For residents of cities and towns located outside of Chittenden County please click here for a map of other solid waste districts located throughout the state.

Historically, the Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) has been on the cutting edge of solid waste management in Vermont. CSWD was formed in March of 1987. Shortly thereafter the Vermont Legislature passed Act 78, Vermont's first solid waste law. Under the new law, solid waste districts were formed throughout the state, each designing regional solutions to solid waste disposal problems. With a population of 155,000 people, CSWD is the largest solid waste district in Vermont.

In April of 1993, recycling became mandatory for all residents, businesses, and institutions in CSWD. In 2007, recycling efforts kept over 50,000 tons of material from being wasted in a landfill.

Each member municipality of CSWD appoints a representative and an alternate to serve on the Board of Commissioners. This Board meets monthly to set policy and make major decisions for CSWD. Click on the following hyperlinks to view meeting agendas or minutes . Click here for a complete calendar of board meetings.

CSWD's annual reports and audited financial statements, Solid Waste Management Ordinance, Charter, and Solid Waste Management Plan are also available online or by request.

In March 2009, the Board adopted a 5-year work plan that includes recommendations for the next generation of solid waste management strategies for Chittenden County. Click here to read the 5-year work plan. Click here to view the plan's appendices.

CSWD is divided into five main departments: Administration, Finance, Facilities, Unregulated Hazardous Waste, and Waste Reduction. There are more than forty CSWD employees in a wide variety of full-time and part-time positions. For current job openings, please go to CSWD job openings.

CSWD funding comes from three main sources:

• user fees collected at CSWD facilities;
• a solid waste management fee of $22.06 collected on each ton of trash generated in CSWD**
• revenue received from the recyclables sold and processed at the Materials Recovery Facility .

CSWD's budget for general fund operating expenditures for fiscal year 2010 is approximately $9.1 million. To read a copy of the fiscal year 2010 budget click here.