metal lids can go with scrap metal, wherever scrap metal is collected.  ARCC takes metal scrap.

Bread tabs​
Brita water filters 
​Bring to the ARCC to recycle.

Brush (See Clean Wood or Yard Waste)

Bubble Wrap (See Packing Materials)
  • Donate to a local shipping store.
  • Bring to the ARCC 

Building materials
Check out Deconstruction Works
or See construction materials

C
Cans, metal -- Recycle

Caps & Lids
  • Plastic lids can stay on plastic containers and be recycled in "blue bin"
  • Metal lids can go with scrap metal, wherever scrap metal is collected.  ARCC takes metal scrap.
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Cardboard, corrugated -- Recycle

Carpet Car Seats
Target offers annual car seat collections, for recycling.

Cat Litter
If conventional clumping litter, it goes in the trash. If you use a natural plant-based litter, composting may be an option. Keep in mind when composting cat litter that it is easy to do, but should be kept separate from regular food-scrap based compost, and, when the composting process is complete, should be used on ornamentals only. Click here for an excellent article about how to get started. Compost cat litter for 12 - 18 months to be certain pathogens have been killed by the composting process.
 
Catalogs
  • Can go in recycling
  • Contact companies and ask to be removed from mailing list if unwanted. 
  • Go to Catalog Choice and register for the catalogs you do and don’t want to receive.
  • To remove your name from most national direct marketing lists, register online with the Direct Marketing Association’s (DMA) Mail Preference Service.  OR, send a written request with your name and as it appears on all catalog labels and a $3 processing fee to: DMAchoice, Data & Marketing Association P.O. Box 643, Carmel, NY 10512

CDs (see also DVDs, game disks)
  • Bring to ARCC.
  • If unscratched, ReSource– 802-477-7800
  • Send to GreenDisk -- Click here for information about how to recycle disks and more.

CD covers (see also Jewell Cases)
  • If the case contains, or is made of black plastic, it must be placed in the trash.
  • If they do not contain black plastic, CD & DVD jewel cases may be put in your blue bin for recycling

CRT’s/ Cathode Ray Tubes
Taken at various sites for free – see our website for the list of businesses participating in the State’s take back program.

Cereal Bags (unprinted, translucent)
​Bring to the ARCC to recycle.

Cell phones
Ceramic toilets, sinks and fixtures
These organizations accept donations of some fixtures in good condition:​ Ceramic fixtures can be crushed and recycled as road base at:
  • Ranger Asphalt & Concrete Processing LLC, 1607 Mallets Bay Ave., Colchester (802-655-2005)​
For disposal: ​
Chip and cracker bags
  • ​Popcorn, chip, and cracker bags can go in the trash.
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Christmas trees
Learn about central Vermont options for disposal, here.
Some towns have local stump dumps for residents – call your town clerk or city manager.
Also contact:
  • Grow Compost, Moretown – 882-8154
  • Vermont Compost, Montpelier - 223-6049
  • Boy Scout Organization, Barre collection. Call 223-2137

Cigarette waste, no cartons
  • Bring to the ARCC to recycle.
  
Cleaning Products
  • Bring anything marked, “Danger, Hazard, Warning or Caution” to a HHW collection.
  • Recipes for making non toxic cleaners can be found on our website. 

Clean Wood is banned from the landfill & can be accepted at certain locations in CV.
​See our Clean Wood page for locations.
  • ​Clean wood includes all lumber or wood scraps that are NOT pressure treated or painted, and do NOT include adhesives or hardware (nails/screws, ok).  Remove all nails & screws (unless it's a pallet).
  • Branches, trunks, stumps, or trees larger than 1" diameter.

Clothing/Textiles
  • Bring REUSABLE clothing and textiles to the ARCC in Barre -- we cannot take shredded fiber or dirty/soiled materials.
Also contact:
  • Women and Children First – 476-4413
  • The Benefit Shop – 479-4309
  • Norwich University – 485-2000 (holds a yearly drop and swap)
  • Salvation Army – 476-5301
  • ​Central Vermont Humane Society can take clean towels, blankets and clean rags. They are used to clean up after dogs, for bedding, and other needs.  Visit their website or give them a call to find out more: (802) 476-3811
  
Computer disks  (See CDs or DVDs)
  • If you are receiving them in the mail, ask to be removed from their list – see Junk Mail
  • Bring to ARCC.
  • If unscratched, ReSource– 802-477-7800
  • Send to GreenDisk -- Click here for information about how to recycle disks and more.

