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Addison County Solid Waste Management District Final, December 4, 2012
SWIP 2012 Implementation Report

ADDISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
SOLID WASTE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
2012 IMPLEMENTATION REPORT

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 SOLID WASTE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

The Solid Waste Implementation Plan (“SWIP”) was developed by the Addison County Solid Waste Management
District (“District”) to manage solid waste within its member municipalities in conformance with the Vermont Solid
Waste Management Plan (2005) (“State Plan”). The District SWIP, amended July 25, 2006, remains in effect until
the State Plan is amended, usually every five years. The next State Plan amendment is due in 2013. The Vermont
Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) requires an implementation report to be prepared every two years, in order to
track the District’s progress and performance in meeting the State’s 50% diversion goal. This is the third
Implementation Report submitted since the District’s SWIP was adopted in 2006.

1.2 ADDISON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

Member Towns

The Addison County Solid Waste Management District, a union municipal district, was formed in November 1988
to cooperatively and comprehensively address the solid waste management interests of its 19 member
municipalities: Addison, Bridport, Cornwall, Ferrisburgh, Goshen, Leicester, Lincoln, Middlebury, Monkton, New
Haven, Orwell, Panton, Ripton, Shoreham, Starksboro, Vergennes, Waltham, Weybridge and Whiting. The
governing agreement, or Charter1, of the District was approved by the Vermont General Assembly on May 5, 1989.

Board of Supervisors

The District is governed by a Board of Supervisors comprised of one representative from each member municipality.
Board representatives and alternates are appointed by the legislative bodies of the member towns.

District Mission Statement

The Board’s mission statement affirms the State hierarchy of waste reduction, pollution prevention, reuse, recycling
and composting as the top priorities for an integrated waste management system. The mission of the District is to:

Promote waste reduction and pollution prevention;
Maximize diversion of wastes through reuse, recycling, and composting;
Provide for the disposal of remaining wastes; and
Seek environmentally sound and cost-effective solutions in all of its programs, services, and facilities.

Staff

The District is staffed by eight full-time employees – four in the Business Office and four in the Transfer Station –
in addition to two part-time Saturday staff. Temporary and volunteer workers are used to assist with work load as
needed. District staff may be contacted by mail: 1223 Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT 05753; phone: (802) 388-
2333; fax: [phone]; or e-mail: [email protected]. More detailed information about the District and its
programs, including a “How To” Guide, may be found on the District website at www.AddisonCountyRecycles.org.

1 24 VSA, Appendix Chapter 401. Revised in 1991 and in 1993.
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The District Transfer Station, HazWaste Center and Business Office are co-located at 1223 Route 7 South,
Middlebury, Vermont. The Transfer Station hours are Mon - Fri, 7 AM - 3 PM, and Sat, 9 AM - 1 PM. The
HazWaste Center is open Mon – Fri, 8 AM - noon, and Sat, 9 AM - noon. The District Business Office is open Mon
- Fri, 8 AM - 4 PM.

District Transfer Station

The District Transfer Station (“Transfer Station”) is a regional solid waste management facility owned and operated
by the District. The Transfer Station accepts Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Construction & Demolition Debris
(C&D) in large amounts primarily from commercial haulers. The facility also accepts special wastes from the 19
member municipalities of the District. The Transfer Station began its first full year of operation in 1994. It is located
at 1223 Rt. 7, south of Middlebury, on the left just beyond the U.S. Forest Service. The Transfer Station handles an
average of 70 tons/day of MSW and C&D and transfers it to out-of-District disposal sites. Other waste materials are
collected at the Transfer Station for reuse, recycling and/or composting. The Transfer Station also serves as a
collection site for the state “VT E-Cycles” Electronic Waste (“E-Waste”) and Mercury-Containing Lamp recycling
programs.

The two Reuse It or Lose It! sheds, one for household goods and the other for construction materials, and the
District HazWaste Center are located at the Transfer Station. The HazWaste Center only accepts Household
Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Conditionally Exempt Generator (CEG) Waste generated in District member
municipalities.

