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Compost Bin and Kitchen Pail Order Form

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2009 Audit Report

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2009 Letter from Auditors

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Vermont Product Stewardship Council brochure

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Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District (SW/WCSWMD) is a union municipal district dedicated to providing solid waste management authority, services, and planning to its member towns. The District was chartered in 1981 and currently serves thirteen Vermont towns. The District is managed currently by the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission, Thomas J. Kennedy, Executive Director.
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2010 Compost Bin and Kitchen Pail Sale

The District is selling "Soil Saver" compost bins this year along with kitchen pails for collecting food scraps. For more information and the order form, click on the item under "Newest Publications" in the lefthand column.

Free Household Hazardous Waste Collections for 2010

hazmat The Southern Windsor/Windham Counties Solid Waste Management District (SW/WCSWMD) will hold free household hazardous waste (HHW) collections on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Springfield Transfer Station and Recycling Center, 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and at the Rockingham Transfer Station, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

There will also be collections on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Springfield Transfer Station from 9:00 a.m. - noon and at the Weathersfield Transfer Station from 9:00 a.m. - noon.

Do NOT Bring:	DO Bring:
latex paint (thicken and trash it)	aerosols
waste oil (service stations may take it)	antifreeze
fluorescent bulbs (transfer station or hardware store)	automotive products
ammunition (gun dealer)	gasoline
asbestos	hobby chemicals
auto batteries (transfer station)	household cleaners
alkaline batteries (trash)	kerosene
empty containers (recycle)	paint cleaners
fireworks	pesticides
medical waste	oil-based paints
medicines (trash)	pool chemicals
computers (transfer station)	mercury thermometers
radioactive material	mercury thermostats

Bring in a mercury thermometer - get a free digital thermometer.

Pre-registration is not required for District residents.
If you are a Conditionally Exempt Generator of HazWaste (less than 220 lbs./mo.), you may participate but you must pre-register and pay for your disposal costs.

Lighting for the Future

LED BULBS BEAT INCANDESCENTS IN LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT

A comprehensive life cycle assessment study conducted by German lighting manufacturer, OSRAM, has found that the total energy used by an LED bulb from manufacture to disposal is only one fifth of that required by incandescent models. The study, "Life Cycle Assessment of Illuminants," details the energy required for raw material production, manufacturing and assembly, transport, use, and end-of-life management. Incandescent lamps were reported to use approximately 3,300 kWh during their entire life, compared to less than 670 kWh for LEDs. OSRAM expects that the market will shift in favor of LEDs in the coming years as developing technologies yield even greater efficiency throughout the product's entire life cycle.

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District Meeting

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The Board of Supervisors' annual meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Springfield Town Offices. The public is welcome to attend.