Montpeiier, Vermont
The Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District (CVSWMD) announced in November that well over 100 businesses, schools and institutions are participating in composting programs across the region. A full 97 percent of students within the district - 9,013 out of 9,284 - will be enrolled in a composting program by January 15. Since 2004, the CVSWMD has been working to develop programs that divert food waste from the landfill and recycle it via composting. To date, according to program administrators, more than 5.2 million pounds of food scraps have been rescued from the landfill, providing enough feed for 4,500 chickens or feedstock to produce enough compost to fertilize 350 acres of mixed vegetables.
The program is a cooperative partnership between CVSWMD and several regional composters. Participants separate food scraps into plastic 32gallon or 48-gallon toters and store them either outside or inside to await collection. Two programs provide routine food scrap collection services, picking up all types of food waste including, meat, seafood, bones, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, fats, oils, coffee grounds and coffee filters as well as other organic residuals. The largest program, operated by the CVSWMD, currently serves 91 customers - 70 businesses and 21 schools. Food scraps are taken to either the Vermont Compost Company, GROW Compost or the Highfields Center for Composting's facility. The Bradford program, established by the CVSWMD, the Highfields Center and the Bradford Conservation Commission in 2006, is operated by Robert Sandberg of Cookeville Composting in Corinth and serves approximately 21 customers. For more information, contact CVSWMD (www.cvswmd.org) or the Highfields Institute (www. high - fieldscomposting.org).
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