Wastes Accepted at the District Transfer Station

The acceptable materials managed at the Transfer Station are:

Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”) and Construction & Demolition Debris (“C&D”)
Scrap Metal and Appliances (“white goods”)
Clean Wood (branches, unpainted/untreated dimensional lumber and pallets)
Leaf & Yard Waste (lawn clippings, leaves)
Bulky Waste (furniture, mattresses, etc.)
Residential Food Waste
Corrugated Cardboard
Electronic Waste (“E-Waste”)
Books
Tires
Single Stream Recyclables (commercial haulers only, beginning on 1/1/2012)
Used Motor Oil and Oil Filters
Universal Waste: Fluorescent light bulbs, household and wet cell batteries, mercury thermostats and other
mercury-containing devices, cathode ray tubes, and PCB ballasts and capacitors
Propane and other Compressed Gas Waste Cylinders (empty)
Batteries (wet cell automotive, small sealed lead acid, household, button cell, lithium metal, lithium ion, Ni-
MH, and Ni-Cd)
Non-friable Asbestos-containing materials
Household Hazardous Waste (“HHW”) and Conditionally Exempt Generator (“CEG”) Waste (at the HazWaste
Center only)
Household items and construction materials (reusable dimensional lumber, doors, windows, etc.) for the
District’s Reuse It or Lose It! program.2

2 See Appendix 1 for a list of acceptable items at the Reuse It or Lose It! centers.
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District Transfer Station

Mai n Tipping Buildin g HazWaste Center Special Waste Drop-off Area

Policies and Ordinances

From time to time, the District Board of Supervisors may adopt policies and ordinances in order to realize its
mission and the goals of its SWIP. Such ordinances establish the day-to-day details of implementation systems and
provide enforcement mechanisms. The District has two ordinances in effect: the Waste Management Ordinance3
and the Illegal Burning and Disposal Ordinance4.

Waste Management Ordinance

The Waste Management Ordinance lays out the responsibilities of waste generators and waste haulers in the District.
It establishes a licensing program for commercial haulers that includes reporting requirements, weighing
requirements and per ton fee payments to the District. The ordinance adopts a District-wide mandatory recycling
system that requires the source separation of recyclables and electronics by the generator. It also requires
commercial haulers to offer collection of recyclables if they collect MSW, with the exception of: (a) the Town of
Middlebury, which contracts for curbside recycling collection; and (b) commercial haulers who park a waste
collection vehicle at one of the Town Recycling Drop-offs. Finally, the ordinance prohibits the co-mingling and
transport for disposal of solid waste with hazardous waste. Appendix 2 contains the most recent Waste Management
Ordinance, revised on July 20, 2006. Also included is the “ACSWMD Policies of the Board of Supervisors
Implementing the Waste Management Ordinance,” amended on November 19, 2009. These documents are available
on the District’s website.

Illegal Burning and Disposal Ordinance

The Illegal Burning and Disposal Ordinance (Appendix 3) prohibits the burning of solid waste unless it meets
certain exemptions allowed by State law, such as the burning of yard waste and natural wood (with permission of
the local Fire Warden) and the burning of campground firewood. Burning in a state-licensed solid waste incinerator
is also allowed. The Ordinance also prohibits indiscriminate dumping of solid waste into disposal containers other
than one’s own, and onto land or into waters of the State for purposes of disposal. Exemptions include the
composting of acceptable waste on one’s property or the reuse/recycling of waste. As Table 1.1 below shows, the
number of illegal dumping/ burning complaints in the District has held steady for the past decade.

3Adopted on August 12, 1993. Amended on July 20, 2006.
4Adopted on March 16, 1995.
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Table 1.1. Illegal Dumping/ Burning Complaints in ACSWMD – 2000-2011

