Trash & Recycling
For convenience of residents and those in nearby communities, the Town of Shoreham provides the location for weekly trash, recycling, and compost drop-off. The Town of Shoreham does not operate these weekly events; please contact R&L Rubbish directly with questions.
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Alternatively, residents can arrange for trash and recycling pickup from a private provider; contact information for some local companies is provided below.​
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PLEASE NOTE: Burning trash is illegal in the State of Vermont.
Weekly Trash & Recycling Drop-Off
WHEN
Saturdays, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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WHERE
Town Parking Lot
(Behind Shoreham Congregational Church)
Prices
Trash
​​$ 6
$ 8
$ 10
Small bag (“Household” size - around 13 gallons)
Medium bag (“Big black bag” size - around 30 gallons)
Large bag (“Contractor” size - around 50+ gallons)
Recycling
FREE
$ 3
​​With Trash Collection
Per blue bin
Compost
​$ 1
​1-gallon pail
Private Trash & Recycling Pickup Providers
This information is provided for reference only; the Town of Shoreham neither endorses nor guarantees the services of these privately-owned companies.
Casella Hauling (Middlebury, VT) [Phone] 802-610-3158 [click for website]
JR & Sons (Vergennes, VT) [Phone] 802-735-9760 [click for website]
R&L Rubbish (Middlebury, VT) [Phone] 802-388-6288 [click for website]​
​Click here for a list of haulers from the Addison County Solid Waste Management District.
Addison County Solid Waste Management District
The Town of Shoreham is part of the Addison County Solid Waste Management District.
[ACSWMD website]
Trash Burning is Illegal
(And dangerous! And gross!)
Per Vermont law, it is illegal to burn trash; see 24 V.S.A. § 2201 for the entire statute.
For more information on open burning from Vermont's Agency of Natural Resources, click here.
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Contact Shoreham's Fire Warden for a burn permit for permissible materials:
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Jesse Wing, Fire Warden
802-349-7244 [cell]
