Food Scraps = Carbon Pollution
Did you know that one banana thrown in the trash creates roughly the same carbon pollution as idling a gas-powered car for 5 minutes?* Help us protect Vermont—learn how to divert food scraps properly!
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Pilot Program: Closing the Loop on Food Waste
In Vermont, keeping food waste out of the trash isn’t just encouraged — it’s the law. Still, for many restaurants where customers clear their own tables, adding and maintaining customer…
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…
New Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) Project
New Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) Update (3/11/2026) The new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) construction is underway! Follow our progress through the photo gallery below. We will update the gallery with new…
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