Heads Up: All facilities will be CLOSED on Monday, Sept 1 for Labor Day. The Organics Recycling Facility will be open for drop-off only. Please plan ahead.
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CSWD Guide to Worm Composting
This guide was adapted by the Chittenden Solid Waste District from various sources. For more information, email our SchoolOutreach Coordinator. Acknowledgments: Information in this…
Backyard Composting brochure
This tri-fold brochure is a step-by-step guide to managing food waste at home to create your own compost. Dimensions: 8.5″x3.75″ Request a hard copy!…
Backyard Composting & Digesting
Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law (Act 148) requires food scraps to be kept out of the landfill by 2020. You can easily manage food scraps, yard debris,…
Composting with Worms
For millions of years, worms have been hard at work breaking down organic materials and returning nutrients to the soil. Worm composting (also known…
Why We Will No Longer Accept Compostable Food Ware
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…
Act 148: Universal Recycling Law
In 2012, the Vermont Legislature unanimously passed Act 148, a universal recycling and composting law that offers Vermonters a new set of systems and tools…
Jumping Worms: What You Can Do
The Problem: Jumping Worms (a.k.a. Snake Worms, Crazy Worms) rapidly consume plants and leaves, taking away nutrients and soil-securing roots, and leave behind loose…
How We Make Compost
Science, systems, and a whole lot of microbial magic! We make our compost using a process known as static aerated pile composting using local…
Let’s Scrap Food Waste
Vermont State law (Act 148) bans all food from the landfill and your trash.Here are your options for how to meet this requirement and…
Invasive, Noxious, and Diseased Plants
Handle the following with care … then bring them to us for composting! The blossoms of wild parsnip or giant hogweed may add beauty…
Programs & Learning Opportunities
At CSWD, we don’t just operate facilities that collect and manage your trash, recycling, and food scraps. We also lead tours and run training…
Reduce Food Waste
Store Food Better | Donate Food | Feed Animals Did you know that almost one-third of the waste U.S. households throw away in landfills…
Waste Warriors
Are you a rampant recycler? Do you carry your banana peel home when you can’t find a compost bin? Are you on a mission…
CSWD Spotlight on Business: Pingala Cafe and Eatery
“We’re just a small team trying to do the right thing” – Doing the right thing is one of the mottos that Lisa Bergström,…