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Trash & recycling · Vermont

Trash day in 58 Vermont towns

Each town’s pickup day, drop-off and rules, from its own website. 7 of them have no curbside pickup: residents take trash to the town drop-off.

58towns
3day by address
7drop-off only

Tap a town for its pickup day, drop-off and rules.

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BartonTown of Barton Recycling CenterDrop-offBartonTown of Barton Recycling CenterHire your ownBellows FallsLawrence T. White Recycling Center & Transfer StationDrop-off onlyBenningtonFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesBraintreeFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesBrattleboroBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressBristolHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerBrookline24-hour Recycling Drop-Off (recycling only)Drop-offBurlingtonBy addressTown pickup · day by address
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CabotCabot Recycling Center – Sawmill RoadDrop-offCalaisCalais trash, recycling & food scrap drop-off (Brian Perry & Sons Construction, Inc.)Drop-offCavendishCavendish Transfer StationDrop-offChelseaChelsea Transfer StationDrop-offChesterChester-Springfield Recycling Center and Transfer StationDrop-offClarendonClarendon Transfer StationDrop-off onlyCraftsburyFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rules
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DorsetDorset / Northshire Transfer StationDrop-off
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East MontpelierCasella transfer station (Garbage & Recycle Drop Off Location)Drop-off
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FairfaxBy addressTown’s hauler · day by address
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Grand IsleFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rules
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HartfordFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rules
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JamaicaJamaica Transfer StationDrop-off
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KirbyHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private hauler
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LondonderryLondonderry Transfer StationDrop-offLunenburgLunenburg Transfer StationDrop-off only
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MarlboroWSWMD Transfer Station (Brattleboro)Drop-offMendonFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesMontpelierHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerMount HollyMount Holly Transfer StationDrop-off
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NorthfieldNorthfield Transfer StationDrop-offNorwichNorwich Transfer Station/Recycling CenterDrop-off
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OrwellFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rules
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RandolphFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rules
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ShaftsburyShaftsbury Transfer StationDrop-offSheffieldSheffield Transfer StationDrop-offShorehamFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesSouth BurlingtonHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerStockbridgeNorth Star Rubbish RemovalTrash haulerStrattonRefuse & Recycling CenterDrop-off
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TinmouthTinmouth Transfer StationDrop-off onlyTownshendTownshend Transfer StationPay per bag
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VergennesDrop-off onlyNo curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-offVernonWindham Solid Waste District Management District transfer stationHire your own
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WallingfordWallingford Transfer StationDrop-offWardsboroWardsboro Transfer StationDrop-offWaterfordWaterford Transfer Station & RecyclingDrop-offWeathersfieldWeathersfield Transfer Station and Recycling CenterDrop-off onlyWestfordEvery week, same day as trashCurbside recyclingWestminsterRockingham/Westminster Recycling Center and Drop Off FacilityDrop-offWestminsterRockingham/Westminster Recycling Center and Drop Off FacilityDrop-offWhitinghamFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesWilmingtonWilmington Transfer StationDrop-offWindhamFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesWindsorHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerWolcottWolcott Transfer StationDrop-offWoodstockHartford Recycling and Waste Management CenterDrop-offWoodstockDrop-off onlyNo curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-offWorcesterFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rules

How Vermont towns handle trash

Of the 18 towns whose website says who picks up.

  • Town pickup 6%Town crews pick up at the curb
  • Town’s hauler 11%A contract hauler picks up at the curb for every home
  • Pay per bag 6%Curbside pickup, paid by the bag
  • Hire your own 39%No town pickup: you hire a private hauler
  • Drop-off only 39%No curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-off

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