Saturday, September 16 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CVSWMD Barre location (540 North Main St, Barre) Description Community composting presents a scalable food diversion option that is applicable in urban, suburban, or rural communities. Compost programs can be established at community gardens (e.g. neighborhood, urban, tribal, etc.), farms, schools, or other locations, such as hospitals and […]
Continue readingThis could be a great opportunity for an entrepreneurial Champlain student/team! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Williston, VT — The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) is launching a new grant program to help create or improve markets for hard-to-recycle products and packaging from Chittenden County. The Recycling Market Development Grant Program will invest up to a total of $30,000 into projects […]
Continue readingLove compost? Love biking? Love helping people recycle right at events? CSWD has a fun, interesting part-time summer/fall position open: We’re looking for a friendly composting and biking enthusiast! You’ll be a combassador… er, compostador .. uh … Compost ambassador! Your job will be to pedal a festive trailer full of info and give-aways to […]
Continue readingThe 17th annual Spring Move Out Project (SMOP) needs an hour or two of your time! Our team is in search of 40+ volunteers to make this year’s community swap and recycling event a success. Details: When: Tuesday May 23, 2017 – volunteers needed from 11am to 4pm Where: Downtown Burlington More information & volunteer […]
Continue readingBrought you by our friends at Chittenden Solid Waste District.
This year’s Campus Move Out Collection needs your help, and you might find some treasures for yourself! More details and sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054baca92aa2fa7-swap Please share with those who might be interested. Questions can be directed to cerickson@champlain.edu
The Eco-Reps were back at it this year with the Annual Food Waste Weigh-In where they tracked the amount of scraps people throw into the compost of the dining hall. The data was collected in the Champlain College dining hall on April 3rd, 4th, and 6th from 5-6 pm during the dinner rush. Prior years […]
Continue readingAdd Your Voice to the Movement. We need your skills and experience to make the upcoming Students for Zero Waste ’17 Conference the best that it can be. Submit a workshop proposal (for a 30 minute workshop, 50 minute workshop, or 45 minute activity break) by June 1st! Click the button below for more details. Submit a […]
Continue readingSubmit Earth Day-themed photographs by April 30! With colleges and universities busy this month preparing for Earth Day and the March for Science, we look forward to learning how institutions celebrate Earth Day and sharing these stories with the higher education sustainability community. We invite you to submit Earth Day-themed photos to the Campus Sustainability […]
Continue readingVermont Organics Recycling Summit Vermonters are making great strides towards 2020 and full phase-in of the landfill ban on organics. The Vermont Organics Recycling Summit is helping lead the way: a statewide forum to think boldly, learn, and network about transforming food waste and other organic materials into valuable products. This year’s […]
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