Hours and Locations

NWSWD operates across a number of facilities in Northwest Vermont. Check below for contact information, hours of operation, and material accepted.

All NWSWD sites will be closed for the following holidays. Check our calendar for current closure information.

New Year’s Day (Jan. 1)

Martin Luther King Day (3rd Monday in Jan.)

Presidents Day (3rd Monday in Feb.)

Town Meeting Day (1st Tuesday in March)

Memorial Day (last Monday in May)

Independence Day (July 4)

Bennington Battle Day (Aug. 16)

Labor Day (1st Monday in Sept.)

Indigenous Peoples Day (2nd Monday in Oct.)

Veterans Day (Nov. 11)

Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in Nov.)

Christmas Day (Dec. 25)

Payment Methods

Cash or check are accepted at all NWSWD locations. Only the Georgia Recycling Center accepts credit/debit cards at this time.

Georgia Recycling Center

 Address:

158 Morse Dr. Fairfax, VT 05454

 Phone:

(802) 524-5986

 Hours:

Monday 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Thursday 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

No dumping mechanisms are allowed at this facility.

Materials Accepted:

  • Household trash
  • Recycling
  • Food scraps
  • Household paint and stain (by appointment)
  • Household hazardous waste including waste oil and propane cylinders (by appointment)
  • Electronics
  • Batteries of all types (including auto)
  • Scrap metal
  • Bulky items (including furniture)
  • Small loads construction and demolition (call for details)
  • Appliances
  • Tires
  • Maple sap line (call for details)
  • Fluorescent bulbs, mercury-containing devices
  • Clean used clothing, textiles, and shoes of any condition
  • Clean plastic shopping bags and wood pellet bags
  • Used cooking oil
  • Personal/private papers for shredding
  • Small amounts of leaf and yard waste (less than 1/2 cubic yard–limited site capacity)

NWSWD District Administrative Offices

 Address:

158 Morse Dr. Fairfax, VT 05454

 Phone:

(802) 524-5986

 Hours:

THESE ARE STRICTLY ADMINISTRATIVE HOURS AND DIFFER FROM GEORGIA RECYCLING CENTER HOURS. 

Monday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

St Albans Drop-Off Site

 Address:

Wastewater Treatment Plant, 83 Rewes Dr. St Albans, VT 05478

 Phone:

(802) 524-5986

 Hours:

Saturday 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

No dumping mechanisms are allowed at this facility.

Materials accepted:

  • Household trash
  • Recycling
  • Batteries of all types (except auto—please take to Georgia site)
  • Food scraps
  • Small amounts of leaf and yard waste (less than 1/2 cubic yard–limited site capacity)

Bakersfield Drop-Off Site

 Address:

Old Fire Station, 380 Vermont Route 108 Bakersfield, VT 05441

 Phone:

(802) 524-5986

 Hours:

Saturday 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

No dumping mechanisms are allowed at this facility.

Materials Accepted:

  • Household trash
    • Bagged trash
    • Small rigid items that fit through top doors of trash box
    • No bulky furniture, mattresses/box springs, carpeting/carpet pad, demolition materials
    • No large loads of trash–limit is 1 pick-up load per day (2 cubic yards per day)
  • Recycling
  • Food scraps
  • Batteries of all types (except auto–please take to Georgia site)
  • Electronics
  • Small amounts of leaf and yard waste (less than 1/2 cubic yard–limited site capacity)

Montgomery Drop-Off Site

 Address:

Fire Station, 86 Mountain Rd Montgomery, VT 05471

 Phone:

(802) 524-5986

 Hours:

Saturday 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

No dumping mechanisms are allowed at this facility.

Materials accepted:

  • Household trash
  • Recycling
  • Food scraps
  • Electronics
  • Batteries of all types (except auto—please take to Georgia site)
  • Scrap metal
  • Bulky items (including furniture)
  • Appliances
  • Tires
  • Small amounts of leaf and yard waste (less than 1/2 cubic yard–limited site capacity)

North Hero Drop-Off Site

 Address:

362 W Shore Rd North Hero, VT 05474

 Phone:

(802) 524-5986

 Hours:

Saturday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

No dumping mechanisms are allowed at this facility.

Materials Accepted:

  • Household trash
  • Recycling
  • Food scraps
  • Batteries of all types (except auto—please take to Georgia site)
  • Electronics
  • Scrap metal
  • Bulky items (including furniture)
  • Appliances
  • Tires
  • Brush, branches, leaves, yard waste

Hudak Farm Stand and Greenhouse (NWSWD partner)

 Address:

599 St. Albans Rd, Swanton, VT 05488

 Phone:

(802) 527-1147

 Hours:

Farm Stand open seasonally.

Open for material drop-off:

8:00 am – 7:00 pm 365 days a year.

Does not accept trash/recycling.

Materials Accepted:

  • Free community food scrap drop-off
  • Brush
  • Branches
  • Leaves
  • Yard waste

St. Albans Creamery CO-OP Store (NWSWD partner)

 Address:

138 Federal St, St. Albans, VT 05478

 Phone:

(802) 524-9366

 Hours:

No dumping mechanisms are allowed at this facility.

Does not accept trash/recycling

Materials Accepted:

  • Free community food scrap drop-off

Alburgh Transfer Station

 Operated by:

Town of Alburgh

 Address:

10 Dump Rd Alburgh, VT 05440

 Phone:

(802) 796-6078

 Hours:

Contact the Alburgh Town Clerk at (802) 796-3468

 Notes:

These transfer stations are NOT owned or operated by NWSWD. Fees and materials accepted may vary. Please contact them directly for more information.

Materials Accepted:

  • Household trash
  • Recycling
  • Electronics
  • Scrap metal
  • Bulky items (including furniture)
  • Appliances
  • Tires
  • Fluorescent bulbs
  • Batteries of all kinds
  • Brush

Grand Isle Transfer Station

 Operated by:

Town of Grand Isle

 Address:

22 Hanson Ln, Grand Isle, VT 05458

 Phone:

Town Clerk (802) 372-8830

 Hours:

Thursday 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

 Notes:

These transfer stations are NOT owned or operated by NWSWD. Fees and materials accepted may vary. Please contact them directly for more information.

No electronics accepted.

Some residency restrictions apply.

Materials Accepted:

  • Household trash
  • Recycling

Highgate Transfer Station

 Operated by:

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

 Address:

1 Transfer Station Rd Highgate, VT 05457

 Phone:

(802) 651-5491

 Hours:

Contact Casella Waste Systems at (802) 651-5491 for details

 Notes:

These transfer stations are NOT owned or operated by NWSWD. Fees and materials accepted may vary. Please contact them directly for more information.

Materials Accepted:

  • Household trash
  • Recycling
  • Larger items
  • Many other items

Contact Casella Waste Systems at (802) 651-5400 for details.