Windsor
For details about the household hazardous waste collection and information about buying a kitchen food scrap pail, click here to read and/or print out a Windsor-specific 2026 newsletter.
BATTERIES
Batteries are easier to recycle now that the Town Office has volunteered to host a battery collection bucket. The upcycled kitty litter pail is outside the building so that it is available 24/7. Bring in your AA, AAA, C, D, hearing aid, coin cell, tool, and rechargeable household batteries. This convenience has proved to be popular. The bucket is maintained by the Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District so if you have any questions, please call us at 802-674-9235.
EYEGLASSES
The local non-profit Lions Club collects used eyeglasses and hearing aids for distribution to the needy in developing nations. All types of eyeglasses and sunglasses, prescription and non-prescription, are acceptable. Reading glasses, too. No eyeglass cases. Look for the yellow Lions collection box by the exit at the Windsor Price Chopper.
ELECTRONICS
FREE recycling of certain e-waste (computers, computer monitors, CRT-containing devices, printers, and TVs) began on July 1, 2011. For the details, click on the Department of Environmental Conservation's website. Vermont was the twenty-first state in the country to enact an e-waste law. The program is open only to Vermont residents, charities, school districts, and small businesses with up to ten employees. In our District, the Cavendish, Ludlow, Rockingham, Springfield, and Weathersfield transfer stations have registered as free collection sites. Any Vermont resident can recycle his or her e-waste at those sites. So, don't leave your tvs and computers at the end of your driveway - no one wants them and you can recycle them for free at any one of the transfer stations listed above.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
In 2022, your Solid Waste District opened a permanent, seasonal household hazardous waste (HHW) depot for the collection and safe disposal of HHW. No more half-day collections - they became unsustainably expensive. Residents and businesses from all member towns may participate. Businesses will be charged a fee and must pre-register. Appointments are required for everyone - both residents and businesses. Make an appointment online (see Home page) or call 802-674-9235.
PAINT
Empty/dry metal paint cans (covers removed) can be recycled with scrap metal.
Latex, as well as oil-based paint, is accepted at the District's HHW Depot. In addition, several retailers in the District accept paint year-round at the following locations:
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UNSOLICITED MAIL
To receive less national advertising mail, register with the Direct Mail Association which has a program called DMAchoice.
Catalog Choice is a great way to cut down on unwanted catalogs that show up in your mailbox. Click on www.catalogchoice.org to find out more information.
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LICENSED RUBBISH HAULERS IN WINDSOR:
Curbside Trash Collection:
The Town of Windsor has instituted one or two yearly "Big Trash Days" for residents looking to dispose of broken furniture, etc. For current information, call the Town Offices at 802-674-6786.
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BATTERIES
Batteries are easier to recycle now that the Town Office has volunteered to host a battery collection bucket. The upcycled kitty litter pail is outside the building so that it is available 24/7. Bring in your AA, AAA, C, D, hearing aid, coin cell, tool, and rechargeable household batteries. This convenience has proved to be popular. The bucket is maintained by the Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District so if you have any questions, please call us at 802-674-9235.
EYEGLASSES
The local non-profit Lions Club collects used eyeglasses and hearing aids for distribution to the needy in developing nations. All types of eyeglasses and sunglasses, prescription and non-prescription, are acceptable. Reading glasses, too. No eyeglass cases. Look for the yellow Lions collection box by the exit at the Windsor Price Chopper.
ELECTRONICS
FREE recycling of certain e-waste (computers, computer monitors, CRT-containing devices, printers, and TVs) began on July 1, 2011. For the details, click on the Department of Environmental Conservation's website. Vermont was the twenty-first state in the country to enact an e-waste law. The program is open only to Vermont residents, charities, school districts, and small businesses with up to ten employees. In our District, the Cavendish, Ludlow, Rockingham, Springfield, and Weathersfield transfer stations have registered as free collection sites. Any Vermont resident can recycle his or her e-waste at those sites. So, don't leave your tvs and computers at the end of your driveway - no one wants them and you can recycle them for free at any one of the transfer stations listed above.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
In 2022, your Solid Waste District opened a permanent, seasonal household hazardous waste (HHW) depot for the collection and safe disposal of HHW. No more half-day collections - they became unsustainably expensive. Residents and businesses from all member towns may participate. Businesses will be charged a fee and must pre-register. Appointments are required for everyone - both residents and businesses. Make an appointment online (see Home page) or call 802-674-9235.
PAINT
Empty/dry metal paint cans (covers removed) can be recycled with scrap metal.
Latex, as well as oil-based paint, is accepted at the District's HHW Depot. In addition, several retailers in the District accept paint year-round at the following locations:
- Aubuchon Hardware in Ludlow
- Aubuchon Hardware (formerly Bibens) in Springfield
- Sherwin-Williams in Springfield
- Aubuchon Hardware in Windsor
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UNSOLICITED MAIL
To receive less national advertising mail, register with the Direct Mail Association which has a program called DMAchoice.
Catalog Choice is a great way to cut down on unwanted catalogs that show up in your mailbox. Click on www.catalogchoice.org to find out more information.
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LICENSED RUBBISH HAULERS IN WINDSOR:
- Jeff Hook owns Jeff's Rubbish Removal 802-674-6636.
Curbside Trash Collection:
- Casella Waste Services 800-248-7274
- A.B.L.E. Waste 802-672-3569
- Jeff's Rubbish Removal 802-674-6636
The Town of Windsor has instituted one or two yearly "Big Trash Days" for residents looking to dispose of broken furniture, etc. For current information, call the Town Offices at 802-674-6786.
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