Computers (see Electronics)
Concrete and masonry   
Containers
  • Recycle hard (rigid) plastics #1-7 in your normal recycling

Construction and Demolition
Contact reuse businesses specializing in building materials. Much of this material can be re-used. Check out these places below for more information.Unusable/non-recyclable construction material needs to be landfilled.  Bring them to the CV Transfer Station (Casella) on Route 2 in East Montpelier – 479-2450 If material are metal, bring to the ARCC or salvage at:
  • King’s Salvage – 685-4307 – Chelsea
  • Gates Salvage – 472- 5794 – Hardwick
  • All Metals – 472-5100 – Hardwick
  • Bolduc Metal Recycling – 223-7917 – Middlesex

Copier toner (see Print cartridges)
  • Bring to the ARCC 
   
Copiers/Printers (desktop)
Copiers/Printers (floor model)
  • Bring to the ARCC. Fees apply; call 476-1900.

Cords, cables and adaptors
Corks (see wine corks)
  • Send your corks to the Cork Club to be recycled
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Couches & Recliners ​
Crayons
Send them to Crazy Crayon’s National Crayon Recycle Program.

Creosote & Soot
Creosote and soot (the bi-products of wood burning) are harmful and potentially hazardous in large quantities. Residential quantities of creosote or soot from cleaning out the stovepipe and chimney should be bagged and brought to the CV Landfill. Commercial quantities from chimney sweeps or larger facilities should bring to a hazardous waste collection. Follow this link for more on the toxicity of creosote. Wood ash is not creosote - see Ashes.

D
​Dehumidifiers
Doors & Windows
  • Myers Container Service recycles C&D materials. 
  • The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources provides information about deconstruction as well. Click here for a complete list of resources.
If metal, see metals or go to:
  • ​Bring to the ARCC or salvage at:
  • King’s Salvage – 685-4307 – Chelsea
  • Gates Salvage – 472- 5794 – Hardwick
  • All Metals – 472-5100 – Hardwick
  • Bolduc Metal Recycling – 223-7917 – Middlesex

DVDs (see also CDs and Game Disks)

E
Egg cartons
  • Offer them to a neighbor who raises chickens
  • Paper ones can be recycled. 
  • Styrofoam egg cartons go in trash.
  • Soiled egg cartons can go in backyard compost or worm bin
  
Electronics
  • Bring them to the ARCC. Large items may be limited. Fees apply; call 476-1900. 

E-Waste
This category includes computers, all computer peripherals, and TVs. These materials are banned from the landfill, but they can be recycled for free in Vermont. 
  • Check out the Vermont E-Waste Recycling program for a recycling site near you.
  • Bring them to the ARCC. *Fees may apply if more than 7 devices​.

Eyeglasses

F
Fire extinguishers
  • Unwanted fire extinguishers - Vermont Fire Extinguisher – 476-6116. VFE also offers free extinguisher safety checks.
  • Bring them to the ARCC
  • Or call your local fire department

Fireworks/explosives/ammunition
Unwanted ammunition, road flares, and fireworks must be handled properly. Don’t put in the trash!  Please note:  These cannot be brought to a CVSWMD HHW collection.
  • Call the State Patrol Explosives Unit 802-244-8727 before moving explosives and shock-sensitive materials.  

Floppy Disks
Bring to the ARCC. Discs are recycled through floppydisk.com, contents will be deleted and cleared and discs will be refurbished and sold.

Flower Pots (see Plant Pots)
Plant or flower pots made of non-black plastic are recyclable.
Plant pots made of black plastic should be placed in the trash.

