Click on the individual items below for details, guidance on proper disposal, and prices.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
| Air fresheners | HHW collection event |
| Aluminum cans, pie plates, and foil | Blue bin recycling – All sites |
| Aluminum cleaner | HHW collection event |
| Ammonia | HHW collection event |
| Antifreeze | HHW collection event |
| Appliances | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| Asbestos | Must be handled by a licensed asbestos removal contractor. Click for details. |
| Asphalt driveway sealer | HHW collection event |
| Asphalt shingles | Year-round drop-off – Johnson |
B
| Ballasts | Year-round drop-off – All sites |
| Batteries | Year-round drop-off – All sites |
| Bleach | HHW collection event |
| Books | Year-round drop-off – Softcover – All sites; Hardcover – Johnson and Stowe; |
| Box springs | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe, Worcester |
| Brake fluid | HHW collection event |
C
| Carbon monoxide detectors | Household trash |
| Cardboard | Blue bin recycling |
| Cassette tapes | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe |
| Cell phones | Year-round drop-off – All sites |
| CDs/DVDs | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
| Christmas trees | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe |
| Clothes dryers | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| Clothing/textiles | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold. Must be clean, dry, and odor-free. See here for a list of accepted items. |
| Coffee pods | Household trash |
| Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) | Year-round drop-off – All sites |
| Computers | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
| Construction & Demolition Waste (C&D) | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe, Worcester |
| Containers (empty and previously contained “Poisonous” “Corrosive” “Reactive” or “Flammable” materials) | Household trash |
D
| Diapers | Household trash |
| Dishwashers | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| Disinfectants | HHW collection event |
| Drain openers | HHW collection event |
| Drywall | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe, Worcester |
| DVD players | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
E
| Electronics | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
| Epoxy | HHW collection event |
| Explosives | Contact the VT State Police at 802.635.7036 for proper disposal |
F
| Facial tissues | Household trash |
| Fax machines | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
| Film plastics | Year-round drop-off – All sites |
| Fire extinguishers | Contact your local fire department or call us 802.888.7317 for disposal options |
| Fireworks | Contact the VT State Police at 802.635.7036 for proper disposal |
| Floor wax | HHW collection event |
| Fluorescent light bulbs, lamps and tubes | Year-round drop-off – All sites |
| Foil | Blue bin recycling – All sites |
| Food scraps | Year-round drop-off – All sites |
| Food for donation | Click for details |
| Freezers | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| Fuels | HHW collection event |
| Fungicides | HHW collection event |
| Furniture | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe, Worcester |
| Furniture polish | HHW collection event |
G
| Game consoles | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
| Gasoline | HHW collection event |
| Glass bottles and jars | Blue bin recycling |
| Glues | HHW collection event |
| Grinding compounds | HHW collection event |
H
| Herbicides | HHW collection event |
| Holiday lights | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| Household Hazardous Waste (any household product labelled “caution, toxic, danger, hazard, warning, poisonous, reactive, corrosive, or flammable”) | Click for details |
I
| Ink cartridges | Year-round drop-off – All sites |
J
| Junk mail | Blue bin recycling (or opt out entirely – click to learn how) |
K
| Keyboards | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
L
| Lead-acid automotive batteries | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| Leaf and yard debris | Leave in place or compost (best options) OR Year-round drop off – Johnson |
| Light bulbs (halogen, incandescent, LED)* *NOT fluorescent bulbs, which contain mercury, a hazardous material. See here for fluorescent lights | Household trash |
M
| Maple tubing | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe |
| Mattresses | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe, Worcester |
| Medical waste | Click for details |
| Medications | Prescription Drug Disposal Program OR click for home disposal details |
| Mercury-containing devices | Click for details |
| Metal cans | Blue bin recycling |
| Microwave ovens | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| MP3 players | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
N
O
| Oil and oil filters | HHW collection event OR Click for year-round disposal options |
| Oil containers | Household trash |
| Oral hygiene products | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe OR Household trash |
P
| Paint, paint cans & coatings | HHW collection event OR Click for year-round disposal options |
| Pane glass (mirrors, picture frames, windows, etc) | Household trash |
| Paper (mixed) | Blue bin recycling |
| Paper towels | Household trash |
| Pesticides | HHW collection event |
| Pharmaceuticals | Prescription Drug Disposal Program OR click for home disposal details |
| Phones | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
| Photo paper and film | Household trash |
| Plastic | Click for details |
| Plastic bags | Year-round drop-off – All sites |
| Pool chemicals | HHW collection event |
| Printers | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
| Propane tanks (up to 20 lbs) | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
Q
R
| Recyclables | Click for details |
| Refrigerators | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
S
| Sanitary napkins | Household trash |
| Scrap metal | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| Shoe polish | HHW collection event |
| Smoke detectors | Household trash |
| Sofa | Year-round drop off – Johnson, Stowe, Worcester |
| Sporting equipment | Household trash if it can’t be donated or resold |
| Steel cans | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| Stereos | |
| Sterno and canned gel fuel | HHW collection event |
| Stoves | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| Styrofoam | Household trash |
| Syringes, needles and sharps | Click for details |
T
| Televisions | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
| Textiles | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold. Must be clean, dry, and odor-free. See here for a list of accepted items. |
| Thermostats (mercury containing) | Click for details |
| Tires | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
U
V
| VCRs | |
| VHS | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe |
| Vinyl records | Household trash if it can’ be donated or resold |
| Vinyl siding | Construction & Demo – Johnson, Stowe, Worcester |
W
| Washing machines | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| Water heaters | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
| Wipes | Household trash |
| Wood – clean | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Stowe |
| Wood preservative | HHW collection event |
X
Y
| Yard waste | Leave in place or compost (best options) OR Year-round drop off – Johnson |