Rates & Fees
General Information
Household bagged trash and recycling are not accepted at the District Transfer Station. Blue-bin recycling and bagged trash must be taken to your town drop-off or picked up by a licensed hauler.
Vehicles requiring only a scale weight are charged $5.00 per vehicle.
The District Transfer Station accepts credit cards, cash, and checks.
View our 2024 Adopted Rate Sheet (PDF).
District Fee
A fee of $35.00/ton is charged on all municipal solid waste (MSW) and construction and demolition debris (C&D) generated in the District that is destined for disposal (this fee is included in the Transfer Station MSW and C&D rate listed below), and $10/ton on contaminated soils approved by the Agency of Natural Resources for use as alternative daily cover.
Admin Fee
A $1.00 admin fee is charged on all monetary transactions in addition to the rates listed below.
District Transfer Station Rates
Trash
- Municipal solid waste (MSW), Construction & Demolition Debris: $148 per ton
- Minimum Fee - 100 lbs. or less - mixed debris: $9 per load
Appliances with CFCs
- Refrigerator, freezer, window A/C, water fountain, vending machine, dehumidifier: $15 each
- Commercial-Grade A/C units & outdoor residential A/C units: At cost
Appliances without CFCs
- Furnace, washer, dryer, hot water heater, stove, dishwasher, microwave, woodstove, etc.: no charge
Asbestos
Packaging requirements apply
- Non-Friable: $250 per ton
Ashes
- Wood: $1 per load
Asphalt Shingles and Drywall Recycling
- $110 per ton
Batteries
- Wet-cell, automotive: No Charge
- Small dry-cell, cell phones, rechargeable, button cell, lithium, lithium ion, NiMH, NiCad: No Charge
Books
Hard and soft cover
- Residential: $2 per load
- Business: $80/ton
Clean Wood
Brush, branches; cut into 16-inch logs if greater than 6-inches in diameter
- Residential, up to 1 regular pick-up truck or small trailer: $7 per load
- Trucks (larger than pick-up truck), large loads, and all commercial loads: $60 per ton
- Mulch loading assistance (upon request): $10 per scoop
Cooking Oil
Large quantities call ahead
- No charge
Documents
Secure destruction
- Small amounts only: No charge
Electronics
Items where ‟or no charge” is indicated may be covered by Vermont E-Waste Law — No charge for households, 501(c)(3) charities, school districts, small businesses (10 or fewer employees) OR 7 or fewer covered items per visit.
- Large items or quantities charged by weight at the discretion of the scalehouse operator: $0.23 per lb.
- Computers, whole systems (includes everything): $11 each (or no charge)
- Computers, by piece (monitor or CPU or printer): $6 per piece (or no charge)
- Televisions (regular size): $7 each (or no charge)
- Televisions (console size): $15 each (or no charge)
- Desktop Photocopier: $11 per piece
- Small Electronics (CD/DVD player, Fax, Stereo, Corded Telephones, UPS, VCR etc.): $2.50 per piece
- Mixed Bag (adapters, cameras, chips, cords, game controllers, phones, remotes, etc - grocery bag size): $5 per bag
Film Plastic & Plastic Bags
Items must meet acceptance criteria
- Residential: No charge
- Business (limit 1 cubic yard per week): $10 per load
- Business only, baled: $50 per bale
Fire Extinguishers
- All sizes: $5 each
Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Items where ‟or no charge” is indicated may be covered by Vermont Mercury Lamp Law — No charge for general purpose mercury bulbs, 10 or fewer per day.
- Compact Fluorescent Lamps: No Charge
- U-Tube, Circular or Straight Tubes 4 ft. or shorter: $0.35 each (or no charge)
- Straight Tubes longer than 4 ft: $0.60 each (or no charge)
- HID Lamps: $1 each (or no charge)
- UV, Neon or other Specialty Lamps: $1.95 each
Food Waste
- Residential only, containers up to 5-gal: $1.00
- Business, containers up to 5-gal: $1.00 each
- Business, 32-gallon container: $15 each
- Business, 48-gallon container: $20 each
Hazardous Waste
- Residential (including all paint): No Charge
- Business, VSQG (including all paint) Must schedule appointment date/time: Actual Cost + $5 Fee (Under Vermont Paint Law — No charge for architectural paint. The $5-per-visit admin fee will be waived on paint-only loads.)
Leaf & Yard Waste
- Grass clippings, leaves, small twigs — 3 cubic yards or less: $2 per load
- Over 3 cubic yards: $20 per load
Light Ballasts
- Containing PCBs: $2.25 each
Maple Tubing
Call for acceptance guidelines; by appointment only
- $10 per cubic yard
Mercury Devices
- Intact thermometers, thermostats, etc.: No Charge
Motor Oil
- Residential, uncontaminated only, 10 ga. or less per day: No Charge
- Business any amount or Residential greater than 10 gal, uncontaminated only, drums by appointment: $2.00 per gallon
Oil Filters
- Residential: No Charge
- Business: Individual filters: $0.30 each
- Business: 5-gallon pail full: $13 per pail
- Business: 55-gallon drum full: $140 per drum
Propane Tanks
- 1-lb (Residential): No Charge
- 1-lb (Business): $1 each
- 20-lb or larger (grill size, resident or business): $5 each
Razors
All brands of disposable razors are accepted for special recycling. Razor blade heads and handles only.
- No charge
Recycling
- Single Stream Recyclables from Commercial Haulers: $125 per ton
- Single Stream self-hauled from Businesses, 1 cubic yard or less: $10 per load
- Single Stream self-hauled from Businesses greater than 1 cubic yard: $125 per ton
Scrap Metal
- No Charge
Stumps
- $15 per cubic yard
Textiles
- Must be clean, dry, and in bags
- No Charge
Tires
- Passenger Tires: $4.00 each
- Large Truck Tires: $11 each
- Agricultural Tires, Earthmoving, & Oversized: $0.20 per pound
- Car & Light Truck up to 20"- Large Quantity by the pound: $0.11 per pound
- Specialty Tires: At cost- call for pricing.