Rechargeable batteries and Alkaline batteries (Primary)

(Batteries less than 9 lbs.)

Cell Phones

Corrugated Cardboard – Wavy center layer

Boxboard and Paper Cartons – Dry food boxes, paper bags, egg cartons

File folders and office paper – All colors

Newspapers -All sections and inserts

Mail and Greeting Cards – Junk mail and envelopes

Magazines and Phone Books – Catalogs and soft cover books

Seven or fewer Computers, laptops, monitors, televisions, printers, and peripherals are accepted at the facility for FREE from any Vermont resident. Please speak with Transfer Station Attendant for further information.

✅ ACCEPTED (FREE)

• All Food Waste: Fruits, vegetables, meat, bones, shells, dairy, and leftovers.

• Coffee & Tea: Coffee grounds with paper filters; paper tea bags (no staples).

• Prep Scraps: Peels, pits, rinds, and eggshells.

🚫 NOT ACCEPTED (LANDFILL)

• NO UPC STICKERS: Remove all plastic produce stickers from fruit and vegetable peels.

• NO PLASTIC BAGS: This includes bags labeled “Compostable” or “Biodegradable.”

• NO “Compostable” Containers: No paper plates, fiber bowls, or “green” takeout containers.

• NO Stickers/Bands: Remove all rubber bands and twist ties.

⚠️ THE “DUMP & GO” RULE: You may collect scraps in a plastic bag or container at home, but you must empty the contents into the food scrap recycling container.

• The bag must go into the regular trash.

• Do not leave any bags—plastic or compostable—in the food scrap area.

Beverage and Food Jars

Rinse clean.

No drinking glasses, light bulbs, mirrors, porcelain, auto or window glass.

✅ ACCEPTED (FREE)

• Leaves & Grass Clippings: Dry or green.

• Garden Waste: Weeds, flowers, and old plants.

• Brush < 1″ Diameter: Thin twigs and hedge trimmings.

🚫 NOT ACCEPTED

• NO PLASTIC: No plastic bags or “compostable” plastic film.

• NO “Dump and Go” Bags: All bags must be emptied; only brown paper bags can stay.

• NO Large Wood: Anything thicker than 1″ (a thumb).

• NO Food Scraps: These go in the separate Food Scrap bin.

 These materials are banned from the landfill. They must be source-separated for composting.

✅ ACCEPTED (FREE)

• Natural Wood: Limbs, logs, and brush over 1″ in diameter.

• Untreated Lumber: Clean 2x4s and dimensional wood.

• Wooden Pallets: Natural wood only (no painted pallets).

🚫 NOT ACCEPTED (GOES TO TRASH/C&D)

• NO Plywood/OSB: These contain glues and are not “clean wood.”

• NO Treated Wood: No pressure-treated (green/brown tint) or railroad ties.

• NO Painted/Stained Wood: Any finish makes it “dirty” wood.

• NO Stumps: Stumps are not accepted at this facility.

⚠️ RESIDENTS ONLY: Free disposal is for Rutland Town residents only. No commercial loads or out-of-town waste is permitted.

#1 – # 7 Plastic containers

Rinse.

NO clear plastic, shrink wrap, plastic wrap, toys, plastic bags, or hard plastic.

5 gallon pails and laundry baskets

Scrap metal accepted FREE of charge

All food and beverage containers, tin and aluminum cans, and clean pie pans and aluminum toil.

Rinse clean

NO scrap metal

Tires, fluorescent bulbs, paints, car batteries, propane tanks, electronics, and household hazardous waste.  Ask an Attendant for disposal information.

Used Motor Oil accepted for FREE.