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CSWD Organics Recycling Facility
Where local food scraps, leaves, yard trimmings, and natural wood are transformed into Green Mountain Compost and soil blends.
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Location Details
Hours of Operation
Mon. – Sat.: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
No materials sales on Saturdays; residential and business drop-off of food scraps and yard waste only.
Materials Accepted
Organics
Food scraps
Accepted Materials:
- All food scraps of any kind
- Certified, clearly labeled compostable bags used for lining food scrap containers
- Coffee filters & tea bags (paper only–no plastic tea bags)
- Newspaper and untreated paper bags used to line food scrap containers
- Paper towels and napkins – only if they DO NOT contain body fluids or chemicals of any kind
- Wooden or bamboo stirrers, toothpicks (no plastic frills), chopsticks
Please note: NO COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS accepted.
LICENSED HAULER:
- $70/ton
RESIDENTIAL or BUSINESS DROP-OFF:
- No fee for up to 30 gallons of food scraps
- 30 + gallons: $70/ton
Yard Waste – No Fee
Only plain paper leaf and yard bags allowed.
- Leaves
- Grass clippings
- Garden plants
- Hay & straw
- Sawdust from natural, unpainted wood only
- Undyed mulch
- Invasive, noxious, or diseased plants (call first: 802-660-4949)
- Natural wood that has never been painted, glued, stained, or treated (limited to <24″ in diameter, 6-8ft)
- Tree limbs, trimmings, and trunks
- Brush
- Wood chips
A to Z List
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