Recyclopedia

Asphalt Shingles

See Construction Debris

Boats

Donate	Recycle	Dispose
Contact a local marina to see if they need the boat for parts	If your boat is made of metal or aluminum a local scrap metal recycler may be interested in taking it.	Fiberglass boats may be disposed of at either one of the two transfer stations located in Williston. Please call before heading over since some size restrictions or limitations may apply

Bricks

Donate	Dispose
Contact local contracting business if they would like them	Accepted at Transfer Stations

Building materials

See Construction Debris

Burlap

Reuse	Donate
Makes great garden mulch, if weathered over a year of garden activity it can be added to a compost pile- post on Front Porch Forum to see if neighbors want it	Landfill at last resort

Buttons

See Art Supplies

Cassettes

Donate	Dispose
Attempt to donate if usable	Put in trash if unusable

Children's items

Donate	Recycle	Dispose
Donate or sell if in good condition	If more than 80% metal accepted as scrap metal at Transfer Stations	Landfill at last effort

Christmas trees

Real Trees	Plastic Trees
May be taken to the nearest transfer station to drop off; check with your trash and recycling hauler if they accept organic materials like yard waste	Plastic trees can be reused, donated or thrown in trash

Clean Wood

Recycle	Dispose
Drop off at transfer stations for recycling.	Banned from the landfill

Compact disks

Recycle	Dispose
May be dropped off or shipped to CD recycling centers.	Put in the trash.

Construction Debris

Donate/Reuse	Recycle	Dispose
Contact a local contracting service to see if they would reuse materials. Keep asphalt shingles, clean wood, and clean sheetrock separate for the best price rates. Deconstruction Works is a non-profit organization selling used and surplus building materials and offering deconstruction services. Deconstructing a building can divert 75% of the material from the landfill. Contractor and homeowner materials donations are tax-deductible.	Contact Markowski Construction, Pittsford, VT, for concrete and asphalt disposal recycling option at 802.483.6469. Contact Wilk Paving for asphalt disposal recycling at 802.438.5454	If the materials are unusable, they may be dropped off at the Transfer Stations.

Cooking oil and grease

Compost	Dispose
Fifteen (15) gallon limit at Green Mountain Compost.	Do NOT pour down drain, five (5) gallon limit for grease, accepted at RCSWD Transfer Station. Last resort accepted as trash.

Compost

Dispose

Fifteen (15) gallon limit at Green Mountain Compost.

Do NOT pour down drain, five (5) gallon limit for grease, accepted at RCSWD Transfer Station.

Last resort accepted as trash.

Demolition/Deconstruction debris

Recycle	Dispose
Contact Markowski Construction, Pittsford, VT, for concrete and asphalt disposal recycling option at 802.483.6469. Contact Wilk Paving for asphalt disposal recycling at 802.438.5454	The Gleason Rd Transfer Station accepts asphalt shingles and other construction and demolition supplies at a cost

Diapers

Dispose
Diapers should be placed in landfill trash only. Diapers are NOT compostable or recyclable. Even diapers labeled “compostable” are NOT accepted in Drop-Off Composting and should NOT be placed in your backyard compost pile. (Human and pet waste should not be placed in compost piles in any form.)

Dive tanks

Not accepted at Transfer Stations, contact distributor and send back

Doors

Donate/Reuse	Dispose
Used doors in good condition are accepted at Architectural Salvage Warehouse (Essex Junction) 802-879-4221 and ReSource Building Material Center (Burlington) 802-658-4143	Accepted as trash at RCSWD drop-off(except Hinesburg) or put in the ReUse Zone at the Operator's discretion Hollow core door: $6.50 /Solid core door: $10.00 /Sliding glass door: $10.00-$14.00 per section /Garage door: $10.00-$18.00 per section

Donate/Reuse

Dispose

Used doors in good condition are accepted at Architectural Salvage Warehouse (Essex Junction) 802-879-4221 and ReSource Building Material Center (Burlington) 802-658-4143

Accepted as trash at RCSWD drop-off(except Hinesburg) or put in the ReUse Zone at the Operator's discretion