Population
(2010 Vt.
Housing Data -
US Census
% per
(adjusted for
Town seasonal)) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 TOTAL Pop
Addison 1,558 3 4 4 2 4 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 25 1.60%
Bridport 1,330 1 7 1 7 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 30 2.26%
Cornwall 1,220 8 6 4 9 5 5 7 2 4 5 1 2 55 4.51%
Ferrisburgh 3,169 7 12 8 7 7 8 5 5 3 5 5 5 67 2.11%
Goshen 201 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 5 2.49%
Leicester 1,335 6 8 3 7 7 4 9 2 5 1 5 4 52 3.90%
Lincoln 1,392 3 9 4 6 4 0 4 0 4 5 2 1 39 2.80%
Middlebury* 8,574 1 2 3 8 5 2 4 3 0 16 13 10 44 0.51%
Monkton 2,028 6 9 5 3 2 2 3 5 4 1 1 4 40 1.97%
New Haven 1,741 4 3 6 7 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 4 30 1.72%
Orwell 1,433 6 2 4 4 1 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 24 1.67%
Panton 713 3 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 1.68%
Ripton 656 0 7 3 4 1 1 2 0 4 8 1 2 30 4.57%
Shoreham 1,347 3 9 15 7 4 5 3 2 4 2 3 1 54 4.01%
Starksboro 1,904 4 3 0 3 11 2 10 7 6 6 2 1 52 2.73%
Vergennes 2,605 1 3 4 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 16 0.61%
Waltham 492 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 1.22%
Weybridge 846 1 0 2 1 2 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 16 1.89%
Whiting 424 4 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 19 4.48%
TOTAL 32,968 64 87 71 84 60 41 61 39 48 61 44 39 616

* Source: Addison County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Dick Debonis Report.
**Middlebury data is missing for 2008. Prior years are only the cases referred to Middlebury by AC Sheriff, but do not represent all cases handled by
the Middlebury Police Dep't. The Middlebury Police Dep't. provided the 2009-2011 figures - cases they investigated, not included in Sheriff's tally.

Financing the District

Currently, the District does not assess its member municipalities for any portion of the District’s revenue. It relies
upon a combination of: (1) tipping fees collected at the Transfer Station in Middlebury; (2) a per ton District Fee on
all waste generated within the District if the waste is destined for disposal; (3) donations or fees at special events
sponsored by the District; (4) the sale of items such as compost bins; and (5) state and federal grants, if available.

SECTION 2. WASTE DIVERSION

2.1 RECYCLING METHODS IN THE DISTRICT

The State of Vermont Solid Waste Management Plan set an ambitious goal of increasing the overall statewide
municipal solid waste diversion rate to 50% by the year 2005. Although the State’s actual 35% diversion rate fell
short of that goal, the District’s diversion efforts have been steadily progressing. Reduction and recycling efforts in
the District reached the State’s 50% benchmark in 2009. In 2011, the diversion rate climbed to 53.82% (see Table
2.6). This represents an increase of 3.44% since 2009.

Recycling programs at the District Transfer Station continue to divert large quantities of material from landfill
disposal. (See Tables 2.3 and 2.4). The District’s mandatory recycling ordinance has been in effect since 1993. The
District was also the first to mandate the source separation of E-Waste. District staff has continued to focus its
efforts on education and the promotion of waste reduction and recycling as a permanent lifestyle behavior for every
resident and business.
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District Transfer Station

The District continues to expand its collection and diversion of various materials. State grants have assisted the
District in conducting pilot projects and establishing new collection programs:

1. Mercury-Containing Devices: In 2011, the Vermont governor signed the Mercury-Containing Lamp Law.
Although the District has been collecting mercury-containing lamps for years, this law provides manufacturer
funding (extended producer responsibility) for the collection and recycling of mercury-containing lamps in
Vermont. As a collection location under this new State program, the District is able to offer free collection of all
compact fluorescent lamps (“CFL’s”) and all other general purpose mercury-containing lamps delivered in
quantities of 10 or less per day, beginning on July 1, 2012. The District also continues to manage several other types
of mercury-containing devices, including: (a) mercury dairy manometers from farms around the region, in
partnership with the VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (“AAFM”); (b) mercury-containing thermostats for
recycling with the Thermostat Recycling Corporation; and (c) mercury switches removed from old appliances that
continue to come into the Transfer Station. The District also continues the promotion of Vermont’s Mercury
Education and Reduction Campaign and its website, www.mercvt.org; and the State and industry-sponsored
collection programs for fluorescent lamps and mercury-containing button cell batteries at participating area
businesses.

