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The Ins and Outs of Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD)
Who is CSWD? This overview of Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) dives into materials management in Chittenden County including how CSWD came to exist,…
Length: 1 hour
Staff & Faculty Training
Need a refresher course on what’s recyclable and compostable or how to manage hazardous materials? Our School Outreach Coordinator can provide training for school…
Recycling Bins & Compost Buckets
Chittenden County preschools, elementary, middle, and high schools are eligible to receive recycling bins and 4-gallon food scrap collection buckets for 5$ per bin.
Sustainability & Compliance Assessment Visit
CSWD can help schools improve and ensure their current Materials Management Program is in line with state and local laws by conducting a walk-through…
Trash On the Lawn Day (waste sort)
Trash on the Lawn Day is an engaging event to determine where your school, business, or institution excels in resource recovery (how well everyone…
Length: 3+ hours
All About CSWD
Who is CSWD? This overview of Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) dives into materials management in Chittenden County including the who, what, where, and…
Length: 30 mins.+
Tour the CSWD Drop-Off Center in Williston/Special Materials
You know about the blue bin. You may know about composting. What about recycling fridges, batteries, tires, and electronics? The Drop-Off Center shows just…
Length: 30 mins.
Mix/Max Group Size: 6-25 people
Months, Days Available: Year 'round, weather permitting, T-F
Start Times Available: 8 am - 2 pm
Tour the CSWD Environmental Depot Hazardous Waste Facility
How is all that unwanted hazardous skull n’ crossbones-type stuff in your kitchen, garage, and basement managed? Learn why paint and hazardous cleaners, stains…
Length: 45 mins.
Mix/Max Group Size: 6/25
Months, Days Available: April - Nov., Thursday only
Dec. - March, Tues. - Fri.
Start Times Available: Varies
Tour the CSWD Organics Recycling Facility
Where food scraps, yard trimmings, and even paper napkins become healthy soil in a matter of months. Get the dirt on a facility that…
Length: 60 mins.
Mix/Max Group Size: 6/25
Months, Days Available: Year 'round, weather permitting, M-F
Start Times Available: 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Tour the CSWD Materials Recycling Facility
1 - 1.5 hours | April - November, M-F | 8 am - 1 pm | 6-25 people
Length: 1 - 1.5 hours
Mix/Max Group Size: 6/25
Months, Days Available: April - November, M-F
Start Times Available: 8 am - 1 pm
Great Locker (Desk, Classroom) Clean Out
This is an opportunity for schools to reduce what they landfill at the end of the year, recycling more, and collect materials for the…
Length: tbd
Trash Talkin’ & the 3 R’s
Learn about where your unwanted items go when you are finished with them and why it is important to practice all 3 R’s: Reduce,…
Length: 30-60 mins.
Story Time with Recycle Rhonda
Invite Recycle Rhonda into your class to inspire you and your students to be better planet protectors with stories like “I can Save The…
Length: 30 mins.
Battery Round-Up
It’s time to clean out old batteries. It may not seem like a big deal, but old batteries can cause all sorts of problems…
Length: 1-2 hours
Months, Days Available: Monday
Reuse T-Shirt Bags
Have you ever had that one T-shirt that is stained or maybe lost a sleeve along the way but you just can’t quite get…
Length: 60 mins.
Reuse Paper Mâché Masks
This fun activity practices reducing and reusing by making paper mache masks from reused cardboard and paper bags plus non-toxic paper mâché glue made…
Length: 60 mins.
All About Paper
Investigate the papermaking process while recycling your own classroom paper. Students will learn about the natural resources that are conserved when we all recycle…
Length: 60 mins.
A Future Built on Batteries
Explore the life of batteries. Where do they come from? What happens to them when they run out of juice? Why should we care…
Length: 30-60 mins.
Compost Critters
Dig into the cyclical journey of your lunchtime leftovers from the compost bucket to nutrient rich soil and back to the food on your…
Length: 30-60 mins.
Worms Alive!
Looking for an ongoing science experiment that can demonstrate the scientific method, data collection, nutrient cycling, responsibility, and more? Vermicomposting, composting with worms, is…
Length: 45-60 mins.
What Goes Where
Learn what materials go in which bins to make your school champion sorters! This is a hands-on lesson and concludes with a practice activity:…
Length: 30 mins.