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Composting
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Why We Will No Longer Accept Compostable Food Ware
As Vermont’s largest commercial compost facility, CSWD’s Organics Diversion Facility transforms more than 5,000 tons of food scraps from our community into high quality Green Mountain Compost brand compost and topsoil every year. By turning food into soil…
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Composting with Worms
For millions of years, worms have been hard at work breaking down organic materials and returning nutrients to the soil. Worm composting (also known…
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Backyard Composting & Digesting
Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law (Act 148) requires food scraps to be kept out of the landfill by 2020. You can easily manage food scraps, yard debris,…
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Items Banned From Landfills
Information about how the Banned Materials Fee is assessed, and more on the proper disposal or recycling for each banned item.
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Reduce Food Waste
Store Food Better | Donate Food | Feed Animals Did you know that almost one-third of the waste U.S. households throw away in landfills…
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How We Make Compost
Science, systems, and a whole lot of microbial magic! We make our compost using a process known as static aerated pile composting using local…
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Jumping Worms: What You Can Do
The Problem: Jumping Worms (a.k.a. Snake Worms, Crazy Worms) rapidly consume plants and leaves, taking away nutrients and soil-securing roots, and leave behind loose…
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Let’s Scrap Food Waste
Vermont State law (Act 148) bans all food from the landfill and your trash.Here are your options for how to meet this requirement and…
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Invasive, Noxious, and Diseased Plants
Handle the following with care … then bring them to us for composting! The blossoms of wild parsnip or giant hogweed may add beauty…
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CSWD’s Guide to Food Scraps
This half-page, double-sided food scraps info sheet is designed to be hung on a fridge door for easy comprehension of food scraps guidelines at…
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Food Scraps poster
This poster makes a handy reference above a sorting station. Dimensions: 8.5″x11″ Request a hard copy! Chittenden County residents, businesses, and institutions may request…
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Save the Food fridge guide
Two-sided fridge hanger with helpful tips to using your fridge wisely, and storing fruits & vegetables to make them last longer. Dimensions: 8.5″x5.5″
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Backyard Composting brochure
This tri-fold brochure is a step-by-step guide to managing food waste at home to create your own compost. Dimensions: 8.5″x3.75″ Request a hard copy!…
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Event Food Scraps Poster – available as a PDF file only
Poster for placement over compost collection container at events. Dimensions: 11″x17″
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Act 148 Food Scraps sticker
This sticker helps to label the place for food scraps clearly. Dimensions: 4.5″ diam Request a hard copy! Chittenden County residents, businesses, and institutions…
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Food Scraps cart decal
This vinyl label illustrates correct container use with words and pictures and meets District requirements for compost container labeling. Dimensions: 8″x9″ Request a hard…
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Food Scraps decal for buckets & carts
This decal is designed for use on a food scrap collection container as a quick reference to what is acceptable and what is not.…