Addison County Bring these items to the District Transfer Station Solid Waste for special ! Management District The Mini-Disposal Guide ALL of the following items are accepted at the District Transfer Station at little or no charge. HazWaste Location: 1223 Route 7 South in Middlebury. Hours: Mon-Fri, 7 - 3 pm and Saturdays, 8 - 1 pm (for HazWaste hours, for Residential see red on right). For disposal fees or for a list of -banned items, call us or visit our website. HazWaste Center hours are Mon-Fri, 8 - 2 pm and Saturdays, 8 - 1 pm. Reusables, Recyclables APPLIANCES (major) • AC units, LEAVES & YARD DEBRIS Household products with that contain dehumidifiers• washer/dryers • • Trimmings • garden plants the words “Warning,” “Danger,” “Poison,” or Compostables & Trash fridges • freezers • microwaves, • mulches • grass clippings, etc. “Caution” DO NOT belong in the trash. stoves • woodstoves, etc. Instead, bring these items to our HazWaste in Addison County Center at no charge to District Residents: MERCURY DEVICES Recycling: It’s the law BATTERIES • wet-cell • cell • thermostats • intact thermometers, etc. Automotive & engine supplies & fluids phone • automotive • small Home improvement supplies, including: in Vermont. dry-cell, button cell • NiHM, • paints • stains • thinners NiCad • rechargable • lithium, lithium ion , FILM & WRAP It is illegal to throw recyclables Must meet acceptance criteria • varnish • • tars and other banned items away BOOKS DOCUMENTS Household cleaners, drain openers, etc. hard and soft for secure Garden supplies, fertilizers • pesticides as landfill-bound trash. PROPANE TANKS cover destruction Gas cylinders • 1-lb camping • 20-lb grill size, Got questions about disposal Mercury containing devices & lighting options, fees, and specifications? ELECTRONICS • computers, etc. PLEASE NOTE: Businesses with hazardous ? Contact ACSWMD! monitors & peripherals • TVs SCRAP METAL waste must register for an appointment time, Phone: (802) 388-2333 • video game consoles and are responsible for all disposal costs. [email protected] Any item at least 80% made E-mail: • answering machines • MP3, Visit: www.AddisonCountyRecycles.org from metal. DVD & CD players • VCRs Reuse Location: 1223 Rte. 7 S., Middlebury • stereo equipment • power supply cords SHAVING RAZORS The District’s Reuse It or Lose It! sheds are closed Got questions about your curbside due to social distancing guidelines during the pan- • Disposable heads and handles FOOD demic. Please consider other ways to donate house- pickup service? hold goods and building materials in reusable ? Contact your hauler. SCRAPS condition. Methods include donating goods and mate- including meat FIRE USED OIL rials to family and friends or by way of Front Porch and bones EXTINGUISHERS including filters Forum, Facebook Marketplace, FreeCycle, Craigslist, TIRES yardsales and thrift stores accepting donations. and cooking oil FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS Town Drop-Offs • compact fluorescent lamps • U-, WOOD • clean lumber & natural wood (no paint, stain, District residents & businesses can bring trash, circular or straight tubes • HID • UV, recycling, food scraps and leaf & yard waste to one Neon or other specialty lamps chemicals, or glue.) of 16 town drop-off stations. Some exclusions apply. To learn more, visit AddisonCountyRecycles. BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! For info on what to do with over 100 materials, visit our website and click on the A to Z Guide. org and search, “Town drop-off.” Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled Mandatory Recyclables. Banned from landfill disposal. No food residue. Items must be clean, empty & dry.

PAPER PLASTIC METAL * MUST BE EMPTY, CLEAN & DRY.* * MUST BE EMPTY, & RINSED CLEAN.* * MUST BE EMPTY, & RINSED CLEAN.* * MUST BE EMPTY, & RINSED CLEAN.* NEWSPAPERS, MAIL, , TUBS & CANS BOTTLES OFFICE PAPER, ETC.

CARDBOARD & BOXBOARD SINGLE-USE FOODWARE ALUMINUM FOIL & PANS

NOPE: Food residue • paper cups • NOPE: Food residue • filmy plastic (bags, NOPE: Food or beverage residue NOPE: Food residue • light bulbs , plastic, foil, or waxed “paper” • pellet bags, wraps, ) • durable • propane tanks • batteries • scrap metal • dishes • Pyrex • ceramics • drinking padded mailers • plastic bags • paper items (toys, housewares) • hazardous •  or aerosal cans that once • vases • window panes towels & plates • spiral or 3-ring binders • product containers • Styrofoam • utensils • held hazardous materials • caps, or • mirrors • candle jars • loose plastic or animal food or bags • stickers or compostable or biodegradable “plastic” • lids under 2” across metal caps or lids smaller than 2” sticker backing loose caps or lids under 2” across across

Q: Why aren’t plastic bags recyclable in my blue bin? A: They get tangled in the recycling Q: Why isn’t Styrofoam recyclable? A: We don’t produce enough in Addison County to make Common Blue Bin No-Nos: equipment, causing facility shutdowns. The District Transfer Station accepts certain bags for special it economically or environmentally feasible to collect it and ship it to market. We recommend Greasy pizza & unrinsed jars & jugs • Not recycling. recyclable with leftover food, grease, detergent, etc. giving Styrofoam peanuts to local shipping companies or to those who regularly ship items. Shoes & clothing • Not accepted in recycling bins. Q: Why aren’t paper cups recyclable? A: They have an unrecyclable plastic or wax . Q: Why isn’t everything with a number recyclable? A: Many people may be surprised to Automotive parts & other scrap metal • Only Q: Do I really have to rinse my plastic & glass recyclables? A: Yep. Recycling works because learn that the recycling symbol, also known as the chasing arrows symbol does not indicate a metal food & beverage containers allowed in blue-bins companies that buy recyclables to make into new products need those recyclables to be uncontami- products recyclability. The symbol is simply meant to indicate the type of plastic the item is made recycling. Recyclable only in scrap metal bin at District nated. Food & beverages are contaminants. Hint: Soak that peanut butter jar in hot, soapy water out of. Transfer Station. overnight—­ It’ll be easier to clean. Plastic bags, Styrofoam in any form • Not accepted in blue bins! See Q&As for more info. NOTE: All items should be at least 2” on any 2 dimensions. 1 2