Hollow core door: $6.50 /Solid core door: $10.00 /Sliding glass door: $10.00-$14.00 per section /Garage door: $10.00-$18.00 per section

Drywall

A.k.a. sheetrock; see Construction Debris

DVD discs

See Compact Discs

Egg cartons

Reuse	Recycle or dispose
Chicken farmers reuse egg cartons	Paper ones can be recycled and styrofoam ones can either be thrown away or brought to Bristol to be recycled, paper ones are also great for vermicomposting

EPS (expanded polystyrene)

Reuse	Recycle
Here are some good ideas for using foam products Styrofoam packaging peanuts are often accepted at no charge at services such as UPS and Fed Ex shippers for reuse. See the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers web site for a mail-in EPS recycling option.	Styrofoam™ –the brand name for expanded polystyrene (EPS)–of any kind is not accepted with mixed recycling

Reuse

Recycle

Here are some good ideas for using foam products

Styrofoam packaging peanuts are often accepted at no charge at services such as UPS and Fed Ex shippers for reuse. See the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers web site for a mail-in EPS recycling option.

Styrofoam™ –the brand name for expanded polystyrene (EPS)–of any kind is not accepted with mixed recycling

Explosives

NOT accepted at any RCSWD Transfer Stations, bring to Vermont State Police 802-878-7111

Fencing

Donate	Recycle/Dispose
In good condition, consider donating it	Treated/painted wood accepted as construction debris, untreated wood accepted as natural wood waste, items more than 80% metal are accepted as scrap metal, all accepted at RCSWD Transfer stations Treated wood $9-$14 per 8' section

Donate

Recycle/Dispose

In good condition, consider donating it

Treated/painted wood accepted as construction debris, untreated wood accepted as natural wood waste, items more than 80% metal are accepted as scrap metal, all accepted at RCSWD Transfer stations

Treated wood $9-$14 per 8' section

Firearms

Gun shops will accept guns new or used, contact one near you
NOT accepted at any Transfer Stations

Fireworks

Dispose
Hazardous Waste: Unused and malfunctional fireworks can be dropped off at the Hazardous Waste Depot or during a collection event Spent fireworks may be placed in trash

Dispose

Hazardous Waste: Unused and malfunctional fireworks can be dropped off at the Hazardous Waste Depot or during a collection event

Spent fireworks may be placed in trash

Flags

Dispose
Bring your American Flag to a VFW or an American Legion and they will dispose of it with the tradition of burning it or you could do it yourself following the proper tradition

Flares

All types accepted at Transfer Stations

Foam trays

Recycle
Foam products are not accepted in mixed recycling. Clean foam trays with no food residue may be sent to a specified location for recycling.

See EPS (Expanded Polystyrene)

Food for donation

Donate
Food that is still edible and properly handled may be donated to local food assistance organizations. See our web page for more info: "Food Donation in Rutland County"

Food scraps

Reuse	Dispose
Start your own backyard or vermi- composting!	Accepted at any Transfer Station in Vermont Ask your hauler if they pick up food scraps curbside

Reuse

Dispose

Start your own backyard or vermi- composting!

Accepted at any Transfer Station in Vermont

Ask your hauler if they pick up food scraps curbside

Garbage disposal

Dispose
Accepted at all Transfer Stations

Gas cylinders

NOT accepted at Transfer Stations, contact distributor and send back

Grease

Compost	Dispose
Fifteen(15) gallon limit at Green Mountain Compost	Five(5) gallon limit, accepted as food scraps, accepted as landfill for last resort, large volumes are banned from landfill

Guitar

Donate	Recycle
Donate or sell if in good condition	Recycled Reading of Vermont Books and Instruments in Bristol VT will take instruments http://www.sharethemusicvt.org/

Donate

Recycle

Donate or sell if in good condition

Recycled Reading of Vermont Books and Instruments in Bristol VT will take instruments

http://www.sharethemusicvt.org/

Guns

See Firearms

Hair

Reuse/Compost	Donate
Can be put into compost or thrown outside for birds to make nests	Grow a ponytail at least 10 inches and donate to make wigs for cancer patients

