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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Ink cartridges | Year-round drop-off – All sites |
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Junk mail | Blue bin recycling (or opt out entirely – click to learn how) |
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Keyboards | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
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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 |
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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 |
MP3 players | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe if it can’t be donated or resold |
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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 |
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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 |
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R
Recyclables | Click for details |
Refrigerators | Year-round drop-off – Johnson, Morrisville, Stowe, Worcester |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Yard waste | Leave in place or compost (best options) OR Year-round drop off – Johnson |