Vermont Business Magazine The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) has been awarded a $111,323 grant from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to help offset the costs of providing convenient facilities and public education for the safe and proper disposal of hazardous waste generated by residents and qualifying businesses.
The grant is part of a solid waste assistance fund provided by the state to help towns and solid waste planning entities implement their solid waste plans, as required by state law. The grant is awarded annually by the DEC, an arm of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. CSWD uses the grant to help 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 households and Chittenden County businesses, and the Rover, a mobile collection program that complements the Depot.
"These funds will support our hazardous waste collection program for residents and qualifying businesses," said Josh Estey, CSWD’s Director of Operations. "Each year, we manage over 600,000 pounds of hazardous waste, and the program costs more than $500,000 to operate. This grant will help ease some of that financial burden and allow us to continue providing this critical service to our community."
The funds will be used specifically to help cover costs for proper disposal of waste collected--expected to be nearly $275,000 in Fiscal Year 2026--as well as for making District members aware of the collection program.
"The grant will cover only a portion of the program’s total cost, but it’s a meaningful contribution," said Estey. "Receiving this funding helps us continue offering our members convenient, responsible options for disposing of hazardous waste safely and properly."
Some program expenses are offset by revenue sources including product stewardship programs, which reimburse CSWD for collecting certain products and materials, hazardous waste handling fees charged to businesses, and proceeds from the sale of Local Color paint, made by District staff from latex paint brought in for recycling.
About CSWD
The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) is a municipality created by our member Towns and Cities to manage the solid waste generated within Chittenden County in an environmentally sound, efficient, effective and economical manner.
4.11.2025. South Burlington, Vt - The Chittenden Solid Waste District
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