https://dec.vermont.gov/waste-management/solid/materials-mgmt/trash-disposal
These materials and items are legally prohibited from the trash.
Items
- Aerosol Cans- Food & Personal Care: empty
- Aerosol Cans- Toxics: not empty
- Air Conditioners / ACs:
- Aluminum: cans, pie plates, foil, siding...
- Ammonia:
- Ammunition:
- Antifreeze, Coolant, & Glycol:
- Appliances- Large: “white goods” dishwashers, dryers, freezers, ovens, ranges, refrigerators, stoves, washers
- Automobiles, Vehicles, Cars, Trucks:
- Automotive Fluids: transmission, gear, crankcase, & motor oil
- Ballasts- PCB:
- Batteries- Automotive: lead acid, marine/boat
- Batteries- Large Lithium Ion: electric car, industrial, solar system
- Batteries- Large Lithium: E-bike, E-lawnmower...
- Batteries- Lithium: damaged or swollen
- Batteries- Under 11lbs: single use or rechargeable
- Beverage Containers: bottles & cans
- Bleach & Bleach Products:
- Boxboard or Corrugated Cardboard:
- Caps & Lids- Metal:
- Catalogs:
- CFC Units: AC, dehumidifier, freon tank, fridge, freezer, refrigerator, water cooler
- Christmas Trees & Wreaths- Metal:
- Christmas Trees- Real:
- Cleaning and Disinfecting Chemicals:
- Computer Monitors: CRTs, flat-panel, LCD, plasma
- Computer Peripherals: camera, cords, desktop printer, external hard drive, keyboard, modem, monitor, mouse, router, scanner, speakers
- Computers: desktops, laptops, notebooks, netbooks
- Copiers / Printers- Floor Model:
- Documents to Shred:
- Egg Cartons- Paper or Plastic:
- Fertilizers- Chemical:
- Fire Extinguishers:
- Fireworks & Explosives:
- Flammable Liquids:
- Flares: road or marine
- Food for Donation:
- Food Scraps, Food Waste: produce, dairy, eggs, coffee grounds, seafood shells
- Fuel & Fuel Mixes:
- Gasoline & Gas / Oil Mixtures:
- Gift Wrap, Wrapping Paper- Plain only:
- Glass Bottles & Jars- Intact:
- Hazardous Waste: acids, bases, bleaches, cleaners, disinfectants, fuels, flammables, insecticides, nail polish & remover, oils, oxidizers, perfume, pesticides, pool chemicals...
- Helium Tanks- Emptied:
- Hydraulic Fluids:
- Instrument Strings- Metal:
- iPods, MP3 & Music Players:
- Kerosene:
- Lawn Mower- Gas Engine: fluids drained
- Lead: pipes, shot, sinkers, chimney flashing...
- Light Bulbs- Fluorescent: broken
- Light Bulbs- Fluorescent: intact CFLs or tubes
- Light Fixtures:
- Magazines:
- Media-Players & E-Readers:
- Medical Equipment & Supplies: CPAP, crutches, toilet stands, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.
- Mercury Devices- Unbroken: relays, sensors, switches, thermometers
- Mercury- Loose: liquid, broken container
- Metal / Steel Cans:
- Metal Roofing & Siding:
- Mothballs:
- Motor Oil:
- Newspaper:
- Oil Filters: used
- Oxygen Tanks: full or empty
- Paint Cans- Empty: metal
- Paint- Architectural: primers, stains, deck & concrete sealers, clear finishes (labelled in original can)
- Paint: automotive, aerosol, machine, marine, 2-part...
- Paper & Paper Bags:
- Personal Electronics: cameras, GPS, Mp3 players, smart watches
- Phone Books:
- Phones- Cell:
- Phones- Landline:
- Pizza Boxes:
- Plastic Rigid Containers: #1, #2, #5 recycle - #3, #6, #7 trash
- Poisons / Pesticides: fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides
- Printers- Desktop:
- Propane Tanks or Cylinders: up to 30lbs
- Scrap Metal:
- Solvents: acetone, degreaser, paint thinner, laquer thinner
- String Lights, Christmas Lights:
- Televisions / TVs:
- Tires- Commercial Truck:
- Tires- Motorcycle:
- Tires- Passenger Vehicle:
- Transmission Fluid
- Vape Pens & Cartridges:
- Video Game Consoles & Systems:
- Water Heater:
- Wood & Pallets- Untreated:
- Wood- Clean: roots, stumps
- Wood- Clean: unpainted/unstained/untreated lumber
- Yard Waste: brush, grass, leaves, twigs under 1" diameter
Address
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United States