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CSWD In the News

New Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) Project
New Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) Update (4/29/2025) CSWD is constructing a new state-of-the-art Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to sort and prepare blue-bin recyclables for market.…

Battery Blitz Contest Drives Sustainability Engagement With Local Students
Collaboration Between Call2Recycle, Chittenden Solid Waste District and Earth Rangers Boosts Environmental Awareness in Vermont Schools (ATLANTA, Ga) April 18, 2025 — Call2Recycle, the…

Call2Recycle Partners with CSWD and Earth Rangers for Battery Blitz School Contest
Battery Recycling Contest Inspires Students to Promote Sustainability and Recover Valuable Materials FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA, Ga. — Call2Recycle, the nation’s largest consumer battery…

CSWD Collaborates with ‘Astronomers Without Borders’ to Give Solar Eclipse Glasses Another Use
Post-Eclipse Glasses Collection Throughout Chittenden County South Burlington, VT – In anticipation of the upcoming solar eclipse event on April 8, 2024, Chittenden Solid…

Why We Will No Longer Accept Compostable Foodware
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…

CSWD report shows Chittenden County ranks among top waste-busting U.S. communities
PRESS RELEASE Chittenden County households and businesses kept an estimated 57% (by weight) of all their commonly generated “stuff,” including construction and demolition (C&D)…

We have it covered
It’s a rare and special treat when a small, hardworking municipal district receives exposure in a national trade publication–and the cover shot, no less!…
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