What it costs
| Household trash | Price |
|---|
| Up to 5 gallons | $1 |
| Up to 18 gallons (small bag) | $4 |
| 19 to 35 gallons | $8 |
| 36 to 45 gallons | $11 |
| 46 to 65 gallons | $15 |
| Half a cubic yard (66 to 100 gallons) | $24 |
| Three-quarters of a yard | $36 |
| One cubic yard (151 to 200 gallons) | $48 |
| Facility fee, every visit | $1 |
| Construction debris | Price |
|---|
| Up to 18 gallons | $8 |
| 19 to 35 gallons | $16 |
| Half a cubic yard | $48 |
| One cubic yard | $96 |
From CSWD's fee schedule; the $1 facility fee started July 1, 2026. Blue-bin recycling is free (up to a cubic yard) when you bring at least 18 gallons of trash, or $2 without it; food scraps up to 30 gallons are free with trash. TVs, computers, monitors and printers are free under Vermont's E-Cycles program, up to seven items. Single bulky items are priced by the attendant. CSWD takes cash, checks and cards (3% card fee).
Every Vermont rate we've verified is side by side in our guide to what it costs to dump in Vermont.
What Essex takes, and hazardous waste
Essex accepts large appliances, tires, batteries, electronics, propane tanks, scrap metal, clothing and textiles, books and shredded paper. Leaves, grass, garden debris, natural wood and clean pallets go in the organics area. Mattresses aren't on Essex's list; take them to Milton or Williston.
Paint thinners, pesticides, pool chemicals and other household hazardous waste go to the CSWD Environmental Depot at 1011 Airport Parkway in South Burlington, by appointment, Wednesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Motor oil and filters, fluorescent bulbs and mercury thermostats are also taken in small amounts at every drop-off center except Burlington.
Vermont bans a long list of things from household trash and landfills: car batteries and waste oil (since 1990), large appliances and paint (1991), tires (1992), mercury products, TVs, computers and other electronics (2011), recyclables (2015), leaves, yard debris and clean wood (2016) and food scraps (2020). Everything else ends up at the state's only operating landfill, in Coventry.
