Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District

12/04/2025

It's easy to dispose of unwanted paint in Vermont. Thanks to a law that passed about eleven years ago, we have a statewide program called PaintCare that manages it properly. In our area, you can bring liquid paint (latex and oil-based) to Bibens Home Center and Sherwin Williams in Springfield, Aubuchon's in Ludlow and Windsor, and our beautiful HHW Depot in season. It's FREE, but the retailers only want labeled, non-leaky, non-rusty cans. When the Depot reopens for the season in May 2026, we will take all of it - and we have seen cans that are decades old.

Please do NOT dry it out; 76% of the latex paint collected in Vermont last year was re-blended for resale.

In this season of giving, consider bringing old paint to one of the retailers (up to five gallons per visit due to space restrictions); maybe you'll find some Christmas gifts while you're there.

08/21/2024

📚 🛒 Back-to-school shopping season is here! While you’re stocking up on new school supplies, don’t forget to bring in your old or used batteries for recycling. 🔋

Drop them off while you shop at participating retailers like Staples Stores or Apple for easy and convenient recycling!

For more battery drop-off locations, check out ’s locator: bit.ly/3tvaX1p

06/03/2024

As the gardening and landscaping season ramps up, here's something to consider. This is from the VT Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets.

SAY WHAT????

In 2021, Vermonters brought 70,000 lbs. (35 tons) of pesticide waste from over 19,700 households to their solid waste management entities for disposal.
For more info and ideas for reducing use, check this website:

November 14, 2023 In 2021, Vermonters brought 70,000 lbs of pesticide waste from over 19,700 households to their solid waste management entities for disposal. Vermonters have a choice concerning the amount of household pesticide waste that enters the waste stream. Management includes understanding w...

04/20/2023

The HHW Depot will open for the season in less than two weeks. Call us now at 802-674-9235 to make an appointment. We will be open two mornings a week from May 2 through September. It's an easy, no-waiting-in-line process. $10/vehicle for up to 10 gallons of household hazardous waste. Our website has a list of what we take and what we do not. www.vtsolidwastedistrict.org

03/21/2023

The District opened a permanent, seasonal household hazardous waste (HHW) Depot in 2022. It is open from May through September, by appointment only. There is a nominal charge—$10 for up to 10 gallons/car. Small businesses can also participate by appointment and by paying for their disposal costs. Call 802-674-9235 to make appointment.

09/21/2022

WHEN YOU THROW SOMETHING AWAY, WHERE IS "AWAY"? The Semi-Annual Windsor Great Give-Away!!!

Saturday, October 1st from 8am to 4pm

Are you going to Windsor Dump Day on October 8th? Will you throw away items that are in good shape and could be useful to someone else, with a bit of cleaning or minor repair? Put them at the edge of your driveway or lawn on 10/1 and offer them to someone who could use them. If they don't disappear, take them to Dump Day or, better yet, take them to the LISTEN Thrift Store, SEVCA Good Buy Store, COVER Store, or any other local second-hand stores.

Sign up at https://forms.gle/Zbz9fwHf5uTcT5Z88 BY SEPTEMBER 28th. We'll add your address to a Google map that you can use on your phone or print out.

JOIN IN! THERE'S NOTHING TO LOSE (except the stuff you don't want.)

Please clean up your items by Sunday evening. Thanks. Email [email protected] with questions.

06/24/2022

No more 4-hour Household Hazardous Waste Collections?

Nope! And no more waiting in long lines. Instead, we have opened a seasonal HHW Depot to offer a more convenient way to dispose of bathroom cleaners, nail polish remover, paint, insecticides, chemical fertilizers, gasoline, etc.

We are open Tuesday and Thursday mornings (we can't find any weekend help at present) and closing at the end of September. Call Mary O'Brien at 802-674-9235 for an appointment and directions to the Depot.

· SWWCSWMD residents only

· $10/car for up to 10 gallons of HHW (no charge for paint)

· Visit www.swwcswmd.org for a list of what we take and what we don’t.

09/10/2021

Our contractor may not have the capacity to accept as much paint as usually shows up at our household hazardous waste collections. So, we've been asked to institute a limit of 10 gallons of paint per vehicle on Tuesday, September 21.

10/13/2020

The draft "Solid Waste Implementation Plan for 2021 - 2026" is available to read on the District's website at https://www.vtsolidwastedistrict.org/swip-2021---2026.html
Every solid waste entity (district, group, alliance, independent town) in the state of Vermont is required to have a SWIP which is updated every five years to reflect new priorities, guidance, and changing markets.

Every solid waste entity (district, group, alliance, independent town) in the state of Vermont is required to have a Solid Waste Implementation Plan (SWIP) which is updated every five years to...

09/21/2020

The next DEA Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 24, 2020. For participating locations, go to https://takebackday.dea.gov/.