By Clare Innes Here’s a mashup of ideas for keeping your holiday spirit out of the landfill all year ’round: Say NO! to artificial Christmas trees. Here’s why: Think a real tree poses a greater fire hazard? Think again. Artificial … Continue reading →
Last year, the Vermont Legislature passed Act 148, which phases in recycling and composting as the law of the land. This week, state officials celebrated America Recycles Day by unveiling a set of symbols that will be used throughout the state to help … Continue reading →
Here’s what to do with them! Color in the treetops will soon be crunching underfoot as foliage season gives way to raking season, which coincides with putting-the-garden-to-bed season. What to do with all your non-woody leaf, yard, and garden debris? … Continue reading →
Two schools sort through their trash to improve recycling and composting efforts A few days before Halloween, students at Colchester High School and Champlain Valley Union will dump a day’s worth of trash out on their lawns to find out … Continue reading →
Did you know? By Clare Innes When you’re making plans to button up your house, close down your cabin, and shore up the shed for winter, it’s easy to keep a good amount of construction materials out of the landfill … Continue reading →
SOLID WASTE ALLIANCE COMMUNITIES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 8:00 a.m- 9:30 a.m.– BENSON TRANSFER STATION, Benson 10:30 a.m. -noon. – SUDBURY RECYCLING CENTER, across from the Town Garage, Williams Lane, Sudbury 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. FAIR HAVEN Transfer Station, Fair Haven … Continue reading →
News Flash! Green Mountain Compost update By Jen Baer, GMC Sales and Production Coordinator Here’s where we’ve been: In June of 2012 we discovered that our compost contained trace amounts of persistent herbicides that affected a number of gardens. In response, Green Mountain Compost (GMC) immediately halted sales … Continue reading →
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Calling All Artists! Sustainable Rutland’s fourth-annual Trash 2 Art Contest & Exhibit returns on Saturday, October 6, from 11am-3pm on Center Street in Downtown Rutland. Learning to reduce, reuse and recycle is an important part of everyone’s life and an … Continue reading →