Fluorescent bulbs/lamps 
Fluorescent bulbs contain trace amounts of Mercury present in the white powder within the bulb.  To identify these bulbs look for the Hg symbol (elemental symbol for Mercury) or ​the word Mercury.  Through inhalation, ingestion and absorption through the skin Mercury can enter the body.  Mercury is a neurotoxin, harmful to the body.  Though one light bulb contains a small amount of Mercury proper methods for clean up are necessary to avoid exposure.  Follow this link to learn how to properly clean up broken bulbs for disposal. For the DEC's regulations and information on Fluorescents and mercury-added bulbs, follow this link.
  • Find a collection site near you.
  • Bring to the ARCC. CFLs free; first 10 tubes are free; fees apply for other types.

Foil
  • Recycle clean foil and pie plates. 
  • Bring to the ARCC as scrap metal.
  • Food-soiled foil can be washed with soapy water and dried – then ball up for recycling. Balls must be at least 2" to go in blue bin.

Food Products/Scraps
Furniture (see Wood)
Used intact furniture can be donated to your local reuse or thrift store. Separated wood from couches and chairs can be treated as Clean Wood.

Freezers and Fridges
See Refrigerators and Freezers

G

Game Disks
Gasoline and gas/oil mixtures
Gasoline and oil are banned from the landfill and must be treated as hazardous waste.
Gift Wrap (see wrapping paper)

Glassware and ceramics – non-recyclable
  • Ceramic items, drinking glasses, window/plate glass, mirrors etc. cannot currently be recycled in our area.
  • Unusable items should be place in the trash. ​
  • Glass from Construction & Demolition can be recycled at Myers Recycling Center, 655-4312
  • Broken items should be wrapped carefully to protect your hauler.
  • Reusable glassware and ceramics - donate to any thrift store
  • Fluorescent light bulbs can be recycled at the ARCC

Glass bottle and jars
Recycle

Glasses (See 'eyeglasses')

H

Hazardous product containers – empty or almost empty 
  • Never mix bits of leftover hazardous material.  Don’t rinse out empty containers.
  • If almost empty, bring to a CVSWMD HHW collection.
  • In general, you can place empty HHW product containers, such as quart containers for (non-aerosol) automotive fluids and/or cleaners, in the trash.  If no more can be poured or used from the container – it is considered empty and therefore a solid waste (non-aerosol). Check out our What is Hazardous Waste? page if unsure.

Hearing Aids
  • Recycle unwanted or older hearing aids and assistive devices at the Starkey Hearing Foundation.  Securely package the donation and mail to: Hear Now, 6700 Washington Avenue South, Eden Prairie, MN 55344  Call 866-354-3254
  • Hearing aid batteries can be brought to the ARCC, 476-1900 *Please tape ends.

Helium Tanks
Household cleaner packaging  (Spray triggers, pumps, detergent lids, etc)
Bring to the ARCC.

Hydraulic fluids
Hypodermic needles/sharps
Needles, lancets and syringes used for home health care are not regulated and can go in the trash.  To protect workers in the waste industry, place all needles in a sealed container and label it “Sharps – Do Not Recycle.”  A hard plastic bottle, such as a laundry detergent bottle with a lid, makes a good container. Softer plastic, like water bottles, are not sufficient as needles can penetrate the plastic.

I-J
Ink Cartridges (see Toner Cartridges)

Irons
  • Bring to the ARCC,  476-1900
  • If the iron has a switch that shuts it off (tip switch) if it tips over then it is likely a mercury switch especially if it is a bit older.
  • If it doesn’t shut off if it tips over then it does not contain mercury. If no mercury, and is metal, scrap as metal. * See Appliances.
  • If it HAS mercury in it, then it has to be managed as a mercury containing device. And if it has a mercury switch – you can identify if the switch is mercury easily – glass (you’ll see it);  metal – rock it back and forth and you’ll feel the weight.

Jewel Cases (see also CD covers)
  • If the case contains, or is made of black plastic, it must be placed in the trash.
  • If they do not contain black plastic, CD & DVD jewel cases may be put in your blue bin for recycling​

Joint compound and spackling
Bring to a Household Hazardous Waste collection.
If dried up can go in trash.

