Resources For Haulers
Welcome to the solid waste haulers resources section.
CVSWMD Ordinances require that anyone who collects, receives, accepts for disposal, transports, or disposes of solid waste in the District and its member municipalities must obtain a hauler’s license from the District. A District license is required for commercial haulers (which includes those haulers providing curbside; dumpster; bag [...]
Zero Waste for Municipalities/Schools
Working Toward Zero Waste
Vermonters currently generate about 600,000 tons of waste each year, according to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. This translates into almost one ton per person each year. Through reuse and recycling, residents kept about a third of these materials out of landfills in 2001. That means we still had 402,000 tons [...]
Zero Waste for Businesses
Working toward Zero Waste
Vermonters currently generate about 600,000 tons of waste each year, according to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. This translates into almost one ton per person each year. Through reuse and recycling, residents kept about a third of these materials out of landfills in 2001. That means we still had 402,000 tons [...]
Zero Waste for Residents
Working Toward Zero Waste
Vermonters currently generate about 600,000 tons of waste each year, according to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. This translates into almost one ton per person each year. Through reuse and recycling, residents kept about a third of these materials out of landfills in 2001. That means we still had 402,000 tons [...]
We’re Working Toward Zero Waste!
The Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District has committed to helping its 22 member communities to work toward Zero Waste.
Zero Waste won’t eliminate discards. Rather, working toward Zero Waste means that we will strive to capture all of the resources in such products so they can be reused and recycled in this region, instead of [...]
VT Hazardous Waste Regulations
Regulations identify the wastes that are regulated as hazardous in the state, and establish management standards for businesses that produce or generate, transport, treat, store, or dispose of them. Hazardous waste generators are regulated at three different levels depending on the types and quantity of waste produced. The levels, from lowest to highest, are conditionally [...]
Hazardous Waste and CEGs
The CVSWMD provides hazardous waste collections from spring through fall each year. The collections are focused on household hazardous waste, but small businesses, schools and municipal offices/facilities who qualify as a Conditionally Exempt Generator (CEG) under the Vermont Hazardous Waste Management Regulations may use the collections by appointment.
Vermont Hazardous Waste Regulations
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CVSWMD Newsletter
The District produces a monthly e-newsletter for its member communities. It’s distributed to town clerks, town managers, and select board chairs in our member communities, District board supervisors, District staff, legislative representatives of District towns, other solid waste districts, and environmental organizations.
You can access archived issues of the CVSWMD News e-newsletter by following this link:
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Solid Waste Implementation Plan
The CVSWMD Solid Waste Plan: Working Toward Zero Waste
The Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District developed a new Solid Waste Implementation Plan (SWIP) to comply with the state of Vermont’s new plan. The SWIP expresses the District’s vision for this region and will guide all solid waste programming and planning for the foreseeable future.
We solicited [...]
Green Up Day Grants
The CVSWMD’s Green Up Day Grants are back!
Budgetary challenges required us to suspend the grants last year. But this service to our member communities will be reinstated for this year’s Green Up Day — Saturday, May 1. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of this statewide cleanup event!
The CVSWMD is offering up to $500 [...]
