Garbage & recycling across Vermont

When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

74 of 277 municipalities in Vermont have an adopted ordinance on garbage & recycling on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.

MunicipalityAdopted documentKey factsVerified
Alburgh
Town
Town of Alburgh Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles (Title 9, Ch. 2)
+1 more
— 2026-09-22
Arlington
Town
Town of Arlington Municipal Solid Waste Variable Rate Pricing and Hauler Registration and Reporting Ordinance
adopted 2015-04-06
— 2026-09-22
Athens
Town
Solid Waste Ordinance (2015) — 2026-09-22
Barnet
Town
Barnet Solid Waste Transfer Station Ordinance — 2026-09-22
Barre
City
Code of Ordinances Ch. 18 - Regulations of Solid Waste Disposal, Transportation and Storage
adopted 2021-08-20
— 2026-09-22
Bennington
Town
Article 28: Municipal Solid Waste Variable Rate Pricing and Hauler Registration and Reporting Ordinance
+1 more
adopted 2015-04-13
— 2026-09-22
Bethel
Town
Regulations for the Collection and Recycling of Solid Waste in the Town of Bethel — 2026-09-22
Brandon
Town
Solid Waste Ordinance — 2026-09-22
Brattleboro
Town
Brattleboro Code Chapter 7 - Ordinance Regulating Solid Waste — 2026-09-22
Brighton
Town
Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes
adopted 2009-04-21
— 2026-09-22
Brookline
Town
Brookline Recycling Policy
adopted 2018-12-19
— 2026-09-22
Burlington
City
Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 - Solid Waste — 2026-09-22
Canaan
Town
Ordinance Regulating the Collection, Disposal, and Management of Solid Waste (Rev. 06/11/26)
adopted 2026-06-11
— 2026-09-22
Cavendish
Town
Town of Cavendish Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Waste
adopted 2007-10-10
— 2026-09-22
Chittenden
Town
Transfer Station Ordinance
adopted 2025-08-11
— 2026-09-22
Clarendon
Town
Refuse Disposal Ordinance — 2026-09-22
Colchester
Town
Code of Ordinances, Chapter 5: Carters
+1 more
— 2026-09-22
Concord
Town
Civil Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes (waste collection provisions)
adopted 2000-08-08
— 2026-09-22
Derby
Town
Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Refuse
adopted 2016-11-07
— 2026-09-22
Dorset
Town
Municipal Solid Waste Variable Rate Pricing and Hauler Registration and Reporting Ordinance (PAYT)
adopted 2018-04-17
— 2026-09-22
Enosburg Falls
Village
Ordinance Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes (waste collection provisions) — 2026-09-22
Essex Junction
City
Municipal Code Chapter 18 - Ordinance Regulating Control of Litter, Refuse, Garbage, Junk, Junk Motor Vehicles, Trash and Solid Waste
+1 more
— 2026-09-22
Fairfax
Town
Civil Ordinance Regulating Construction/Demolition Waste Disposal
adopted 2010-04-19
— 2026-09-22
Fairlee
Town
Town of Fairlee Solid Waste Disposal and Burning Ordinance — 2026-09-22
Glover
Town
Regulation of Waste by Dumping in the Town of Glover — 2026-09-22
Grand Isle
Town
Town of Grand Isle Ordinance Regulating Disposal of Solid Waste and Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles — 2026-09-22
Granville
Town
Town of Granville Civil Ordinance: Variable Rate Pricing by Volume or Weight for Municipal Solid Waste Collection
adopted 2015-07-06
— 2026-09-22
Hardwick
Town
Town of Hardwick, Civil Ordinance Regulating the Control of Solid Waste, Garbage, Junk, Junk Motor Vehicles and Trash
adopted 2016-11-03
— 2026-09-22
Hartford
Town
Code Ch. 174 - Solid Waste — 2026-09-22
Holland
Town
Town of Holland, Vermont Solid Waste and Junkyard Ordinance
adopted 2019-08-05
— 2026-09-22
Killington
Town
Solid Waste Disposal Regulations (Town of Sherburne), adopted December 5, 1988
adopted 1988-12-05
— 2026-09-22
Londonderry
Town
Londonderry Solid Waste Group 2025 Solid Waste Implementation Plan, Adopted September 8, 2025
adopted 2025-09-08
— 2026-09-22
Lowell
Town
Town of Lowell Ordinance Protecting the Town from Unlawful Dumping (Littering Ordinance)
adopted 2014-07-22
— 2026-09-22
Ludlow
Town
Town of Ludlow Solid Waste Management Ordinance, adopted July 12, 2021
adopted 2021-07-12
— 2026-09-22
Lyndon
Town
Town of Lyndon Ordinances Ch. 8 -- Solid Waste Management
adopted 2018-10-01
— 2026-09-22
Lyndonville
Village
Village of Lyndonville Ordinances, Chapter 6 - Waste & Refuse (dumps/littering)
adopted 1995-01-30
— 2026-09-22
Manchester
Town
Manchester Unified Ordinance, Chapter XVIII - Solid Waste and Littering — 2026-09-22