Helium tanks

Dispose
The small 'Balloon Time' tanks are accepted all Transfer Stations, make sure all pressure is released

Ink cartridges

Recycle	Dispose
Accepted at Staples in Rutland Not accepted in mixed recycling	Put in trash as last resort

Recycle

Dispose

Accepted at Staples in Rutland

Not accepted in mixed recycling

Put in trash as last resort

K-cups, coffee and tea pods

Compost	Recycle/Dispose
f the K-Cup materials are separated, only the coffee grounds and paper lining can be placed with food scraps for compost.	K-Cups cannot currently be recycled in Rutland County. They should be disposed of with regular landfill trash or sent to the recycling facility in CT. If free of coffee grounds, aluminum lids can be combined into a large ball and placed in your blue bin or in a scrap metal bin at any Drop-Off Center. The plastic cup is too small to be recycled in our facility, and should be placed in regular trash.

Compost

Recycle/Dispose

f the K-Cup materials are separated, only the coffee grounds and paper lining can be placed with food scraps for compost.

K-Cups cannot currently be recycled in Rutland County. They should be disposed of with regular landfill trash or sent to the recycling facility in CT.

If free of coffee grounds, aluminum lids can be combined into a large ball and placed in your blue bin or in a scrap metal bin at any Drop-Off Center.

The plastic cup is too small to be recycled in our facility, and should be placed in regular trash.

Landscaping timbers

See Building materials

Laser toner

See Inkjet Cartridges
Check if the NEW cartridge purchased comes with an envelope to send the old one back

Latex gloves

Dispose
Accepted at all Transfer Stations as trash If used to handle medical waste put in a labeled bag

Dispose

Accepted at all Transfer Stations as trash

If used to handle medical waste put in a labeled bag

Leaves, grass and yard debris

Compost	Dispose
Use as compost	Yard waste with no sticks in it (leaves/grass) are accepted at all Transfer Stations. Natural wood, including stumps, are accepted as brush.

Mandatory recyclables

Recycle
These items are required by the Department of Environmental Conservation to be separated from the trash and recycled. They may be placed in curbside bins or brought to any transfer station: aluminum & steel cans, aluminum foil, aluminum pie plates, glass food & beverage bottles & jars, rigid plastic packaging & containers, boxboard & corrugated cardboard, white & colored paper, newspaper, magazines, catalogs, paper mail & envelopes, paper bags.

Recycle

These items are required by the Department of Environmental Conservation to be separated from the trash and recycled. They may be placed in curbside bins or brought to any transfer station: aluminum & steel cans, aluminum foil, aluminum pie plates, glass food & beverage bottles & jars, rigid plastic packaging & containers, boxboard & corrugated cardboard, white & colored paper, newspaper, magazines, catalogs, paper mail & envelopes, paper bags.

Manure

Compost	Dispose
Compost in backyard: it's great for plants!	Accepted at Middlebury Casella (866)-356-7005; Open Monday thru Friday 7am-6

Maple tubing

Recycle
Bring this material to the Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District in Georgia, VT, where it will be baled and hauled away for recycling. NWSWMD accepts tubing year-round. Please call ahead to make arrangements. Contact Tom Reynolds at (802) 524-5986; info@nwswd.org. Polyethylene (PE) tubing only. NO PVC tubing. To determine whether your tubing is made from PE or PVC: clip off a sample and put it in a bowl of water. PE floats; PVC sinks. Plastic taps, tees and other fittings are OK to leave attached to tubing. Material must be as clean as possible in order to make this recycling program successful. If possible, cut mainline into 4-foot lengths. Coil or bundle tubing. Tie bundles together with tubing; do not use string or other material. NO drainage, sewer, or water service lines. NO string or metal of any kind (wires, wire ties, metal hose clamps).