2. Books: The District Transfer Station accepts hard and soft cover books for recycling year-round, collecting
84.50 tons of books in 2011.

3. Leaf & Yard Waste: The District Transfer Station collects leaf & yard waste from businesses and residents that
do not have the option of composting in their backyards. This material is hauled to the VT Natural Ag. Products
composting facility for use in producing compost and topsoil.

4. Residential Food Waste: The District collects residential food waste at the Transfer Station for composting at
VT Natural Ag. Products. The District continues to sell backyard compost bins and kitchen collectors at a greatly
discounted price to all households in the area. The District maintains a home composting demonstration area at the
Transfer Station, and uses this site to provide interested homeowners with basic composting tips and techniques. The
District enhanced this demonstration area last year by expanding it to include a variety of compost bin models.

5. Clean Wood for Chipping into Mulch: The Transfer Station also accepts natural wood as part of its clean wood
program. We chip the wood and provide the resulting mulch to residents at no charge. Clean, untreated dimensional
lumber is collected as part of this program, providing a less expensive alternative for contractors who wish to
separate and recycle materials instead of landfilling them. We also chip Christmas trees and offer the mulch for free
as part of our annual Merry Mulch Program.

6. Electronic Waste: The District accepts all E-Waste at the Transfer Station for recycling. E-Waste includes:
computers (monitors, CPUs and printers); televisions; fax machines; VCRs; DVD players; stereos; CD players;
shredders; photocopiers; arcade video games and miscellaneous small items such as cell phones, CDs, DVDs, tapes,
cassettes, cords, chips, cards and adapters. Vermont recently became the 21st state to pass an E-Waste recycling law,
which establishes producer responsibility for collecting and recycling E-Waste from households, charities, schools
and businesses. The law banned disposal of E-Waste on January 1, 2011, and manufacturers began to provide
convenient and free collection of certain E-Wastes on July 1, 2011. The District Transfer Station serves as a
collection site under this new system. In June 2012, the District won an award from the Northeast Resource
Recovery Association for the highest volume collected at any one site in Vermont. In 2011, the District recycled
339,104 lbs of E-Waste, or 10.29 lbs/per capita.

7. Reuse: The District’s Reuse It or Lose It! program collected and exchanged 2.51 tons of reusable household
goods and building materials in 2011. In this program, reusable household goods and building materials brought to
the Transfer Station are given one last chance for reuse if they meet certain criteria. Building materials that meet the
criteria for reuse will be accepted free of charge. Larger household goods are subject to a nominal fee. All reusable
materials collected through Reuse It or Lose It! are made available to the public at no charge.
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8. Waste Oil and Oil Filters: The District continued to accept waste oil and oil filters at its Transfer Station, and
shipped 12 tons of waste oil and 4.40 tons of used oil filters in 2011 for recycling.

9. Batteries: The District continues to use Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) for recycling its
rechargeable batteries. This is an industry-sponsored, free collection of all rechargeable batteries shipped to RBRC.
In 2011, the Transfer Station recycled 1,700 lbs of household batteries and nine tons of lead acid batteries.

10. Pressurized Cylinders: The District accepts empty Freon tanks, helium tanks, fire extinguishers, propane tanks
up to 100-lb capacity and other pressurized cylinders at the Transfer Station. All cylinders received at the Transfer
Station are processed for either reuse or recycling as scrap metal. In 2011, the Transfer Station received 2.17 tons of
pressurized cylinders.

11. Paint: The District accepts latex paint year-round in conjunction with its HHW and CEG waste collection
program. All latex paint collected at the HazWaste Center is screened for recycling potential. The recyclable paint is
then delivered to the Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD), where it is blended into a recycled paint product. In
2011, the HazWaste Center collected a total of 15.24 tons of latex paint, of which 8.1 tons were solidified for
landfill disposal and 7.14 tons were delivered to CSWD for recycling.

District staff prepares a load of maple
sap tubing to be shipped to a baler, and
then recycled.

12. Maple Sap Tubing: In 2011, the District began a pilot program to collect and recycle waste maple sap tubing.
In partnership with the AAFM, the District reached out to all local maple producers to encourage them to bring old
polyethylene tubing to the Transfer Station for recycling. Although no tubing was collected in 2011, the District
collected almost 5,000 lbs as of July 2012, and plans to continue offering this program to any interested producers in
the future.

