2023 Events

Composting Workshops
  • TBA in the Steele Room of the Waterbury Municipal Building
  • TBA at the Waitsfield Municipal Building
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2023 Spring Household Hazardous Waste Collection: TBA
​Harwood Union High School,
9 am - 1 pm
Green Up Vermont
May 6
See details on the bottom of this page
2023 Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collection:
TBA ​​
 SPRING HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
 
THE MAD RIVER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE(MRRMA) invites residents of Fayston, Moretown, Waitsfield, Warren and Waterbury to participate in a Household Hazardous Waste Collection on SATURDAY, TBA,   9 am - 1 pm at Harwood Union High School, Route 100, Duxbury.

Note that Small Businesses that want to participate must preregister with their disposal inventory no later than TBA. Business waste will ONLY be accepted between 8 am and 8:30 am. To register with your inventory and determine the cost of your disposal register at: malterport@aol.com. Payment will be due at the time of the collection.

If you are from outside of the MRRMA there is a $20.00 registration fee and no free disposal of ten additional units of HHW.

  • No fluorescent lamps or tubes will be accepted at this collection.
  • No charge for architectural oil or latex paint, primary batteries or pesticides. Beyond this, residents can bring an additional 10 gallons of liquid or 10 pounds of solid material at no charge. Beyond that there is a $5.00 per unit fee for disposal.
  • 30 or 55 gallon drums are not acceptable.
  • No compressed gases, fire extinguishers, explosives, radioactive or infectious wastes.
Got questions? Call John Malter at 802-244-7373.
Some materials can be brought to the following businesses as a result of Product Stewardship Programs. 

Waitsfield
  • Bring primary batteries (AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt) as well as small rechargeable batteries(less than 2.2 pounds), fluorescent lamp tubes and compact fluorescent lamps and mercury thermostats to Kenyon's True Value Hardware.
  • Bisbee's Ace Hardware  you can bring primary batteries (AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt) as well as small rechargeable batteries(less than 2.2 pounds), fluorescent lamp tubes and compact fluorescent lamps, mercury thermostats and Oil and Latex architectural paint, please limit the amount to 5 gallons per visit.
  • The Earthwise Transfer Station will take primary batteries (AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt) as well as small rechargeable batteries(less than 2.2 pounds) and used crankcase oil ($4.50/gallon). 
Waterbury
  • Aubuchon Hardware will take fluorescent lamp tubes and compact fluorescent lamps as well as oil and latex architectural paint. Please limit the amount to 5 gallons per visit. 
  • Waterbury True Value Hardware will take primary batteries (AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt) as well as small rechargeable batteries(less than 2.2 pounds), fluorescent lamp tubes and compact fluorescent lamps, mercury thermostats and oil and latex architectural paint, please limit the amount to 5 gallons per visit. 
The Chittenden County Environmental Depot located at 1011 Airport Parkway in South Burlington can take all of the material that is normally collected at our Household Hazardous Waste Events.
  • There may be charges for disposing of all but the oil and latex paint, batteries and fluorescent bulbs.
  • They take a maximum of 20 gallons per visit.
  • You must schedule your visit by calling 865-4663.
Composting Workshops
  • TBA at the Steele Room in the Waterbury Municipal Building
  • TBA at the Waitsfield Municipal Building
​ Workshop participants can purchase a compost bin for $45.00.
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> See the Backyard Composting Workshop video on YouTube
Green Up Day - May 6, 2023
The Earthwise Transfer Station on Route 100 Waitsfield and Rodney’s Rubbish Transfer Station on River Road in Waterbury are holding a car and pickup truck tire collection on Saturday, May 6, 2023 in conjunction with Green Up Day. Residents of the Mad River Resource Management Alliance (MRRMA) can bring their car and pick up truck tires with or without rims to either facility for $5.00 each. The tires will be accepted at Earthwise from 8 am to 1 pm and at Rodney’s from 8 am to 2 pm Green Up Tires will be accepted at no charge on Green Up Day at both sites.
 
These sites will also be sponsoring an appliance disposal event. You can bring your old dishwasher or washer/dryer or other large metal objects and dispose of them at no charge at the same times as the tire collections. There is a charge for freon containing units. At Earthwise it is $40.00 for freezers and refrigerators and on Green Up Day only it is $10.00 at Rodney’s for processing these materials.

If you collect litter during a Green Up Project on May 6, 2026, you can bring the green plastic Green Up Bags at no charge to Rodney’s from 8 am to 2 pm or to the collection roll off located at the Waterbury Highway Garage on Guptil Road in Waterbury Center from 8 am to 4 pm or the Earthwise Transfer Station located on Route 100 in Waitsfield from 8 am to 1 pm. Check with your local Green Up Coordinator to see if there are any special projects or instructions in your community on Green Up Day, May 6, 2023.

Green Up Bags should be available from your Green Up Coordinator or Town Clerk.
  • In Fayston call Lisa Koitzsch at 279-2173;
  • in Moretown call Mike Damotsis at 496-2812;
  • in Waitsfield call Bri Skoldberg at 802-829-0878;
  • in Warren call the East Warren Store at 496-6758; and
  • in Waterbury call Lisa Scagliotti at 244-1444.

More information on Green Up Vermont.