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Recycling in the District Where to Recycle What to Recycle Why Recycle Special Computer and Electronics Recycling Program Brattleboro Curside Program Where to Recycle The following table lists the drop-off recycling centers serviced by the District. Call your local town clerk for details on your local drop-off. Town Clerk Phone Location Brattleboro 254-4541 Fairground Rd. near Brattleboro Union High School West Brattleboro 254-4541 Fire Station on Rt 9W - Suspended at Selectboard request due to illegal dumping Brattleboro 257-0272 The WSWMD Facility on Old Ferry Rd. Brookline 365-4648 South of school on Grassy Brook Rd. Dover 464-5100 Town transfer station on Landfill Rd. Dummerston 257-1496 Town garage on East West Rd. Guilford 254-6857 Country Store on Rt. 5 Halifax 368-7390 Near Elementary School on Branch Brook Rd. Jamaica 874-4681 Transfer station on Rt. 30 Marlboro 254-2181 Elementary School on Rt. 9 Newfane 365-7772 Town offices on Rt. 30 Putney 387-5862 Behind Town Hall on Rt. 5 Readsboro 423-5405 Town transfer station on Whitney Rd. Stratton 896-6630 Town transfer station Townshend 365-7300 Town garage on Rt. 35 Vernon 257-0292 Town garage on Rt. 142 Wardsboro 896-6055 Town recycling center Westminster 722-4091 Coming Soon! Whitingham 368-7887 Town garage on Rt. 100 Wilmington 464-8591 Beaver St. by tennis courts; Town transfer station Winhall 297-2122 Town transfer station What to Recycle: Mixed Paper: Newspapers (inserts too) Junk mail (plastic wrap, pieces removed) Mixed office paper Magazines Books w/out hard covers Envelopes (windows okay) Phone books Watch for news about accepting some of these non-recyclable papers for composting! If you are a backyard composter, you can compost your paper towels and egg cartons with your food scraps. NO: Aseptic boxes (e.g. drink boxes, soymilk, boxed wine) NO: Milk cartons NO: Tissues NO: Tyvek (non-tearing) envelopes NO: Egg cartons NO: Paper Towels Cardboard: Corrugated cardboard, clean, dry, flattened Brown paper bags Boxboard (e.g. cereal boxes, pasta boxes, shoe boxes) NO: Waxed cardboard NO: Egg cartons Containers: Glass bottles and jars Aluminum cans Steel (Tin) cans Plastic bottles with a neck (all #s), rinsed NO: Plastic bags (can be recycled at Hannaford's) NO: Plastic lids NO: Plastic tubs (e.g. yogurt, margarine) NO: Styrofoam NO: Light bulbs NO: Window glass NO: Ceramics NO: Pyrex NO: Kitchenware Why Recycle: Recycling can reduce the waste stream at least 25% by diverting discarded materials back into resources. It is cheaper than landfilling or incinerating the materials. It reduces pollution. It creates jobs. It slows the consumption of natural resources. Using recyclables instead of virgin materials saves this much energy: Aluminum 95%, Steel 74%, Paper 64%. There is business sense in recycling. Scrap dealers have collected and processed discarded materials for hundreds of years. The founders of what has become an important business found raw materials in the refuse of 19th century cities. Immigrant peddlers began the business by collecting old rags, scrap iron, brass fittings, and rusted farm machines. This entrepreneurialism expanded when recycling became an industrial opportunity. Recycling business was invaluable during World War II, supplying critical raw materials that helped the U.S. and allies to victory. Buy Recycled - It closes the loop Thanks to you, all sorts of everyday products are being made from materials you've recycled. But to keep recycling working to help the environment, you need to buy those products. So look for products made from recycled materials, and buy them. Windham Solid Waste Management District 327 Old Ferry Rd., Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone (802)257-0272  |  Fax 257-5122  |  E-mail recycle@wswmd.org