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…
For millions of years, worms have been hard at work breaking down organic materials and returning nutrients to the soil. Worm composting (also known…
When I was a kid, August was the only time I could get a new outfit for school (I was the youngest of four),…
The first in a series on recycling in Vermont. Here at the Chittenden Solid Waste District, we geek out on recycling. As municipal solid…
The second in a series on recycling in Vermont. Read Part 1, Introduction and the Life of a Milk Jug. The first step: Broken…
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,…
Glass recycling is a complicated subject. The story is long, and the process continues to evolve. In this post we’ve broken it down into what’s happening now…
Store Food Better | Donate Food | Feed Animals Did you know that almost one-third of the waste U.S. households throw away in landfills…
Science, systems, and a whole lot of microbial magic! We make our compost using a process known as static aerated pile composting using local…
Compared to creating products or packaging from virgin resources, recycling conserves resources, saves energy, and reduces pollution. Two other options, however, are even better…
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…
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…
Handle the following with care … then bring them to us for composting! The blossoms of wild parsnip or giant hogweed may add beauty…
“We’re just a small team trying to do the right thing” – Doing the right thing is one of the mottos that Lisa Bergström,…