Curbside Recyclables Collection

All District residents have access, via subscription service, to curbside collection of single stream recyclables
through private, District–licensed, commercial haulers. Recycling services must be offered at a rate that is less than
the cost of MSW. This is a function of the District’s licensing procedure under the Waste Management Ordinance.
The Town of Middlebury contracts with a private hauler to collect recyclables curbside. Other member towns rely
upon town or private drop-off centers to collect single stream recyclables. See Table 2.1 for a list of those centers. In
2011, the District renegotiated its Host Town Agreement with the Town of Middlebury to allow the Transfer Station
to begin accepting single stream recyclables from commercial haulers beginning on 1/1/2012.

Commercial Food Waste

The District continues to manage a commercial food waste collection program, which began as a pilot program in
2006 with funding from an implementation grant from ANR. The program relies on a private hauler to collect the
food waste and transport it to VT Natural Ag Products, a local commercial composting facility. Two area grocery
stores and one restaurant are currently participating in the program. The District provides program oversight,
training for each participating food waste generator, and supplies such as signs, container labels, and biodegradable
liners. The food waste is composted separately, then combined and marketed together with a composted bulk topsoil
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product. In 2011, the program diverted more than 65.67 tons of food residuals. This year, the District will work with
the Vermont-based Highfields Institute on a study to identify options for the expansion of the commercial food
waste collection program, including potential new hauling configurations, route densities, collection containers, and
outreach to businesses and schools.

Town Recycling Drop-off Centers

Residents and businesses in 18 District towns now have access to a recycling drop-off center (see Table 2.1). The
town recycling drop-off centers are independent of the District. In many cases, they were established by concerned
citizens and volunteers, and several continue to be operated entirely by volunteer labor. Other towns contract with
private hauling companies to park vehicles at the drop-off for collection of single stream recyclables. Table 2.2
summarizes the tons of recyclables collected at each of the town recycling drop-off centers. The town recycling
drop-off centers are funded by the respective towns through user fees and/or taxes.