Recycle

Bring this material to the Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District in Georgia, VT, where it will be baled and hauled away for recycling. NWSWMD accepts tubing year-round. Please call ahead to make arrangements. Contact Tom Reynolds at (802) 524-5986; info@nwswd.org. Polyethylene (PE) tubing only. NO PVC tubing. To determine whether your tubing is made from PE or PVC: clip off a sample and put it in a bowl of water. PE floats; PVC sinks. Plastic taps, tees and other fittings are OK to leave attached to tubing. Material must be as clean as possible in order to make this recycling program successful. If possible, cut mainline into 4-foot lengths. Coil or bundle tubing. Tie bundles together with tubing; do not use string or other material. NO drainage, sewer, or water service lines. NO string or metal of any kind (wires, wire ties, metal hose clamps).

Marine flares

Not accepted at Transfer Stations, contact local police

Markers

Recycle
Send them back to Crayola where they will be separated and turned into fuel Caps and tubes are recyclable

Recycle

Send them back to Crayola where they will be separated and turned into fuel

Caps and tubes are recyclable

Nicotine

Dispose
NEW or UNUSED nicotine pharmaceutical products (i.e. patches, gum, lozenges, inhalers, or sprays – including e-cigarette cartridges) must go to the HHW Depot. They are classified as Hazardous Waste by the EPA. Used nicotine pharmaceutical products (from which the nicotine has been fully spent) can be discarded with your regular trash or at RCSWD transfer stations.

Dispose

NEW or UNUSED nicotine pharmaceutical products (i.e. patches, gum, lozenges, inhalers, or sprays – including e-cigarette cartridges) must go to the HHW Depot. They are classified as Hazardous Waste by the EPA.

Used nicotine pharmaceutical products (from which the nicotine has been fully spent) can be discarded with your regular trash or at RCSWD transfer stations.

Oil, cooking

See Grease

Oxygen tanks

Contact supplier and send back, not accepted at Transfer Stations

Packaging materials

Reuse
Styrofoam packing peanuts can be reused by other businesses

Pallets

Recycle
Reuse or bring to Myers Recycling Center at (802-655-4312)

Plywood

Dispose
Plywood is illegal to burn, and must be put in the trash if it can't be reused for another purpose.

See Construction debris

Pressure treated wood

Dispose
Accepted as construction debris at all Transfer Stations except Hinesburg, larger loads accepted at Casella in Williston along with the Transfer Station

Pressurized tanks

See Helium tanks, Oxygen tank, Fire extinguisher, Propane tanks, Freon tanks accepted at all Transfer Stations

Propane tanks

Reuse
Exchange for a full tank at a store that offers

See Household Hazardous Waste

PVC pipe

Donate	Dispose
If still in useable condition, donate to a local reuse organization for construction materials	Put in trash if unusable

Railroad ties

Dispose
Small amounts accepted as trash at all Transfer Stations Large loads should be brought taken to a privately owned Transfer Station

Dispose

Small amounts accepted as trash at all Transfer Stations

Large loads should be brought taken to a privately owned Transfer Station

Records, vinyl

Reuse	Donate
Vinyl Van (802-658-4143) will pick up residential for a small fee Contact music businesses to see if they will buy or accept vinyl	Donate or sell if in good condition

Reuse

Donate

Vinyl Van (802-658-4143) will pick up residential for a small fee

Contact music businesses to see if they will buy or accept vinyl

Donate or sell if in good condition

Recyclables

Recycle
Accepted at all transfer stations in Vermont. Must be clean and dry food and drink containers or paper and cardboard. See the Vermonter's Guide to Recycling.

Ribbons

Reuse
Save and reuse, otherwise put in trash

Road salt

Dispose
Substances used to melt ice on sidewalks and driveways–chemical ice melt, rock salt, road salt, sodium chloride–are not hazardous and can be thrown away in your household trash.

