From the category archives:
What makes your garbage so smelly? Food scraps. What helps plants grow tall and strong? Food scraps … once they’ve been composted, that is. During April, we’re spotlighting all things compost: what it is, how it’s made, why your plants are asking for it by name. We all know that paper, plastic, and metal are [...]
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Have you added de-cluttering to your list of New Year’s resolutions? Here’s a quick list to help you fulfill that resolution so you can get on to more interesting ones, like getting outside to play more and spending more time with friends and family. – CSWD’s A-Z List: Just type in the item or material [...]
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Let’s be honest: For most people, ”waste reduction” is not a phrase that makes your heart go pitter-patter. But when you get together with a group of people from your community and talk about how recycling can help reduce our dependence on foreign oil or save resources for the future, or that by composting you can [...]
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Just two weeks remain to apply for $46,500 in grant money being offered by the Chittenden Solid Waste District to make recycling and composting easier at your business or institution! “Trash cans have long been commonplace in public areas, and we’re increasingly hearing from the public that they want the same opportunities for recycling at [...]
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The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) wants to end lonely trash can syndrome. “Trash cans have long been commonplace in public areas, and we’re increasingly hearing from the public that they want the same opportunities for recycling at the businesses, parks, and institutions that they frequent,” says Michele Morris, CSWD Business Outreach Coordinator. To accomplish [...]
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While we appreciate the great story about our new compost facility in Sunday’s Burlington Free Press (7/31/11, Green Mountain section), it contained several incorrect statements, some really big, some not so significant: What the Free Press said: “The newly opened, $20 million compost facility on Redmond Road…” The facts: The facility will cost approximately $2 [...]
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Starting immediately, businesses and residents can bring up to six cubic yards of yard debris to the McNeil Wood & Yard Waste Depot at 111 Intervale Road in Burlington, at no charge. McNeil Depot hours are Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8-4. Yard debris collected at McNeil’s Depot will be transported to the new location [...]
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For a limited time only, residents of some Chittenden County municipalities can get a great deal on SoilSaver compost bins in their towns. Prices may vary slightly. Please purchase bins only from the town/city in which you are a resident. You should call your town office to confirm availability, hours, payment options, and pricing. CSWD [...]
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Wondering where to bring your yard debris now that Intervale Compost Products is no longer accepting material? Wonder no more! All seven CSWD Drop-Off Centers (DOCs) accept yard and garden debris at no charge and are open to everyone, regardless of your town/city. We have temporarily expanded hours at two locations to accommodate the influx [...]
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