Junk mail – see catalogs

K-L
Kerosene 
Latex Paint
  • Take to the ARCC.
  • Both latex and acrylic paint are safe to go in the trash as long as the contents are completely dried up.  If there is a little bit in the can, take the lid off and let it air dry (keep away from children and pets). 
  • For more drop-off locations, visit PaintCare.

Lawn clippings (see Yard Waste)

Lead paint chips   
Lead paint wood
Wood with lead paint needs to be disposed of in a lined landfill. CV Transfer Station 479-2450

Lead Sinkers
Leaves (see Yard waste)

Lids & Caps
  • Plastic lids can stay on plastic containers and be recycled in "blue bin"
  • ​Metal caps and lids can be recycled with other scrap metal recycling.  Drop-off locations include:
    • Most transfer stations
    • Bolduc in Middlesex​
See Metal for full list.

Light bulbs, incandescent
  • Broken or burned out incandescent bulbs can be placed in the trash.

Lighting Fixtures (See Ballasts)

M
​Mattresses and Box Springs
Magazines
  • Check with local school art teachers - they may appreciate used magazines for art projects.
  • Magazines can also be recycled.

Medical Equipment
Unused or gently used medical equipment can be donated to "The Med Shed."

​For more information, contact Sue and Raymond Toolan at
  • Wayward Wheels Inc., 1 Sunnyside Terrace, Montpelier, VT 05602-2153,
  • tel. 229-0093 or
  • e-mail: sylak@comcast.net
  
Mercury Products 
For best information, go to the Vermont Mercury Education & Reduction Campaign.
These fall under the following categories. Click on the text to find a link to how to dispose of each type:
Mercury Thermometers and Thermostats - Bring to the ARCC and learn about how to manage mercury containing thermostats here. 
Medical waste
  • Call the State Solid Waste Program at 802-828-1138
  • Check with your local hospital.
  
Medications
See pharmaceuticals or prescription pills

Medical Equipment
Metal, scrap see also *Appliances
Examples include: metal pipes, wiring, roofing, fencing, and any other item made of metal.
  • Bring to the ARCC (under 4', no bikes or lawnmowers)
  • Gates Salvage – 472- 5794 – Hardwick
  • All Metals – 472-5100 – Hardwick
  • Bolduc Metal Recycling – 223-7917 – Middlesex

Microwave ovens
  • Bring to the ARCC
  • Useable – ReSource - 477-7800
  • Barre Town depot – 775-7722

Milk cartons See *Aseptic containers

Mothballs
Motor Oil  The outlets below accept used motor oil - They CANNOT take motor oil contaminated by water, solvent (or other liquids), gas, etc.​
  • Chelsea Transfer Station, 71 Washington Turnpike, Chelsea (call the Town Clerk for info: (802) 685-4460
  • O'Reilly Auto Parts
  • AutoZone
  • Advance Auto

Musical instruments 
Annual sale in Montpelier www.sharethemusicvt.org

N-O
Needles/lances/syringes/sharps
See hypodermic

Newspaper
  • Use instead of wrapping paper.
  • Shred and add to backyard compost or use for sheet mulching.
  • Newspapers can also go in with recycling.

Oil - used, auto (see Motor Oil)
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Oil filters
Oil-based paint See *Paint

Oven
  • Metal ovens can be recycled as scrap metal. 
    • Boldoc Metal Recycling – 223-7917 – Middlesex
    • All Metals – 472-5100 – Hardwick
    • Gates Salvage – 472- 5794 – Hardwick
    • King’s Salvage – 685-4307 – Chelsea
  • Some transfer stations also accept ovens.

P

Packing Materials 
Some office/mailing stores will take them for reuse.  Call your local store to find out.  They do not want hard blocks of Styrofoam, only peanuts.
  • Bring to the ARCC (no Styrofoam or packing peanuts; no paper; stretchy plastic only)

Paint
Paint can now be recycled for free in Vermont. Click here to see a complete list of which paint products can and cannot be recycled.
Paint cans, empty
  • Clean, empty, dry paint cans may be recycled in with metals at the ARCC.
  • Empty oil based cans should go in the trash 
  • Empty plastic latex containers should go in the trash
  
Pallets
Pallets are made of both treated and untreated wood. Make sure you know what you have and separate out the treated from untreated. Untreated and safe for reuse or clean wood recycling will be marked with these codes: EPAL, HT, and DB. Treated pallets marked with one of these codes: MB, EUR, or painted or colored pallets.
Paper
  • Use both sides before recycling.
  • Shredded paper can be added to compost.
  • Documents can be brought to the ARCC to be shredded. Customers must place these in our secure shred drop-off containers. 

