Recycling in Vermont
Where to recycle, donate or get rid of things in 14 cities and towns across Vermont. Pick your city, or search for your item. We also pick up anywhere in the state.
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Vermont rules
- Since January 1, 2011, computers, monitors, TVs, printers, game consoles, phones, VCRs, DVD players, stereo equipment and charging cords may not be put in the trash or a landfill in Vermont. Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6621a: Landfill disposal requirements (opens in new tab)
- Televisions are banned from the trash and landfills in Vermont (since January 1, 2011). Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6621a: Landfill disposal requirements (opens in new tab)
- Computers, peripherals and computer monitors are banned from the trash and landfills in Vermont (since January 1, 2011). Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6621a: Landfill disposal requirements (opens in new tab)
More Vermont rules (18)
- The electronics trash ban also covers fax machines, phones, answering machines, VCRs, DVD players, digital converter boxes, stereo equipment and charging cords. Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6621a: Landfill disposal requirements (opens in new tab)
- Since January 1, 1991, white goods (refrigerators, washing machines, clothes dryers, ranges, water heaters, dishwashers and freezers) may not be thrown away in Vermont. Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6621a: Landfill disposal requirements (opens in new tab)
- Refrigerators and freezers are banned white goods: they may not be put in the trash or a landfill in Vermont. Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6621a: Landfill disposal requirements (opens in new tab)
- Washing machines and clothes dryers are banned white goods: they may not be put in the trash or a landfill in Vermont. Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6621a: Landfill disposal requirements (opens in new tab)
- Tires have been banned from the trash and landfills in Vermont since January 1, 1992. Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6621a: Landfill disposal requirements (opens in new tab)
- Paint (water or oil based), paint thinner, paint remover, stains and varnishes may not be put in the trash; solidified water-based paint under one gallon is exempt. Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6621a: Landfill disposal requirements (opens in new tab)
- Lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, small sealed lead-acid, rechargeable and primary (single-use) batteries are all banned from the trash in Vermont. Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6621a: Landfill disposal requirements (opens in new tab)
- Mandated recyclable materials have been banned from the trash and landfills since July 1, 2015. Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6621a: Landfill disposal requirements (opens in new tab)
- Corrugated cardboard is a mandated recyclable in Vermont, so it is banned from the trash (since July 1, 2015). Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6602: Definitions (waste management) (opens in new tab)
- The mandated-recyclables list names corrugated cardboard and boxboard. Source: 10 V.S.A. § 6602: Definitions (waste management) (opens in new tab)
- Under the Universal Recycling Law, any site that collects trash, including transfer stations, must also collect blue-bin recycling and food scraps. Source: Vermont DEC: Vermont's Universal Recycling Law (opens in new tab)
- Vermont DEC says all tire retailers will take scrap tires, typically for $3–5 per tire, and transfer stations or recycling centers take tires for a fee. Source: Vermont DEC: Tires (opens in new tab)
- It is illegal in Vermont to landfill or stockpile tires. Source: Vermont DEC: Tires (opens in new tab)
- Usable tires can go to a Wheels for Warmth collection event (typically in the fall); safe tires are resold and proceeds go to emergency heating assistance. Source: Vermont DEC: Tires (opens in new tab)
- Vermont DEC counts exercise equipment as household scrap metal (anything at least 80% metal), to be taken to a recycling center, transfer station or salvage yard rather than the blue bin. Source: Vermont DEC: Recycling and Reusing Scrap Metal (opens in new tab)
- Scrap metal is anything that is at least 80% metal; it is managed as special recycling, not blue-bin recycling, and services vary by town and district. Source: Vermont DEC: Recycling and Reusing Scrap Metal (opens in new tab)
- Some Vermont facilities recycle scrap metal free under a certain weight; others charge a nominal fee. Source: Vermont DEC: Recycling and Reusing Scrap Metal (opens in new tab)
- Large appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, washers and dryers are scrap metal, are banned from the landfill and are collected separately at most waste facilities. Source: Vermont DEC: Recycling and Reusing Scrap Metal (opens in new tab)