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Category Archives: Recycling & Waste Reduction
CSWD is Hiring: Marketing Creative Specialist
CSWD is Hiring: Marketing Creative Specialist ALISE CERTA, ACERTA@CSWD.NET MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, CHITTENDEN SOLID WASTE DISTRICT JOB OPENING Creativity is your life! From print that demands a second look to digital that invites click-throughs, your passion is clean, compelling design and communication. The Chittenden Solid Waste District is hiring a full-time graphic design/digital communications professional to […]
Continue readingYour February Digest
February 2020 The sweetest of Valentine’s Day wishes to you! Somehow Valentine’s Day and solid waste management do not strike me as a match made in heaven. Valentine’s Day is mushy cards, fancy dinners, decadent chocolate, roses, and champagne. The following week, though, is sorted paper, mushy food scraps, wilted flowers and hard-to-recycle glass. At […]
Continue readingInternship and Fellowship opportunities at PLAN this summer!
Join the PLAN Team this Summer! This summer, we are bringing two interns to our Philadelphia office, as well as Fellows from campuses interested in participating in the ATLAS program. Not sure which option is best for you? read on! Photos from PLAN’s Summer Internship in 2018. Internship: Zero Waste Strategy Interns We are looking […]
Continue readingAASHE Announcemnts: 2020 Happenings!
AASHE Connect | Bulletin | Events | Resource Hub | STARS Dear W, As we focus on 2020 and consider the priorities and goals for this year, we recognize the importance of continuing to strengthen our advocacy efforts; look more broadly at the definition of, and possibilities for, racial equity and social justice; and expand […]
Continue readingLooking for extra paid time this January? CSWD is looking for special project help
Here are the details for the MRF Plastics Sort which pays $15/hr. Date Time Location 1/27/20 9:00 am-3:00 pm 860 Redmond Rd, Williston 1/28/20 9:00 am-3:00 pm 860 Redmond Rd, Williston 1/29/20 2:00 pm- 8:00 pm 860 Redmond Rd, Williston 1/30/20 (if needed) 2:00 pm- 8:00 pm 860 Redmond Rd, […]
Continue reading10th Annual Trash Bash Results
On October 9th, we had our 10th annual Trash Bash Waste Sort in the IDX Student Center at Champlain College. The Center for Service & Sustainability along with our Eco-Reps team sorted through collected samples from the Champlain bookstore, Eats, and Photo Lab. In total, we acquired 64.2 pounds of trash from these locations. We sorted […]
Continue readingCSWD’s September Digest
Hello Neighbors, Working at CSWD, I am surrounded by co-workers who are truly committed to reducing the amount of waste they produce. Reusable water bottles abound! At previous jobs, frozen meals were my routine. Peel the film back, pop it in the microwave and lunch is ready! My first week at CSWD, I continued my […]
Continue readingVermont Research Newsletter: Teen pregnancies, Snakecotten, moose and more… Inbox x
View this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward Teen pregnancy and nighttime driving Vermont is the only state that doesn’t have mandatory nighttime-driving curfews and this may increase teen pregnancies, a new study finds. According to the research, states with stricter laws controlling new drivers have decreased fertility by 3–4% among mothers between the ages […]
Continue readingAASHE’s 2019 Sustainable Campus Index
I’m excited to share that AASHE has released the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI), a publication that recognizes top-performing colleges and universities in 17 sustainability impact areas and overall by institution type, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). The report also highlights innovative and high-impact initiatives from institutions that submitted STARS reports […]
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