Beverage Containers
This item is banned from disposal in the trash in Vermont by state law and must be recycled with blue-bin recycling.
Some beverage containers are redeemable under Vermont's Bottle Bill.
Consumers may bring any empty containers that were purchased in Vermont and carry the Vermont redemption message to a Certified Redemption Center. Certified Redemption Centers must accept all covered beverage containers that are clean and unbroken. Find one near you:
List of Certified Redemption Centers in Vermont
Map of Certified Redemption Centers in Vermont
Retailers: All Retailers of beverages are required to take back empties for beverage brands that they sell (regardless of whether the container was purchased at that location), so long as they were purchased in Vermont and are clean and unbroken. Retailers may apply for an exemption to this requirement if there is a nearby Certified Redemption Center able to meet the public need for redemption.
Other beverage containers might be mandatory recyclables and banned from landfill under the Vermont Universal Recycling Law, and can be disposed of in household, blue-bin recycling, which is separate from special recycling. Please click the link for how to dispose of bottles by material type:
Please call the District at (802) 388-2333 with any questions.
Disposal Options
Cost
The fee associated with your town drop-off or curbside collection service applies for this item.
Collection Locations
This item can be placed in household recycling curbside, at a town drop-off, or at the District Residential Drop-Off.
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