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Sterno & canned gel fuel

Disposal options

Full or partially full cans

Empty cans

  • Are accepted as special recycling at all CSWD Drop-Off Centers except the Burlington and Hinesburg locations.
  • Are accepted at the CSWD Environmental Depot by appointment only.
  • Can be placed in household trash

Cost

At the CSWD Environmental Depot

  • No fee for Chittenden County residents
  • Fees apply to businesses & out-of-district residents

At CSWD Drop-Off Centers except Burlington and Hinesburg

  • No fee as scrap metal

As household trash

  • Household trash fees apply

Limitations, regulations and other specifications

Sterno and other gel fuels are hazardous waste, and banned from trash disposal.

Empty hazardous waste containers should not be placed in your recycling bin.

 

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