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 →
April is Compost Month! What makes your garbage smelly? Food scraps. What helps plants grow tall and strong? Food scraps! Yep, those same food scraps some of you are still sending to the landfill are actually a source of valuable … Continue reading →
SOLID WASTE ALLIANCE COMMUNITIES SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2012 – 1:00-3:30 p.m. SHREWSBURY TRANSFER STATION, 103 Mountain Road, Shrewsbury FREE SERVICE TO: Residents of the Solid Waste Alliance Communities (SWAC) Towns ONLY – Benson, Chittenden, Fair Haven, Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rutland … Continue reading →