Paper​ (Shredded)
Shredded paper does not meet the requirement that all recyclables be at least 2 inches by 2 inches in size. However, YOU CAN recycle it anyway but you must bag it first.
  • It is the ONLY recyclable that can/should be bagged. Put the bagged shredded paper in the recycling bin to recycle.
  • Use a clear plastic bag 
  • Tie plastic bags shut
  • Colored or opaque bags will be thrown in the landfill (look like trash, too many to check individually)

Paper bags
Recycle
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Pellet stove bags
Bring to the ARCC to recycle. Cut open three sides, flatten & shake out debris.

Pesticides
Bring to a Household Hazardous Waste collection.

Pharmaceuticals (see prescription pills)
  • Take leftover pharmaceuticals to the Washington County Sheriff's Dept., 10 Elm St., Montpelier, 802-223-3011
  • Check with local police or sheriff’s department for safe disposal options in your area or see the Pharmaceutical Take back website from the U.S. Dept of Justice office of diversion control.
  • The CVSWMD does not take pharmaceuticals at our HHW collections.

Phone books
Recycle

Pill Bottles 
  • Pill bottles larger than 2" x 2" can be recycled normally
  • Reuse them. Click here for some ideas.
  • If you have leftover pills, take to Washington County Sherriff's Dept., 10 Elm St., Montpelier, 802-223-3011. See Pharmaceuticals.

Pizza boxes
Recycle. Grease ok, no food debris.

Plant Pots (see Flower Pots, Plastic)
Plant pots made of non-black plastic are recyclable.
Plant pots made of black plastic should be placed in the trash.
COSTNo charge for items that are accepted in blue bin recycling.
Trash fees apply to black plastic items.
LIMITATIONS, REGULATIONS AND OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
  • Minimum size: 2 inches on any two sides.
  • Maximum size: 2 feet on any one side.
  • Please remove any dirt and rinse the pots before placing them in your bin.



Plastic bottles and jugs
Recycle

Plastic bags
First we encourage you to reuse them, or use cloth bags; don’t use plastic bags in the first place. 
To find a local participating store to bring plastic bag recycling to, visit this page.
  • Polyethylene plastic bags with the #2 or #4 recycling symbol 
  • Other retail single-use plastic “shopping bags” (no cardboard bottoms or handles made from string or other materials)
  • Dry-cleaning bags (NOT Gadue’s Dry Cleaner’s of Chittenden Co.)
  • Over-wraps from newspapers and bulk purchases of toilet tissues and paper towels
  • Bread and veggie bags (clean and dry)
  • Clean garbage bags

Plastic grocery bags
Plastic grocery bags and film (examples listed above) is recycled through W.R.A.P Recycling.  To locate a nearby participating grocery store or other outlet, enter your zip code on this website.

Popcorn bags
  • ​Popcorn, chip, and cracker bags are accepted at the ARCC

Prescription Pills
  • Bring leftover prescription pills to Washington County Sheriff's Department: 10 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT 05602; 802-223-3011
  • Find a disposal box near you or order a mail-back envelope from the Vermont Department of Health.

Prescription Bottles
  • ​​Pill bottles larger than 2" x 2" can be recycled normally
  • Reuse them. Click here for some ideas.
  • If you have leftover pills, take to Washington County Sherriff's Dept., 10 Elm St., Montpelier, 802-223-3011. See Pharmaceuticals.

Print cartridges
  • Bring to the ARCC
  • Recycle at point of purchase – ask office supply store.  Call Staples – 223-3700

Propane tanks
  • ​Bring to the ARCC (fees apply, tanks may be up to 30lbs)
  • Remove valve and bring to Bolduc Metal Recycling – 223-7917 – Middlesex - cannot belong to a company.