Manchester
Village
Village of Manchester Revised Ordinances of 1984, as Amended, Effective July 1, 2016 - Section III No. 17, Dumping of Waste Material
adopted 2016-07-01
— 2026-09-22
Marshfield
Town
Town of Marshfield Civil Ordinance #1, Regulating the Burning and Disposal of Solid Wastes, Adopted June 24, 1997
adopted 1997-06-24
— 2026-09-22
Middlebury
Town
Ordinance Regulating the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste — 2026-09-22
Middletown Springs
Town
Ordinance Requiring Variable Rate Pricing ("Pay As You Throw"/PAYT)
adopted 2015-06-25
— 2026-09-22
Montpelier
City
Code Ch. 7, Art. IV - Garbage and Trash — 2026-09-22
Newbury
Town
Town of Newbury Solid Waste Disposal and Burning Ordinance
adopted 2017-06-21
— 2026-09-22
North Bennington
Village
Property Maintenance Ordinance #30 (waste disposal/recycling provisions)
adopted 2026-04-07
— 2026-09-22
Northfield
Town
Variable Rate Pricing by Volume or Weight for Municipal Solid Waste Collection — 2026-09-22
Norwich
Town
Code of Ordinances Ch. 75 - Solid Waste (Prohibition on Disposal of Human Biosolid Waste and Septage)
adopted 2017-11-15
— 2026-09-22
Pittsford
Town
Town of Pittsford Ordinance Regulating Disposal of Solid Waste and Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
+1 more
adopted 2026-08-19
— 2026-09-22
Plainfield
Town
Ordinance Regulating Control of Solid Waste
+1 more
adopted 2015-03-09
— 2026-09-22
Randolph
Town
Town of Randolph Solid Waste and Junkyard Ordinance
adopted 2003-11-04
— 2026-09-22
Royalton
Town
Civil Ordinance Requiring Variable Rate Pricing for Municipal Solid Waste Collection
adopted 2015-03-24
— 2026-09-22
Rutland
Town
Solid Waste (Chapter 179, Article I - Recycling)
+1 more
adopted 1994-04-18
— 2026-09-22
Sandgate
Town
Adoption of Pay-As-You-Throw Ordinance (amendment notice)
adopted 2017-12-15
— 2026-09-22
Shrewsbury
Town
Town of Shrewsbury Civil Ordinance -- Variable Rate Pricing by Volume or Weight for Municipal Solid Waste Collection — 2026-09-22
South Burlington
City
Code Ch. 28 - Solid Waste — 2026-09-22
St. Albans
City
St. Albans Municipal Code Title 9, Chapter 11 - Waste Storage and Collection Ordinance
adopted 2019-05-13
— 2026-09-22
St. Johnsbury
Town
Code of Civil Ordinances, Town of St. Johnsbury - Chapter 6, Sec. 6-95 Garbage and Refuse Storage and Collection
adopted 2017-10-24
— 2026-09-22
Sunderland
Town
Town of Sunderland Municipal Solid Waste Variable Rate Pricing and Hauler Registration and Reporting Ordinance
+1 more
adopted 2017-10-02
— 2026-09-22
Sutton
Town
Town of Sutton Ordinance Regulating Solid Waste and Junk
adopted 2018-01-25
— 2026-09-22
Swanton
Village
Swanton Village "Free Pile" Ordinance — 2026-09-22
Thetford
Town
Civil Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Wastes (Recycling Ordinance) — 2026-09-22
Tinmouth
Town
Town of Tinmouth Ordinance Regulating Solid Waste — 2026-09-22
Wallingford
Town
Wallingford Title 4, Chapter 1: Solid Waste Ordinance
adopted 2007-10-15
— 2026-09-22
Warren
Town
Civil Ordinance - Variable Rate Pricing by Volume or Weight for Municipal Solid Waste Collection — 2026-09-22
Washington
Town
Town of Washington Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Wastes
adopted 1992-05-11
— 2026-09-22
Waterbury
Town
Town of Waterbury Civil Ordinance - Variable Rate Pricing by Volume or Weight for Municipal Solid Waste Collection — 2026-09-22
Weathersfield
Town
Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Wastes
+1 more
adopted 2007-05-17
— 2026-09-22
Westford
Town
Contracted Waste & Recycling Reimbursement Policy
adopted 2019-02-25
— 2026-09-22
Westminster
Town
Ordinance Regulating the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste
adopted 2015-06-22
— 2026-09-22
Wheelock
Town
Ordinance Regulating Disposal of Solid Waste and Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles -- Town of Wheelock (Solid Waste provisions)
adopted 2026-07-21
— 2026-09-22
Whitingham
Town
Civil Ordinance Regulating the Management of Solid Waste and Variable Rate Pricing
adopted 2018-03-28
— 2026-09-22
Williamstown
Town
Ordinance Regulating Control of Solid Waste -- Williamstown
adopted 2014-10-06
— 2026-09-22
Wilmington
Town
Single-Use Plastic Bag Ordinance
adopted 2018-12-18
— 2026-09-22
Windsor
Town
Title 13 - Trash (Illegal Dumping)
adopted 2019-08-13
— 2026-09-22
Wolcott
Town
Wolcott Solid Waste Ordinance Regarding Illegal Dumping
adopted 1994-03-28
— 2026-09-22

