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, regular recycling and food scraps in common collection areas.
• Arrange for onsite management or removal of food scraps ​
• Properly manage other landfill-banned materials:
  • Special Recycling, such as fluorescent bulbs, batteries, paint, mercury thermostats, electronics
  • Household Hazardous Waste​

Rental Housing Health & Safety Code

VT ANR Landlord Food Scrap FAQs

Request CVSWMD Assistance

From VT Residential Rental Housing Health & Safety Code.

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Landlords/Property Managers

STEP 1: System Setup

Trash & Recycling

• Hire a hauler to pick up trash and recycling or commit to hauling materials to a transfer station often enough to maintain sanitation.
•  Provide a clearly-labeled, accessible spot for renters to deposit trash and recycling. 
  • Haulers provide totes or dumpsters.
  • Use posters to inform tenants of recycling & composting:
    • Landfill Banned Items ​​​
    • Blue Bin Recycling Guide half-page​
    • Mixed Recycling, Landfill, Food Scraps, Returnables

Food Scrap Options 

• Hire a food scrap hauler (haulers serving complexes with 4 or more units must offer food scrap services)
• Take to a transfer station or local food scrap outlet often enough to maintain sanitation
• Set up and manage a backyard composting system​​

STEP 2: Inform Tenants

Inform new residents and remind tenants during lease renewal. Include waste management expectations in the lease.
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Printable poster samples

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Tenants/Renters

Renters are responsible for storing waste in a sanitary fashion within their unit and diverting recyclable and food scraps through the system provided by the property manager. They are also responsible for diverting all other landfill-banned materials that they generate.

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​Managing Waste During Move-in and Move-out

• Donate, Give away or sell usable items 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 by appointment at the Eco Depot
  • Prescription drugs: local drop-off, annual collection event or mail
  • Sharps/medical needles​

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See more items on our A-Z Disposal Guide

Click pictures for disposal guidance.

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