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      Home › The CSWD Blog › Composting

      Category: Composting

      2023 Recycle Rally Challenge

      Published on May 11, 2023 by Rhonda Mace

      After a four-year hiatus, CSWD was finally able to bring back the…

      Celebrate Earth Week – Fight Food Waste

      Published on April 12, 2023 by Alise Certa

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      Published on March 14, 2023 by Ethan Hausman

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      • Your local MRF— Materials Recovery Facility— is where blue-bin recycling is sorted to be sold. Learn how your recyclables are processed now at CSWD’s MRF in Williston and then get a glimpse of our recycling future in this 60-minute online webinar. We’ll culminate with an opportunity to settle family arguments about what can go in the blue bin. Bring your burning questions and most debated can-I-recycle-it items for a spirited round of Stump the Chumps of CSWD!  
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      • Learn about your many options for keeping food scraps out of the landfill in this 60-minute online webinar. We'll include tips for avoiding waste, tricks for convenient kitchen collection, and how to choose a scrap-management strategy that works for your household, your budget, and every Vermont season.
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      • Learn to harness the power of amazing earthworms to turn your food scraps into plant food in this 60-minute online webinar. A perfect compost option for apartment dwellers! Worm composting bins are one way for households to keep food scraps out of the landfill, take action to reduce climate change, and increase soil health. Worm bins turn kitchen food scraps into compost that can be used to nourish gardens, lawns, and houseplants.
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      • Managing food scraps in multi-unit residential settings poses unique challenges which are complicated by having multiple parties involved. There's no "one-size-fits-all" answer: solutions need to be tailored to the specific circumstances of each property, such as the presence/absence of common spaces and whether trash and recycling services are shared or serviced for each unit separately. This 60-minute session is designed to help landlords, property managers, homeowners' associations, and others responsible for communal waste contracts understand and navigate their options and obligations. Join us to learn more about best-practices for each type of multi-residential setting to comply with the new food waste requirements that went into effect in July.
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