A to Z Guide to recycling: https://www.nekwmd.org/a-z-disposal-guide
Info: What can be Recycled.
These materials can be recycled in Glover. They must be sorted into the groups listed here. Please sort materials at home to save time and space at the Recycling Center.
All materials must be reasonably clean – not washed with soap, but rinsed clean.
Winter Hours: December 1st through March 31st – Saturdays 9:00 to noon only
Summer Hours: April 1st through November 30th – Wednesdays 12 Noon to 3 PM/ Saturdays 9:00 to noon
NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, OFFICE PAPER, JUNK MAIL: Can be mixed together – Includes catalogs, telephone books, glossy inserts and paperback books as well as colored paper, white paper, wrapping paper and junk mail. Any color or type of paper can be in this category except brown Kraft paper bags and boxboard (see next category), no paper with metal foil.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD & BROWN KRAFT PAPER BAGS & BOXBOARD: NO wax-coated cardboard or cardboard soiled with food (pizza boxes, for example). Remove excess tape. Staples and some tape are OK. Please Flatten Boxes – no strings, plastic handles, or bags with plastic layers.
TIN CANS: Labels are OK. Flattening not required, please rinse. Separate from aluminum cans (A magnet will stick to tin but not to aluminum). Please Rinse Clean
ALUMINUM CANS, FOIL AND FOOD TRAYS: Labels OK. Please Rinse Clean
GLASS (ALL COLORS): BOTTLES & JARS ONLY – Clear, green, blue, and amber bottles and jars. Please rinse. NO crystal, no lids (plastic, metal or wood). NO light bulbs. All fluorescent bulbs are recyclable in a separate category.
#1, #2, #3, #4 & some #5 plastic containers: 2 gallon size maximum. Look for the recycling number and triangle stamped on the container. PLEASE RINSE CLEAN. #5 FOOD AND DRINK CONTAINERS ONLY. Labels are OK. NO automotive product containers are acceptable (motor oil, antifreeze, etc). No vinyl siding, NO STYROFOAM (even if it has a number).
PLASTIC BAGS: Plastic bags will no longer be accepted. There is no market for them. Some bags can be returned to Price Chopper.
ELECTRONICS: Computers, Televisions, Radios, Cable converter boxes, Scanners, DVD players, Answering machines, Fax machines, VCRs, Video game systems, Cordless phones, Stereo components
(receiver, tape deck, amplifier, CD player, equalizers).
FOOD SCRAPS: We accept all types of food scraps. No compostable plastic bags. Coffee filters and tea bags (with plastic tags removed) are the only acceptable paper. More information on the back of this Page.
Styrofoam- We accept foam coolers, foam packaging, egg cartons, meat trays; we do not accept flexible foam, packaging, packing peanuts, pipe insulation, insulation board.
Revised 1/2023
GLOVER ALSO ACCEPTS:
Aerosol cans, Fluorescent Bulbs of all types, Hard covered Books, Lead fishing sinkers, Mercury Containing Devices (thermostats, thermometers, etc), Used Motor Oil, Oil Filters, Batteries of all kinds, & Scrap Metal, including appliances (stoves, wash machines), but not including refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, or air conditioners which can be taken to the Waste District facility in Lyndonville so refrigerants can be drained properly.
Glover is a member of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District
TIRES:
MUST BRING THEM TO Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District
224 Church Street, Lyndonville, VT 05851 and you must call first: Tel: 802.626.3532
- 18” without rims $3.00/Tire
- 18” with rims $6.00/Tire
- 19”-25” without rims $9.00/Tire
- 19”-25” with rims $18.00/Tire
- 25.5” and above w/o rims $20.00/Tire
- 25.5” and above with rims $40.00/Tire
CLOTHING AND TEXTILES – Drop and Swaps are held in the spring and fall in Derby.
HOUSHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, Monday -Friday, June through the end of September in Lyndonville, and special events throughout the District, June through September. Fees apply for business wastes. Call for details: 802 626-3532
Lyndonville Recycling is open to residents of all NEKWMD Towns 224 Church Street
Wednesday 8am – 4pm & Saturday 8am – 3pm
On the web at www.nekwmd.org, e-mail progmgr@nekwmd.org
Universal Recycling Law – Act 148
As of July 1, 2015 the following recyclables are banned from landfills in Vermont. Materials must be REASONABLY CLEAN and uncontaminated to be RECYCLABLE!
– Aluminum & Steel Cans
– Aluminum Foil & Pie Pans
– Glass Bottles & Jars from Food & Beverages
– Plastic Bottles, Jugs & Tubs marked #1, & #2
– Corrugated Cardboard
– White & Colored Paper
– Newspaper, Magazines, Catalogs, Junk Mail, Paper Envelopes – Boxboard (grey, non-corrugated cardboard – like cereal boxes)
These are the mandated recyclables –
Glover Recycling accepts these and other recyclable materials.
NO: Couches, Chairs, Mattresses, Rugs, or Tires.
These items, except tires, MUST go to Casella at 21 Landfill Lane Coventry, VT 802 334-8300
FOOD SCRAPS
Vermont law now requires that food scraps be composted – not sent to the landfill.
Glover Recycling accepts the following food types:
Meat & Bones
Milk, cheese, other dairy products
Nuts & shells
Oils & fats
Eggs, egg shells soups, sauces, condiments, herbs, spices Flour, breads, pastas
Seafood & shells
Revised 1/2023
Please remove all plastic stickers from fruit & veg skins – they do not compost. Tea bags and coffee filters are the only acceptable paper products.
NO “COMPOSTABLE” PLASTIC BAGS!
No commercially grown flowers – they contain preservatives.
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR RECYCLING IN GLOVER!
TRASH COLLECTION AT GLOVER RECYCLING
Bagged Trash PRICE CHANGE: September 1, 2025
Kitchen Size Bag: $3
30 Gallon Bag: $5
Contractor Bag: $8