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Mandatory Recycling
Recycling is mandatory for all residents, businesses, and institutions in Chittenden Solid Waste District. Below are lists of mandatory recyclablesand items banned from landfills.

Mandatory Recyclables

  • metal cans
  • aluminum foil & pie plates
  • glass bottles & jars
  • plastics #1-7 including plastic bottles, dairy tubs and yogurt containers
  • newspaper
  • white & colored paper
  • paperback books
  • magazines & catalogs
  • corrugated cardboard
  • boxboard including 6- pack and 12-pack soda and beer carriers
  • paper bags
  • non-spiral phone books
(For a more detailed list of recyclables accepted in CSWD click here.)

Items banned from landfills

  • tires
  • appliances
  • yard waste
  • recyclables
  • hazardous waste
  • batteries
  • fluorescent tubes
  • large metal items
  • mercury-containing products
CSWD Solid Waste Management Ordinance
For links to a summary or full text of the Ordinance, as revised in July 2009, click here.