R
Rags, clean 
  • Central Vermont Humane Society can take clean towels, blankets and clean rags.  They are used to clean up after dogs, for bedding, and other needs.  Call ahead - (802) 476-3811
  • Ripped/stained/unusable textiles - go in the landfill.

Rags, oily
Railroad ties
Must go in the landfill – call CV Transfer station at 479-2450 

Range (see oven)

​Receipts
Recycle

Refrigerators and Freezers 
Refrigerators and freezers are among the category of materials called "white goods."  However, they also contain EPA regulated refrigerants and must be drained by a professional in order to be recycled for scrap metal.  Many transfer stations provide this service and will collect refrigerators and freezers at a cost to cover the removal of Freon from these appliances.
  • Bring to Wilson Depot, Barre
  • Bring to CV Transfer Station in Montpelier, 408 E Montpelier Rd, Montpelier 
  • Bring to Casella - 458 Fairground Rd., Bradford
  • Bring to Bolduc - they can drain the Freon 
  • Bring to the ARCC if small "dorm-style" under-counter refrigerators (nothing larger).

S

Sheetrock
  • Myers Container Service recycles C&D materials, including sheetrock
  • The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources provides information about deconstruction as well. Click here for a complete list of resources.

Shingles
  • CV Transfer Station, East Montpelier - (802) 479-2450
  • Myers Container Service recycles C&D materials, including shingles.
  • The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources provides information about deconstruction as well. Click here for a complete list of resources.

Shoes
Take to:
  • Salvation Army for all types in good condition (paired)
  • Lenny’s for all non-dress shoes (pairs only)
  • ARCC for recycling of any type that are in good or bad shape or singles.

Sharps
See Hypodermic needles

Shredded Paper​
Shredded paper does not meet the requirement that all recyclables be at least 2 inches by 2 inches in size. However, YOU CAN recycle it anyway but you must bag it first.
  • It is the ONLY recyclable that can/should be bagged. Put the bagged shredded paper in the recycling bin to recycle.
  • Use a clear plastic bag 
  • Tie plastic bags shut
  • Colored or opaque bags will be thrown in the landfill (look like trash, too many to check individually)

Smoke detectors
  • CVSWMD takes Smoke Detectors for safe recycling at the ARCC: fees apply. 
  • Smoke detectors often contain small amounts of a radioactive material. It poses little threat, but becomes a hazard if broken open.
  • For more information see our Smoke Detector page.
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Spray Cans ​
Styrofoam
  • Styrofoam is not recyclable in Vermont. It goes to the landfill.
  • Suggestions: don’t use Styrofoam cups – use reusable ones. 
  • Use alternatives to Styrofoam whenever possible, return Styrofoam packaging to the store where you purchased your packaged item.
  • Shipping businesses often take Styrofoam peanuts.

Styrofoam blocks Not recyclable. Put in trash.

Styrofoam Peanuts   Also see *Packing Materials
  • Donate to a local shipping store.

Stove (see oven)

Stumps (tree stumps)
Bring to your town stump dump. If there is no stump dump in your town, go to the CVSWMD clean wood page, and scroll down for details about the where to take stumps in central Vermont. 

Supplement Bottles 
  • Glass and plastic bottles larger than 2" can be recycled


T
Tape dispenser & cores
​If clear plastic, put into regular recycling

Televisions (see Electronics)

Tennis balls
ReBounces recycles tennis balls

Tetrapack See *Aseptic containers

Textiles (see clothing)
  • Bring only usable clothing and other textiles to the ARCC. We can no longer take rag stock, blankets, towels and curtains.
  • Central Vermont Humane Society can take clean towels, blankets and clean rags.  They are used to clean up after dogs, for bedding, and other needs.  Visit their website or give them a call to find out more: (802) 476-3811
  • CVSWMD can take shoes in any conditions, singles or in pairs, at the ARCC.

Thermometers (mercury)  To learn more about Vermont's Mercury education and reduction campaign, go here. 

​Thermostats Click here for retailers and other locations around the state

Tires
  • CVSWMD accepts tires at the ARCC. Fees apply, see details on ARCC page.  476-1900
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Tires and Tubes, bicycle
  • Bring to the ARCC. Fees apply.

