CSWD Seeks Marketing & Communications Manager JOB OPENING You are one-part media mastermind, one part data analyst; equally comfortable in front of a camera or behind a desk. You are a wordsmith with a passion for good design, and you enjoy being part of a team that gets things done. You’re committed to reducing your […]
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NOVEMBER 2018 Growing up, we always said grace before meals, but the Thanksgiving prayer always carried greater weight, like we were supposed to mean it more. And so I closed my eyes a little tighter, held my Nana’s hand a little longer, and sang a little louder. But at the end of the day, it was all a […]
Continue readingPlastic bottles are a major source of plastic pollution but they don’t need to! Tell Coca-Cola, PepsiCo & Nestlé: stop blocking container deposits! TAKE ACTION! We pulled off something extraordinary last month. Together with our #breakfreefromplastic movement allies, we mobilized 10,000 people to pick up 187,000 pieces of plastic pollution and then record and report the brands […]
Continue readingWe’re bringing a big sustainability hackathon to UVM on November 13th from 3-8pm (including a delicious hot dinner). The event will use design thinking to imagine ideas on getting Target customers to stop using plastic bags locally, with the potential for scale nationally. The event is in partnership with Target’s Corporate Social Responsibility team, who […]
Continue readingYoung local entrepreneurs Jake Wollman and Cam Scott began a unique business venture: urban compost pick up. When organic matter is sent to the landfill, it decomposes anaerobically, produce immense amounts of greenhouse gases and takes up space that only non-recyclable or reusable items should. Mandatory composting is a clear solution to these, and many other, landfill […]
Continue readingCall for Presentations and Workshops Submission Deadline: Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 13th Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS) Thursday, April 11, 2019 Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, Vermont Proposals due Tuesday November 13th, 2018 Dear CAV members and friends, I’m pleased to announce that CAV will be working with ANR to organize the 2019 Vermont […]
Continue readingOCTOBER 2018 The change to fall signals many things. Raking leaves. Apple picking! Raking leaves. Halloween candy! Raking leaves. Last chance for a maple creemee! Raking…well, you get it. For some of our staff, autumn is the signal that the Rover — our mobile collection unit for household chemicals & paint — is winding down. […]
Continue readingChamplain has partnered with Better World Books for a decade. Ever wonder what happens to the books we send them? Read more below. Better World Books Awards $125,000USD in 2018 Literacy Grants In March, Better World Books announced the application period for their eighth Annual Literacy Grants designed to address the literacy needs of communities […]
Continue readingSEPTEMBER 2018 Hi Christina, September is always a time of reflection for me. Maybe it’s the shock of cool air that gets me thinking about what I accomplished over our short summer, and looking ahead to everything I hope to do before the calendar changes again. CSWD’s staff and Board of Commissioners have been doing some reflecting […]
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