Table 2.1. Town Recycling Drop-Off Centers in the ACSWMD, 2011
Recycling
Facility Address / Hours of Recyclables
Town Coordinator / Directions to Facility
Operation Collected
Contact Info
Addison Town Clerk H o u seholds may use Vergennes See directions to Vergennes facility. Co-mingled
759-2020 facility single stream
Bridport Town Clerk Old Town Landfill, Happy Valley Turn onto Middle Rd. from 22A (just so. of Rt. Co-mingled
758-2483 Rd., Bridport, VT 125 West). Take immediate left onto Crown Point single stream
Casella Sat, 9AM - 1PM Rd. At 1.5 miles, Crown Point Rd. makes a 90-
388-2915 degree right turn – here go straight onto Happy
Valley Rd. Center is ¼ mile on right.
Ferrisburgh Town Clerk H o useholds may use Vergennes See directions to Vergennes facility. Co-mingled
877-3429 facility single stream
Goshen Kathy Mathis 106 Carlisle Hill Rd. From Rt. 73, go east over Brandon Gap. Turn at Co-mingled
247-6720 Goshen, VT 05733 sign to Goshen. Take first left onto Carlisle Hill single stream
Town Clerk Rd. Turn right after bridge. Pass Town Hall /
2d and 4th Sats, 9AM - 11:30AM
247-3137 Town Clerk's office. Shed is on left.
(mobile unit in shed)
Leicester Van Denton 2 2 4 1 Fern Lake Rd. Take Rt. 7 in Leicester east onto Fern Lake Rd. Co-mingled
247-8340 Leicester, VT 05733 Center is less than 0.5 miles on left. single stream
1st and 3d Sats, 10AM - 1PM
Lincoln Lance Latrell 1 1 11 Downingsville Rd. Rt. 117 to Quaker Rd., then 3 miles on Quaker Co-mingled
453-8442 Lincoln, VT 05443 Rd. to Downingsville Rd. Right onto single stream,
Sat, 8AM - 1PM Downingsville Rd. for 1 mile. Shed is on left up a scrap metal,
dirt road. tires
Monkton Town Clerk 4 0 47 States Prison Hollow Rd. Northeast on States Prison Hollow Rd. Shed is Co-mingled
453-3800 Monkton, VT 0.5 miles down road on right at end of long single stream
2d and 4th Sats, 9AM - 12PM gravel drive.
New Haven Town Clerk R t. 17 East Take Rt. 7 to intersection with Rt. 17. Turn onto Co-mingled
453-3516 New Haven, VT 05472, next to Rt. 17 and head toward east of town center. Truck single stream
the fire station. is parked next to the fire station on the left.
Sat, 8AM - 12PM
Panton Town Clerk H o u seholds may use Vergennes See directions to Vergennes facility. Co-mingled
475-2333 facility single stream
Ripton Warren King 3 3 3 Peddlers Bridge Rd. R t. 125 into village. Left onto Natural Turnpike Co-mingled
388-4082 Ripton, VT 05766 Rd. Right onto Peddler’s Bridge Rd. Shed is less single stream
1st and 3d Sats, 9AM - 12PM than 2 miles on left, adjacent to Fire Dept.
$3.00 fee per load of recyclables
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Recycling
Facility Address / Hours of Recyclables
Town Coordinator / Directions to Facility
Operation Collected
Contact Info
Shoreham Casella 2 8 S c hool Rd. (Behind Take 22A to Main Street in town. Go less than 1 Co-mingled
388-2915 Congregational Church) mile to Congregational Church on left. Shed is single stream
Shoreham, VT 05770 behind church.
Sat, 9AM - 12PM
Starksboro Jen Turner O l d Town Landfill Off of Rt. 116, south of Town, at the Starksboro Co-mingled
453-4927 1686 Rt. 116 Town Garage. Access by a steep dirt road single stream
Starksboro, VT 05487 heading east from Rt. 116.
1st and 3d Sats, 8AM - 11AM
Donation of $3.00/visit
Vergennes Casella 8 C a nal Street Junction of Canal and West Streets (West off Co-mingled
388-2915 Vergennes, VT 05491 22A, just south of Vergennes, past the bridge single stream
Wed, 2PM - 6PM over Otter Creek).
Sat, 8AM - 12PM
Waltham Town Clerk H o u seholds may use Vergennes See directions to Vergennes facility. Co-mingled
877-3641 facility single stream
Weybridge Peggy & Greg Lyons 4 6 0 Quaker Village Rd. From Rt. 23, take Quaker Village Rd. north past Co-mingled
545-5966 Weybridge, VT 05753 elementary school to Town Garage. Shed is up single stream
Sat, 9:30AM - 11AM dirt road behind garage.
Wed, 6PM - 7:30PM (Summer
Only)
Whiting Grace Simmonds O l d Town Garage, Rt. 30 In Whiting, take Rt. 30 about 0.5 miles. Shed is Co-mingled
623-7813 Whiting, VT 05778 south of gas station, adjacent to the school single stream
2d and 4th Sats, 9:30AM - 11AM

Table 2.2. Recycling Tonnage - Town Recycling Drop-Off Centers, 2011
Total Tons Recycled Through
TOWN
Town Centers 2011
Addison 15.00
Bridport 139.15
Cornwall 30.00
Goshen 12.29
Leicester 35.24
Lincoln[1] 123.41
Middlebury (College) 395.88
Monkton 77.23
New Haven 155.30
Orwell 32.33
Ripton 54.14
Shoreham 96.69
Starksboro 27.36
Vergennes[2] 550.67
Weybridge 79.43
Whiting 13.51
TOTAL TONS 1,837.63
[1] Single stream totals only – does not include other items such as scrap metal.
[2] Includes the towns of Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton and Waltham, that use the Vergennes Recycling Drop-off Center.
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Table 2.3 below summarizes the recycling rates per town based on 2011 annual reports from town recycling drop-
off centers, private recycling centers and private commercial hauling companies (curbside collection).

