Because of COVID19...
Beginning Wednesday, March 18, the District moved to remote work for District employees. It is anticipated that our office will be closed until June 1, but it is likely to be extended. Please call or email and we will respond as soon as possible, as we are working from home.
What Will You Do With Your Food Scraps on July 1?
Our spring backyard composting workshops were canceled because of the state of emergency. However, we are offering an alternative opportunity to learn how to compost food scraps in your backyard. Ham Gillette, a Master Composter, has filmed a backyard composting presentation which Okemo Valley TV will be showing. OVTV is also sharing the program with other local cable access television stations for them to broadcast. Click on one of the links below for Ham's presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfua6dkR2Po&feature=youtu.be http://okemovalley.tv/virtual-composting-workshop The Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District has a video and a helpful booklet on backyard composting that you can access here. Composting in your backyard...it's easy, saves you money, and produces a great soil amendment for your garden. Basically, composting is just collecting kitchen scraps and leaves and putting them in a pile or bin. Then Mother Nature does the work of turning it back into soil. Composting can be done with almost no effort. Just add kitchen waste and leaves from the autumn leaf drop at a ratio of 1:3 and ...compost happens! Contact us at 674-9235 for an order form to purchase a SoilSaver backyard composter at a discounted price. Changes at the Springfield Transfer Station
As of July 1, 2019, windshield stickers are required and a punch card system for trash has been instituted. For the most up-to-date information about the changes, visit the Town of Springfield's website.
Got Household Hazardous Waste?
Our next household hazardous waste collection will be on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the Springfield Transfer Station, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The second and last collection of 2020 is scheduled for Tuesday, September, 15, same hours and location. These events are for District residents only. If you need to properly dispose of HHW before then, "The Rutland County Solid Waste District has a permanent hazardous waste collection facility that is generally open year-round. Visit their website or call 802-775-7209 for more information." If you just have paint to recycle, and the cans are labeled and not leaking, you can bring them to a local participating retailer. Visit PaintCare Inc. Vermont for the closest location. Latest District News:Next District Meeting: Thursday, June 25, 2020
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What happens to the glass that you bring to the transfer station? Well, if you go to the Cavendish, Ludlow, Rockingham, or Springfield transfer stations, all of the pickle jars, peanut butter jars, Snapple bottles, and wine bottles end up in a big pile on Springfield town land. Every few years, the glass is ground up. That glass is called processed glass aggregate or PGA. Contractors can use PGA as a gravel substitute in a variety of applications. Read More...
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Battery Recycling
Drop off your used batteries for special recycling and save our one-and-only landfill! Have you been throwing the used batteries from your remote controls, flashlights or toys into the trash? Stop! Until recently that was acceptable in Vermont. However, since Jan. 1, 2016, the State has added alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9v, etc.) to the list of batteries that can be recycled for FREE. Read More... 
Clean Wood, Leaf and yard debris are banned from the landfill as of July 1, 2016. Haulers who offer trash collection must also offer a service to collect leaf and yard debris, separate from other waste. Neither haulers nor transfer stations are required to collect clean wood. However, transfer stations may offer a spot for dropping off clean wood for other residents to pick up for reuse. Read More...
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"Sewing Peace." A job in a box!
Forty-three sewing machines (up from 36 in 2018) from the District joined the Vermont shipment that made its way to New Jersey in late September. From there, the machines were shipped to partnering organizations overseas. If you have a no-longer-used but working sewing machine, please consider donating it to the Sewing Peace project. Just bring it to your local transfer station (Ludlow, Rockingham, or Springfield) and let the folks there know that you want to donate it to Sewing Peace. Thank you. Read More... |
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Vermont's Universal Recycling Law. Vermont has solid waste legislation that focuses on recyclables and organics. It will lead to more consistent services throughout the state. To read more about this law, click here. If you would like to look at and/or use the new universal recycling symbols for recycling, food, and trash, click here. Download the Universal Recycling timeline and/or a summary of the new law.