Sand

Reuse
Use to fill in holes on your property or driveway - NOT accepted at Transfer Stations

School supplies

Reuse	Recycle
Reuse until no longer usable	Recycle paper

Sewage

NOT accepted at any Transfer Stations
Contact a sewage collecting company

Soil

Reference to Sand

Styrofoam

Reuse	Recycle
Here are some good ideas for using foam products Styrofoam packaging peanuts are often accepted at no charge at services such as UPS and Fed Ex shippers for reuse. See the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers web site for a mail-in EPS recycling option.	Styrofoam™ –the brand name for expanded polystyrene (EPS)–of any kind is not accepted with mixed recycling

Reuse

Recycle

Here are some good ideas for using foam products

Styrofoam™ –the brand name for expanded polystyrene (EPS)–of any kind is not accepted with mixed recycling

Tanks: fuel

See Gas cans

Tar Paper

See Construction debris

Tires

Tires are banned from landfill disposal. Check if your transfer station accepts them.

Toner Cartridges

Refer to Ink Cartridges

Toys

Donate	Recycle
Sell or donate if in good condition	If more than 80% metal, accepted as scrap metal

Trash

Dispose

Please donate and properly dispose of everything you can before sending items to the landfill. Some items are even banned from landfill disposal in Vermont. Up to 1 cubic yard (about 6 full 33 gallon bags) of regular household trash may be brought to any RCSWD transfer station. Residents and businesses may also contract with a trash hauling service for curbside pick-up. RCSWD does not pick up trash or recycling. Dumpsters and container rentals as well as large or special item pick-ups may be arranged with a local hauling service.

Accepted at all Transfer Stations

Trees

Reuse

Dispose

Help out a friend with firewood or have a fire!

Banned from landfills

Logs and brush accepted at Gleason road and some other transfer stations for a fee

Vegetable oil

Reuse

Larger, regularly-generated quantities of cooking oil can often can be collected and beneficially reused. Ask the company that supplies you with oils to recommend a collection agent. Use of vegetable oils for fuel in converted diesel cars is increasing. Alternatively, the following businesses or individuals accept commercial quantities of used cooking oil and grease for recycling. Call each business or individual directly for fees and details.

Baker Commodities – Williston, VT – 802-659-0721
Amenico – Pittsfield NH – 603-228-3611
EnviroTek, USA – Billerica, MA – 1-800-405-9983
White Mountain Biodiesel, LLC – North Haverhill, NH – 603-728-7351,
Nava Bio-Energy Ltd – Brookfield, VT – 802-272-4879

Video games

See Games

Water heaters

Dispose
Accepted for a small fee at all Transfer Station

Wine corks

Recycle	Dispose
Visit the Recork web site for options, send them to a company in Missouri called Yemm and Hart, Cheese Traders & Wine Sellers in South Burlington will also accept wine corks (both natural and synthetic) for recycling from their customers.	Put in household trash

Wood cleaners

Dispose
Hazardous Waste, bring to Gleason Road or to a Transfer Station on a Hazardous Waste Collection Day

Wood preservatives

Dispose
Hazardous Waste, bring to Gleason Road or to a Transfer Station on a Hazardous Waste Collection Day

Wood: yard waste

Refer to Lawn Clippings

Yarn

Reuse what you can
Refer to Linen

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Asphalt Shingles

Boats

Bricks

Building materials

Burlap

Buttons

Cassettes

Children's items

Christmas trees

Clean Wood

Compact disks

Construction Debris

Cooking oil and grease

Demolition/Deconstruction debris

Diapers

Dive tanks

Doors

Drywall

DVD discs

Egg cartons

EPS (expanded polystyrene)

Explosives

Fencing

Firearms

Fireworks

Flags

Flares

Foam trays

Food for donation

Food scraps

Garbage disposal

Gas cylinders

Grease

Guitar

Guns

Hair

Helium tanks

Ink cartridges

K-cups, coffee and tea pods

Landscaping timbers

Laser toner

Latex gloves

Leaves, grass and yard debris

Mandatory recyclables

Manure

Maple tubing

Marine flares

Markers

Nicotine

Oil, cooking

Oxygen tanks

Packaging materials

Pallets

Plywood

Pressure treated wood

Pressurized tanks

Propane tanks

PVC pipe

Railroad ties

Records, vinyl

Recyclables

Ribbons

Road salt

Sand

School supplies

Sewage

Soil

Styrofoam

Tanks: fuel

Tar Paper

Tires

Toner Cartridges

Toys

Trash