Composting

In Chittenden County, food scraps account for nearly ONE THIRD of most people’s trash. You can “recycle” these scraps by composting!

Composting is the process by which microorganisms decompose organic material like food scraps and yard debris, producing a nutrient-rich soil amendment for your garden or house plants.

All material collected at CSWD Drop-Off Centers, and much more deposited directly by residents or collected from local businesses and institutions, is processed at Green Mountain Compost in Williston.

Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) encourages all residents, businesses, and institutions to consider composting.

How To Start

At home:

• Set up a Backyard Composting system; OR
• Bring your food scraps and yard debris to us in our Drop-Off Composting program.

At your school or business:

• If you have space and willing participants to maintain the pile, you can set up a Backyard Composting system at your school or business. Our Composting at Work Guide can help you get started. OR
• Talk to your trash and recycling hauler about contracting with them for pickup. See our compost pickup page for a current list of haulers that are offering this service.