CVSWMD School Composting Program

Since it's start in 2004, the CVSWMD School Composting Program has provided schools with training, classroom presentations, technical assistance, and equipment.  

Check our last Compost Tonnage Report to see how much compost CVSWMD schools have diverted from the landfill!

CVSWMD is no longer hauling food scraps through our business organics program. Grow Compost has taken over all hauling operations as of July 1st, 2017. 

For more information, please contact a School Zero Waste Coordinator at (802)229-9383.

All 27 public schools located in CVSWMD member towns compost their food scraps!

​Barre City Elementary/Middle School
  Barre, VT 
Barre Town Elementary/Middle School
  Barre, VT
Berlin Elementary Schhool
  Berlin, VT 
Bradford Elementary School
  Bradford, VT
Calais Elementary 
  Calais, VT 
Chelsea Public School
  Chelsea, VT
Crosett Brook Middle School
  Duxbury, VT
East Montpelier Elementary
  East Montpelier, VT 
Hardwick Elementary
  Hardwick, VT – September 2008

Harwood Union High School
  Duxbury, VT
Hazen Union School 
  Hardwick, VT
​Main Street Middle School
  Montpelier, VT 
Montpelier High School
  Montpelier, VT 
Orange Center School
  Orange, VT
Oxbow High School
  Bradford, VT
Rumney Memorial School
  Middlesex, VT
Samuel Morey Elementary School
  Fairlee, VT 
Spaulding High School
  Barre, VT

Twinfield Union School
  Plainfield, VT
​Tunbridge Central School
  Tunbridge, VT 
​U-32 High School
  East Montpelier, VT 
Union Elementary
  Montpelier, VT 
Walden School
  Walden, VT
Washington Village School
  Washington, VT
Williamstown Elementary School
  Williamstown, VT 
Williamstown Middle/High School
  Williamstown, VT 
Woodbury Elementary 
  Woodbury, VT 

Elementary School Compost Program Training Video

Middle-High School Compost Program Training Video

This training video was created by Montpelier elementary and high school students in association with CVSWMD and is ideal for training students in grades K-4.
Link to video with subtitles

This video was created by Hazen Union Students in association with the Highfields Center for Composting and is ideal for training students in grades 5-12.
Link to video with subtitles

Tunbridge Central School Training 2010

Barre City Elementary and Middle School students separate their food scraps at lunch.