Food Scraps
Food scraps are banned from the trash in Vermont and may be composted in backyard composting systems, donated to farms, or dropped off community collection points and transfer stations. Visit our Diverting Food Scraps and Organics page to learn about Vermont’s food scrap band and visit our Composting page for guidance on how to compost at home.
A-Z List
- Aerosol Containers
- Aluminum Cans
- Aluminum Foil
- Ammunition
- Antifreeze
- Appliances
- Asbestos
- Asphalt Shingles
- Batteries
- Blankets and Bedding
- Books
- Bottle Caps
- Brita Water Filters
- Car Seats
- Cardboard
- CD and DVD Cases
- Ceiling Tiles
- Cell Phones
- Clean Wood
- Clothing
- Coffee Pods
- Computers and Electronics
- Construction and Demolition Debris
- Contact Lenses and Packaging
- Explosives and Fireworks
- Facial Tissue
- Fire Extinguishers
- Fluorescent Bulbs
- Food Scraps
- Furniture
- Glass
- Hangers
- Hazardous Waste
- Inkjet and Toner Cartridges
- Leaf and Yard Debris
- Mattresses
- Mercury Thermostats
- Milk/Juice Cartons
- Motor Oil and Filters
- Needles and Sharps
- Paint
- Paper
- Pesticides
- Pill Bottles
- Pizza Boxes
- Plant Pot (Plastic)
- Plastic Bags, Mailers, and Film/Wrap
- Plastics
- Prescription Medicines
- Propane Tanks
- Radios, Sterios, and Other Electronic Items
- Refrigerators
- Ribbons and Bows
- Scrap Metal
- Shoes
- Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors
- Styrofoam
- Tires
- Toothbrushes
- Tyvek Envelopes
- Wrapping Paper
- Xylophones
- Yard Waste