
Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
CSWD follows a fiscal year from July 1 to June 30. FY25 Budget Files

CSWD follows a fiscal year from July 1 to June 30. FY25 Budget Files


This double-sided info sheet is designed to be hung on a fridge door for easy comprehension of fees and hours. Dimensions: 3.625″x8.5″ Request a…

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…


Vermont law requires haulers to charge residents per unit of trash (weight, volume, or other) produced. The intent is to incentivize diversion of materials away from the landfill and into options that recover resources.

Any business that ships or markets more than two tons of Trash, Blue-Bin Recycling, and/or Organics to a facility not licensed by CSWD must report this information to us annually to help us track solid waste generation and recovery in Chittenden County.

Learn more about the policies and procedures required for quality control at the CSWD Materials Recycling Facility.

Under State law and the CSWD Solid Waste Management Ordinance, all businesses in Chittenden County must meet the following requirements: Manage materials banned from landfills Applies to:…

Applies to any business that does not contract for recycling service through their trash hauler.

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…

Below is a list of organizations, databases, and locations in Chittenden County that offer resources, volunteer opportunities, quality food, and/or prepared meals for those…


Read the full text of our Ordinance, the governing document that regulates solid waste in our District, which encompasses all of Chittenden County.




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…

Science, systems, and a whole lot of microbial magic! We make our compost using a process known as static aerated pile composting using local…

Poster for placement over compost collection container at events. Dimensions: 11″x17″

Poster for placement over recycling collection container at events. Dimensions: 11″x17″

Poster for placement over trash collection container at events. Dimensions: 11″x17″
To be completed by licensed tire haulers (login required)

Tire Hauler – User Registration Form A form for businesses to report volume of tires self-managed.

A Hauler’s License is required for any person to collect, transfer, or transport solid waste, which includes trash, recycling and compostables, generated or delivered within the District. Please complete the application form below and return to us with appropriate fee.

To establish a charge account with CSWD. We bill monthly for feedstocks brought to the Organics Recycling Facility and for Blue-Bin Recycling brought to the CSWD Materials Recycling Facility. All haulers must be licensed to use these facilities.

Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification

This half-page, double-sided recycling info sheet is designed to be hung on a fridge door for easy comprehension of recycling guidelines at a glance.…

This poster makes a handy reference above a sorting station. Dimensions: 8.5″x11″ Request a hard copy! Chittenden County residents, businesses, and institutions may request…

This vinyl label illustrates correct container use with words and pictures and meets District requirements for compost container labeling. Dimensions: 8″x9″ Request a hard…