The Most Wasted Foods in American Homes (And How to Save Them)
Learn all about the grocery items that are wasted the most, and ways that you can help save those foods through better storage, food donation, a little creativity in the kitchen, and composting as a last resort.
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New Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) Project
New Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) Update (1/29/2026) The new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) construction is underway! Follow our progress through the photo gallery below. We will update the gallery with new…
Drop-Off Center Customers: We need your feedback!
Take our online survey! We are grateful for the community’s continued support of CSWD’s Drop-Off Centers (DOCs). Our goal has always been to provide a reliable, environmentally sound and affordable…
Business Spotlight: Sustainability Is Baked into Rhino Foods
What started in the 1980’s as a small frozen custard shop, is today a national supplier of ready-to-eat cookie dough for ice cream makers, food distributors, and restaurants. But, at…
The Most Wasted Foods in American Homes (And How to Save Them)
Based on the 2023 Vermont Waste Composition Study, food waste makes up 18.8% of the total waste that goes into Vermont’s only landfill, totaling approximately 71,112 tons of food waste…
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