Household Hazardous Waste includes many common products that are poisonous, reactive, flammable, or toxic and are banned from the landfill. They harmful humans and the environment. Look for words like Caution, Danger, Warning, Poison or Flammable. Keep cool, dry, and out of reach of children and pets. Never pour them down the drain or outside.
For a fee, Residents in CVSWMD’s member towns can dispose of these items at our annual Household Haz-Waste Collections or by appointment at our Eco Depot, when it opens. Vermont residents may also schedule an appointment at the Chittenden Environmental Depot.
- Aerosol cans, not empty, toxics (pesticides, paint, solvents, etc.)
- Ammonia
- Antifreeze, coolant, and glycol
- Automotive fluids - transmission, gear, crankcase, and motor oil
- Bleach and bleach-based products
- Broken fluorescent bulbs and CFLs
- Cleaning products, hazardous (oven and toilet cleaners, drain openers, etc.)
- Fertilizers, chemical
- Flammable liquids
- Fuel and fuel mixes
- Gasoline and gas/oil mixtures
- Hydraulic fluids
- Kerosene
- Light bulbs/lamps, Fluorescent, broken
- Mercury (liquid, loose, broken mercury-containing products)
- Mothballs (paradichlorobenzene)
- Motor oil
- Oil filters
- Paint (automotive, non-architectural, not household)
- Poisons, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides
- Solvents (paint thinner, laquer thinner, acetone)