In 2012, the Vermont Legislature unanimously passed Act 148, a universal recycling law that offers Vermonters a new set of systems and tools for keeping as much as possible out of the landfill. The first thing the Legislature did was jettison the concept of waste itself.
The universal recycling law is designed to encourage the development of infrastructure and systems that will enable everyone in Vermont to keep reusable resources out of the landfill and make progress in energy and resource conservation.

The Agency of Natural Resources is holding a public meeting to solicit comments on the draft Materials Management Plan — the guiding document for the new universal recycling law.
WHEN: Wednesday, February 5, 6-7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Pavilion Auditorium, 109 State Street, Montpelier
WHAT ELSE: Public comment period ends February 21, 2014. Click here for more information on Act 148. Comments may be submitted via email to bryn.oakleaf@state.vt.us or by snail mail to Bryn Oakleaf, Agency of Natural Resources-DEC, 1 National Life Drive, Davis 1, Montpelier, VT 05620