Nothing on file for garbage & recycling

Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.

Checked, nothing adopted (3) — Corinth (2026-09-22), Morristown (2026-09-22), Winooski (2026-09-22).

Other ordinances on file, none on this topic (159) — Addison, Alburgh, Andover, Baltimore, Barnard, Barre, Barton, Barton, Bellows Falls, Belvidere, Benson, Berkshire, Berlin, Bolton, Bradford, Bridgewater, Bridport, Bristol, Brookfield, Brownington, Brunswick, Burke, Cabot, Cambridge, Charleston, Charlotte, Chelsea, Chester, Coventry, Craftsbury, Danby, Derby Line, Dummerston, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Eden, Elmore, Essex, Fair Haven, Fairfield, Ferrisburgh, Fletcher, Franklin, Grafton, Greensboro, Groton, Guildhall, Guilford, Halifax, Hancock, Hartland, Highgate, Hinesburg, Huntington, Hyde Park, Hyde Park, Isle La Motte, Jacksonville, Jamaica, Jay, Johnson, Johnson, Kirby, Landgrove, Leicester, Lemington, Lincoln, Ludlow, Lunenburg, Maidstone, Marlboro, Middlesex, Milton, Monkton, Montgomery, Moretown, Morgan, Morrisville, Mount Holly, New Haven, Newfane, Newfane, Newport, Newport, North Troy, Norton, Old Bennington, Orleans, Orwell, Panton, Pawlet, Peacham, Peru, Plymouth, Pomfret, Poultney, Pownal, Proctor, Putney, Reading, Readsboro, Richford, Richmond, Ripton, Rochester, Rockingham, Roxbury, Rupert, Rutland, Ryegate, Salisbury, Shaftsbury, Sharon, Sheffield, Shelburne, Sheldon, Shoreham, South Hero, Springfield, St. Albans, St. George, Stamford, Stannard, Starksboro, Stockbridge, Stowe, Strafford, Stratton, Swanton, Topsham, Townshend, Troy, Tunbridge, Underhill, Vernon, Vershire, Waitsfield, Walden, Wardsboro, Waterford, Waterville, Wells, West Burke, West Fairlee, West Haven, West Rutland, West Windsor, Westfield, Westmore, Weybridge, Whiting, Williston, Windham, Winhall, Woodbury, Woodford, Woodstock, Woodstock, Worcester.

No ordinances published online (29, verified negatives) — Albany, Albany, Bloomfield, Braintree, Castleton, Cornwall, Danville, Derby Center, Dover, East Haven, Fayston, Georgia, Goshen, Granby, Hubbardton, Irasburg, Jeffersonville, Marshfield, Mount Tabor, Newark, Newbury, Saxtons River, Searsburg, Sudbury, Victory, Waltham, Wells River, Westminster, Weston.

Unconfirmed (12, leads but nothing verified) — Bakersfield, Calais, Cambridge, Enosburgh, Ira, Jericho, Mendon, North Hero, Orange, Pittsfield, Poultney, Vergennes.

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