Milton Dump (CSWD Drop-Off Center, Vermont) — Hours, Fees & What It Takes
Milton's dump is the CSWD Drop-Off Center at 36 Landfill Road, one of the Chittenden Solid Waste District's two largest sites. It's open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Trash is priced by volume, from $4 for a bag up to 18 gallons to $48 a cubic yard, plus a $1 fee per visit. Milton takes the big stuff the smaller sites don't: mattresses, box springs, large furniture and appliances, and trailers are allowed.
Trash: $4 up to 18 gallons, $8 up to 35, $48 a cubic yard
$1 facility fee per visit
Recycling free with 18+ gallons of trash
Accepts: Bagged or loose trash and oversized items, recycling, food scraps, yard waste and natural wood, mattresses and box springs, appliances, tires, electronics, scrap metal, propane tanks, textiles and books.
Won't take: Most household hazardous waste (take it to the Environmental Depot).
Trailers are allowed. Pay by cash, check or card (3% card fee).
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).
Milton accepts the full range of special materials: large appliances, mattresses and box springs, 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 and become Green Mountain Compost.
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.
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The CSWD Drop-Off Center at 36 Landfill Road in Milton. It's open Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
How much does the Milton drop-off center charge?
Trash is priced by volume: $4 for up to 18 gallons, $8 up to 35 gallons and $48 a cubic yard, plus a $1 facility fee per visit. Recycling is free when you bring at least 18 gallons of trash.
Can I bring a trailer to the Milton dump?
Yes. Milton is one of CSWD's two largest sites, takes oversized items like mattresses and furniture, and allows trailers.
Does the Milton drop-off take tires and appliances?
Yes, both, along with mattresses, electronics, scrap metal and propane tanks.
