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School Zero Waste Program

Our school program helps schools identify and reduce the amount of waste they generate. We provide educational opportunities, tools, resources, and highly skilled staff support. 
CVSWMD Free Services to Schools
Read our Fall/Winter 2016 Newsletter

Why should schools work toward zero waste?
  • Save money by cutting out disposables and reducing hauling rates
  • Lengthen the lifespan of Vermont's landfill by reducing garbage waste
  • Educate students on the importance of natural resources and the life cycle of 'stuff'
  • Bring product stewardship and mindfulness to future consumers
  • Promote creative solutions to real-world problems
  • When treated properly, food scraps generate an important natural resource: soil
  • Students learn to take responsibility for their actions and posessions

For more information on our School Zero Waste Program contact a School Zero Waste Coordinator.

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Office  | 137 Barre St, Montpelier VT 05602-3618| 802-229-9383 | comments@cvswmd.org
ARCC  | 540 No. Main St, Barre VT 05641    | 802-476-1900  
Office Hours: M - F, 8 - 5 | ARCC Hours: M, W, F , 12 - 6 and 3rd Saturdays, 9 - 1

CVSWMD Member Towns: 
Barre City, Barre Town, Berlin, Bradford, Calais, Chelsea, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Fairlee, Hardwick, Middlesex, Montpelier, Orange, Plainfield, Tunbridge, Walden, Washington, Williamstown, and Woodbury.