Table 2.3. Recycling Rates per Town – Town Drop-off Recycling Centers,
Private Recycling Facilities & Curbside Collection, 2011
Total Recycling Number of
Tonnage, 2011 - Town Households
Town Per Capita Recycling Rate per
Town Drop-offs, Private (adjusted for
Population[2] Recycling Rate (lbs) Household, per Year (lbs)
Recycling Facs. & seasonal
Curbside[1] homes)(3)
Addison 126.80 1,558 162.75 599 423.36
Bridport 183.56 1,330 276.09 530 693.33
Cornwall 98.76 1,220 161.85 482 409.79
Ferrisburgh 290.12 3,169 183.08 1,278 454.03
Goshen 12.29 201 122.51 91 271.60
Leicester 42.22 1,335 63.25 544 155.36
Lincoln 139.09 1,392 199.84 561 495.86
Middlebury 2,091.46 8,574 487.85 2,824 1,481.47
Monkton 119.24 2,028 117.59 759 314.20
New Haven 263.59 1,741 302.84 695 759.08
Orwell 91.29 1,433 127.40 556 328.38
Panton 68.48 713 192.20 281 487.38
Ripton 64.65 656 197.01 294 440.55
Shoreham 147.71 1,347 219.34 543 544.05
Starksboro 70.57 1,904 74.13 748 188.69
Vergennes 602.93 2,605 462.84 1,002 1,204.04
Waltham 58.02 492 235.87 207 561.91
Weybridge 104.39 846 246.90 336 621.37
Whiting 39.39 424 185.79 169 466.15
4,614.55 32,968 279.94 12,495 738.62
TOTAL Avg. lbs/per Avg. lbs/per
capita/yr household/yr
[1] Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton and Waltham figures are extrapolated from the Vergennes Recycling Drop-off Center total.
Town recycling tonnage from: Server\shared\data\hauler recycling reports\town recycling spreadheet compilation 2011.xls
[2] Pop. Figures are from UVM CRS (Center for Rural Studies) - based on 2010 US Census. Confirmed population data wtih Vermont
Housing Data Profiles - 2010 Data (www.housingdata.org/profile/)
[3] Vt. Housing Data for seasonal homes and ave. household size per town. Multiplied by 2010 US Census pop.
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More electronic waste arrives at the
District Transfer Station for recycling.

2.2 BUSINESS RECYCLING

Improving Business Recycling Rates

The District has a system in place to track construction and demolition waste hauled in contractor vehicles. The
Waste Management Ordinance defines “contractors” as persons who transfer or transport solid waste generated
within District borders for compensation as part of a construction and/or demolition job, as long as the quantity of
waste transported and disposed does not exceed 100 tons in a rolling year. To track this, “contractors” are identified
and issued a numbered sticker for their vehicles. All waste brought into the Transfer Station by them is tracked
monthly. If they are identified as disposing greater than 100 tons in any 12-month period, they have to become
licensed commercial haulers.

One outreach tool used by the District to promote increased business recycling is a voluntary waste assessment.
Businesses can sign up for a free waste assessment by District staff that is tailored to their particular organization,
and concludes with a summary report focusing on specific areas of interest. The goal of the assessment is to create a
pathway for improving recycling, composting, waste diversion, and in some cases, hazardous waste management
efforts. As an additional incentive for hosting an assessment, the District provides a free 23-gallon office recycling
bin to any business that participates. The District also maintains a supply of these containers for other interested
businesses to purchase.

Dedicated 4-H youth stand by the
fruits of their recycling efforts.

The District offers the use of its “X-frame” recycling bins free of charge at special events in member municipalities.
In 2011, the District used the X-frame bins at Dead Creek Wildlife Day, and placed 60 special event bins at Addison
County Fair & Field Days, a week-long event that attracts approximately 65,000 people. Partnering with local 4-H
groups at the Fair, the District recovered a mountain of bottles and cans that otherwise would have ended up in the
trash. So far this year, the District deployed the special event bins at the Middlebury Maple Run, the Field Days
Horse Show, and again at Addison County Fair & Field Days. The District also plans to use the bins for Vergennes
Day, the Bristol Stampede, Dead Creek Wildlife Day, and any other interested public events.

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