Business Waste Management

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​Residents and operations in Vermont must divert these landfill-banned materials from the trash.

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​Blue Bin Recycling

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Food Scraps & Food Donation

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Special Recycling

Learn what items are FREE to dispose of
and find local outlets. 

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Hazardous Waste

Learn to identify Hazardous Waste & safely dispose of it. 
​If your business is a VSQG, we can accept your haz-waste.

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Find a Hauler or a Transfer Station

Haulers must take recycling and food scraps from the businesses that they serve.

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Maximize Diversion & Minimize Contamination

• ​Place & pair trash, recycling and food scrap containers in for easy access & reduced contamination
• Train employees & the public about what belongs in recycling or food waste bins.
• Printable posters:
  • Graphic Bin Signage - secure on or above bins for easy identification
  • Act 148 Summary to inform employees why they must follow the protocols.

Food Specifics

• Hire a hauler or find a drop-off site, like a transfer station, food scrap outlet or farm
  • ​ if relevant, follow swine feed laws
• Donate unserved food to local organizations 

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Track Waste Volumes 
​& Save Money

Assess if costs can be reduced by adjusting container size or hauler pick-up schedules.​​

Request Free Assistance

We can help you set up or improve systems and identify resources.

Grant Funds

We may be able to help you improve waste management through reimbursement grant funds.

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Single-Use Products Ban

Act 69 limits or bans the distribution of single use products at point of sale: plastic shopping bags, plastic straws, plastic stirrers and "Styrofoam" food or beverage containers.