Residential Rental Waste Management

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Vermont Rental Housing Code Requirements 

Landlord/Property Manager Responsibilities:
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• Provide and maintain bins for trash, recycling and food scraps in common collection area
• Arrange for onsite management or removal of food scraps ​
• Properly manage landfill-banned materials, like:
  • Special Recycling, such as fluorescent bulbs, small batteries, paint, mercury thermostats
  • Household Hazardous Waste​

VT ANR Landlord Food Scrap FAQs

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For Landlords/Property Managers

STEP 1: Set Up Your System

• Hire a hauler to pick up trash and recycling or commit yourself to hauling materials to a transfer station at least weekly.
• Provide a clearly-labeled, easily accessible spot for residents to deposit trash and recycling.
  • Haulers will provide totes or dumpsters
  • Use posters to train tenants on recycling & composting
• Share data to safely store and dispose of prescription drugs and household hazardous waste.
• Choose food scrap diversion option: 
  • Hire a food scrap hauler
  • Take to a transfer station or local food scrap outlet
  • Set up a backyard composting system​​

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STEP 2: Inform  Tenants

Inform new tenants, remind them during lease renewal and include waste management expectations in the lease.

Posters
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​Ensure your tenants know what goes where with printable posters:

• Landfill Banned Items 
• Recycling Resimplified
• Mixed Recycling, Food Scraps, Landfill, Returnables
• Blue Bin Recycling Guide half-page​
• Ask if we have free sticker labels to share (below)

Sticker sizes: 3, 4.5 & 6 inches

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​For Landlords/Property Managers and Renters

​Managing waste during move-in and move-out

• Distribute or Donate usable items among friends, move via Front Porch Forum, secondhand shops, yard sales and free piles.
• Drop off Special Recycling items (fluorescent bulbs, batteries, electronics, small appliances, tires, paint) FREE at the Eco Depot or other outlets. 
• Dispose of:
  • Household Hazardous Waste at a HHW Collection event or at the Eco Depot.
  • Prescription drugs:local drop-off, annual collection event or mail.
  • Sharps/medical needles.

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Resources for Almost Anything You Might Need to Dispose of

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For Renters

​Composting Options

Food scraps are banned from the landfill. Check your lease or ask your landlord/property manager about food scrap arrangements and options.

Your options for managing food scraps include:

• Bring food scraps to a drop-off site.
• Backyard composting. Buy or build a composter. Buy a Green Cone in-ground digestor. Remember to be Bear Smart.
• For multi-units, see if community composting is right for you and how to set it up with your neighbors.
• Hire a hauler to pick up your food scraps.​

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