​Toilets
See Ceramics

Toner Cartridges (see Ink Cartridges)
Toothbrushes, empty toothpaste tubes, dental floss containers
​Bring to the ARCC to recycle.

Transmission oil, gear oil, crankcase oil
  • Recycle at the Casella Residential Drop-Off, 378 East Montpelier Rd., Montpelier – 479-2450
  • Some garages take used oil for their heating system. Ask your mechanic.
  • Bring to a CVSWMD Household Hazardous Waste collection.

Trees (see Clean Wood) or Tree Stumps
Go to the CVSWMD clean wood page, and scroll down for details about the where to take stumps in central Vermont.

Twist Ties
​Bring to the ARCC to recycle in Small Metals collection.

Tyvek - DuPont Tyvek is made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE).  It is not paper, but can be recycled for use in a variety of new products, including plastic lumber for picnic tables, park benches, construction fencing and also mud flaps. To recycle small quantities (less than 25 envelopes per month), turn any Tyvek envelope inside out, so the unprinted white surface shows on the outside. Stuff the inside-out Tyvek envelope with other used Tyvek envelopes for recycling. Address and mail the envelope to: Tyvek Recycle, 337A Industrial Drive, Petersburg, VA 23803. For info: 804-518-2930 ask for Tyvek Recycles.

U-V-W
Untreated wood and pallets
  • Make sure wood pallets and scrap wood are definitely untreated before reusing them. (See Pallets above for codes to help determine.)
  • Reuse pallets for stacking firewood off the ground.  Untreated scrap wood may be used for small construction projects and burned in wood furnaces and wood stoves.
  • Clean (untreated) wood drop off locations are listed on our Clean Wood page.
  • Myers Container Service recycles C&D materials. 
  • The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources provides information about deconstruction as well. Click here for a complete list of resources.
    Contact reuse businesses specializing in building materials.  

Vape Pens
Contact the company for options.

VHS tapes 
Video Game Discs
Bring to the ARCC to recycle with DVDs.

Vinyl Records
​Recycle at the ARCC.

Vitamin Bottles
  • Glass and plastic bottles larger than 2" can be recycled
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Water Coolers, household
  • Recycle at the ARCC. Fees apply.

Wheel Chairs (see Medical Equipment)
Windows & Doors
  • Myers Container Service recycles C&D materials. 
  • The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources provides information about deconstruction as well. Click here for a complete list of resources.
Contact reuse businesses specializing in building materials.   ​
Wine corks
  • Send your corks to the Cork Club to be recycled
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Wire 
Scrap metal can also go directly to a metals recycler, but if wire is in a chaotic state, be very careful handling it.
Wood – used furniture and scrap wood (See Furniture) See Clean Wood
Clean Wood (no metal such as screws or nails), not painted, not pressure-treated lumber) is now banned from the landfill in Vermont. The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources provides information here. 
Other local options: 
  • Bring scrap lumber to the Vermont Granite Museum of Barre located at 27 Jones Brothers Way, Barre. If you have questions, call 802-476-4605 (museum) or visit www.vtgranitemuseum.org. Scrap lumber only, no pallets.
  • ​Myers Container Service recycles C&D materials, including shingles & clean wood. Call (802) 655-4312
  • ReSource in Barre accepts dimensional wood of at least 6 feet in length, call ahead 477-7800.
  • Check with your local "stump dump" for stumps & branches over 1" in diameter
  • Check out our Clean Wood page for more information about clean wood recycling.
  • Screws & Nails are OK in pallets ONLY, but metal straps are not accepted for any wood.

Wrapping paper
  • Use paper bags and newspaper, or reusable gift bags instead of wrapping paper.
  • To reuse wrapping paper, smooth out, fold up, and reuse.
  • Take bows and ribbons off and Recycle.
  • If wrapping paper has any type of foil, Mylar or plastic coating--put it in the trash. You can tell by pinching the edge of the paper and pulling it apart slightly. If you see plastic or foil, trash it.
  • Tape is okay to leave on!


Y-Z
Yard waste (See Clean Wood)