About Us

 We are a union municipal district dedicated to providing solid waste management authority, services, and planning to its Member Towns. ​We serve a population base of 18,000 residents and have an approved solid waste implementation plan.  Visit our Who We Are page for more information about the towns we serve. ​

What to Do With?

The GUVSWMD hosts household hazardous waste collection events and provides lots of information about how and where to dispose of a multitude of materials.

​ See our A-Z guide for more information. 

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

From food scraps to redeemables, we have information about how to reduce, reuse and recycle a wide variety of items.

​See our Reduce, Reuse, Recycle tab or individual Food Scraps, Recyclables, and Trash pages for more information. 

News, Events and Announcements:

Sapline Recycling Event 

November 6, 2021
9am to 12pm
South Woodstock Fire Department
106102 South Road (Rte. 106)
Pre-registration  required by November 5.
Call or email Mary McCuaig
802-353-3035 or 802-457-3779 
marymaple13@gmail.com   

Sponsored by Windsor County Maple Producers Association with help from the Northwest, Greater Upper Valley, and So. Windsor/Windham Counties solid waste districts.  

For more information call 802-674-4474 or email hgillett@marcvt.org

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2021 Special Collection Event Schedule
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If you use the
Lebanon Landfill & 
Recycling Facility,
you MUST have a permit as of September 1, 2021 or you will be denied access.
Please click on this link for all information:

https://lebanonnh.gov/1514/Solid-Waste-Permits
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Proposed FY22 GUVSWMD Budget
can be viewed here.
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​New 5-Year SWIP (Solid Waste Implementation Plan) Draft
available here for review.
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Are you confused?
You're not alone.
         GUV (this solid waste district) does not run the Town of Hartford Transfer Station. The Town of Hartford has its own solid waste district and it runs the transfer station.

If you want to know what you can bring to the transfer station and what it will cost, please call 802-295-2673.

The Town of Hartford welcomes GUV residents and businesses to use their transfer station, but GUV has nothing to do with ​running it.
​We hope this helps any misunderstanding.

Important Links!
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2021 Special Collection Event Schedule
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What Do I Do With This? Guide 
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Reduce Food Waste

Act 148 (Vermont’s Universal Recycling & Composting Law, passed unanimously in 2012) requires all organic material – like food scraps and other food waste – to be diverted from the landfill by 2020. The state developed a “recovery hierarchy” to prioritize the ways to both reduce food waste and decide what to do with it after it is generated:

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​​Properly disposing of food scraps is easy. For a guide to getting your at home composter click here.​
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Disposal of Batteries
​All of your batteries and cell phones can be recycled and kept out of the trash. Some types can self combust if not prepared properly.
DO NOT add them to your regular recycling. 
Visit www.Call2Recycle.org/vermont to find a convenient drop-off location and get answers ​to your battery recycling questions, or call the GUV office at (802) 674-4474.

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Additional Links

Food Scrap Haulers
Who Pick Up​
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​Memo to Towns: 2020 Review

​2020 Audit Report

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