Vermont Business Magazine In 2015, theChittenden Solid Waste Districtreceived a grant worth $72,650from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to help fund the hazardous waste management program in Chittenden County for that year. The grant is part of a $411,000 solid waste assistance fund provided by the state to help towns uphold the state-wide ban on disposing of hazardous waste in landfills. The grant is awarded annually totowns by the DEC, an arm of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. "These funds will be used to help pay for the proper management of over 600,000 pounds of hazardous waste that we collect from residents and businesses annually," said Jen Holliday, Compliance Program and Product Stewardship Manager. "CSWD spends over $500,000 on an annual basis to manage its hazardous waste program."
CSWD used the grant to fund the District's hazardous waste collection program, which includes the Environmental Depot, a facility located in South Burlington that accepts hazardous waste year-round from Chittenden County households and businesses, and the Rover, a mobile collection program that operates July through October, visiting each district town to collect household hazardous waste for proper recycling and disposal.
The Chittenden Solid Waste District is a municipality created by the State of Vermont to manage the solid waste generated within Chittenden County. Its primary focus is to use economically and environmentally sound methods to reduce and manage this stream.