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​Please Note: CVSWMD has implemented new safety protocols to protect the health and safety of event attendees and staff. Please visit the Hazardous Waste & Special Collections page to learn more.

Household Hazardous Waste 

Household Hazardous Waste encompasses a variety of toxic household substances banned from the landfill. 

To help you properly dispose of household and small business hazardous waste, we offer multiple annual events throughout the district from Spring to Fall. Collections are open to residents of all member towns.* Fees are $20 per car load for most residential loads.  Hazardous waste from non-district residents will be accepted at a fee of $100 per car load. 

*Please note: Schools and small businesses must call ahead to pre-register for these events. Small businesses must be a Conditionally Exempt Generator (CEG). Learn more at the State of Vermont's website.  To register as a CEG, call 802-229-9383 x115.

Questions? Contact us at 802-229-9383 x115
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Hazardous Waste Collections

​What is Household Hazardous Waste?

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What is Hazardous Waste?
Consider anything labeled with the following warning words to be household hazardous waste and handle accordingly:
  • Caution
  • Toxic
  • Danger
  • Hazard
  • Warning
  • Poisonous
  • Reactive
  • Corrosive
  • Flammable

These items are dangerous to human and environmental health. They can be disposed of at Household Hazardous Waste collection events or at the Chittenden Environmental Depot year round. 
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Make sure to store these items cool, dry, and out of reach of children. 

​Some examples of Household Hazardous Waste include:
  • Adhesives or tar
  • Automotive fluids like antifreeze or brake and transmission fluid
  • Aerosols, moth balls
  • Chemical cleaners like bleach, ammonia, and other corrosives​
  • Drain openers, oven cleaners, floor wax
  • Fuels and flammables like gas, kerosene, oil​

  • Laundry products, tub &  tile cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners
  • Lead paint chips (Learn more at VT Dept. Health)
  • Paint thinners and solvents
  • Paints or stains WITHOUT identifiable labels intact on the cans
  • Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and fertilizers
  • Pressurized cylinders for propane or aerosols

General Guidelines for Storing Household Hazardous Waste:
  • Keep items out of reach of children and pets. 
  • If possible, store items away from living spaces.
  • Make sure all lids and caps are tight to prevent the product and vapors/odors from leaking into living spaces.
  • Keep items away from: heat sources (for safety), freezing temperatures (to prolong product life), and flood prone areas (to prevent contamination of water and soil).

What's the best way to handle hazardous waste? Create Less! 

Broken Fluorescent bulbs? 

Learn more about Reducing Toxics
Clean up Safely
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Office  | 137 Barre St, Montpelier VT 05602-3618| 802-229-9383 | comments@cvswmd.org
ARCC  | 540 No. Main St, Barre VT 05641    | 802-476-1900  
Office Hours: M - F, 8 - 4 | ARCC Hours: M, W, F , 10:30 - 5:30 and 3rd Saturdays, 9 - 1

CVSWMD Member Towns: 
Barre City, Barre Town, Berlin, Bradford, Calais, Chelsea, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Fairlee, Hardwick, Middlesex, Montpelier, Orange, Plainfield, Tunbridge, Walden, Washington, Williamstown, and Woodbury. 
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