RUTLAND COUNTY
SOLID WASTE ALLIANCE COMMUNITIES
(SWAC)
SOLID WASTE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
2015
Member Towns:
Benson, Chittenden, Fair Haven, Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rutland Town, Shrewsbury,
Sudbury, Tinmouth, and West Haven
Full SWIP Adopted October 22, 2015
Revisions Adopted January 8, 2016
Table of Contents
I.
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 2
A. Universal Recycling Law: ............................................................................................................................... 2
B. Rutland County Solid Waste Alliance Communities (SWAC): ......................................................................... 2
Map of Solid Waste Management Entities in Vermont .................................................................................. 5
C. Mission and Goals: ......................................................................................................................................... 6
D. Planning Process: ........................................................................................................................................... 6
1.
Solid Waste Implementation Plan Subcommittee: .............................................................................. 6
Table 1. SWIP Subcommittee.......................................................................................................................... 7
2.
Public Involvement Process: ................................................................................................................. 7
3.
Conformance with the Regional Plan: .................................................................................................. 8
II. Area Description............................................................................................. 9
A. Population and Housing: ................................................................................................................................ 9
Table 2: Population, Households, and Proportion in Member Towns .......................................................... 9
B. Businesses and Institutions:....................................................................................................................... 10
Table 3: Rutland County Business Statistics ................................................................................................ 10
C. Existing Solid Waste Management Facilities and Services: ....................................................................... 10
1.
Solid Waste Facilities .......................................................................................................................... 10
2.
Siting Criteria: ..................................................................................................................................... 11
Table 4: Facilities Included in the Plan .......................................................................................................... 13
3.
Other Programs and Services: ............................................................................................................ 14
Table 5: Other Services ................................................................................................................................ 14
4.
Haulers Serving Rutland County: ........................................................................................................ 15
Table 6: Haulers Serving Rutland County ..................................................................................................... 15
5.
Current Disposal Rate Estimate .......................................................................................................... 16
III.
SOLID WASTE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SWIP) ...................... 17
A. Performance Standards and Actions: ........................................................................................................ 17
1.
Solid Waste Management Entity Profile: ........................................................................................... 17
2.
General: .............................................................................................................................................. 17
3.
Recyclables: ........................................................................................................................................ 22
Table 7. SWAC Public School Information .................................................................................................... 27
4.
Organics: ............................................................................................................................................. 30
5.
Construction and Demolition (C&D):.................................................................................................. 34
6.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Conditionally Exempt Generators (CEGs) ........................ 36
7.
Sludge, Septage, and Residual Wastes: .............................................................................................. 41
8.
Program Administration: .................................................................................................................... 44
B. Cost Estimates ............................................................................................................................................ 46
APPENDICES: .................................................................................................... 46
Appendix I.
SWIP Workplan and Budget Summary ................................................................................... 46
Appendix II. Variable Rate Pricing Ordinance Adopted by Member Towns .................................................... 46
Appendix III.
Other Solid Waste Ordinances ............................................................................................... 46
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I.
INTRODUCTION
A. Universal Recycling Law:
Universal Recycling Timeline
July 1, 2014
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Transfer stations must accept residential
recyclables at no separate charge.
Generators of more than 104 tons/year of food
wastes must send those materials to a
composting facility if one exists within 20 miles.
July 1, 2015
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Residential trash must be charged based on
volume or weight.
Recyclables are banned from landfills.
Transfer stations must accept leaf and yard
waste.
Haulers and transfer stations must offer
residential recycling at no separate charge.
Recycling containers must be provided in all
publicly owned spaces where trash cans are
located.
Generators of more than 52 tons/year of food
wastes must send those materials to a
composting facility if one exists within 20 miles.
July 1, 2016
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Leaf and yard waste and clean wood are
banned from landfills Haulers must offer leaf
and yard debris collection.
Generators of more than 26 tons/year of food
wastes must send those materials to a
composting facility if one exists within 20 miles.
The Universal Recycling Law or Act 148 was
passed unanimously by the Vermont
Legislature in 2012. The primary purpose of
this law was to significantly reduce the
amount of material going into landfills. Over
the past decade, 30 to 36% of materials have
been diverted from landfills. At the same
time, the average amount of material each
Vermonter generates has increased. This
means that many useful and recyclable
materials still end up in those landfills, which
are gradually becoming full. The Universal
Recycling Law seeks to provide more choices
and convenience for Vermont residents,
businesses and institutions to make it easier
for them to recycle. The law is being phased in
over time to allow for the creation of the
systems for managing materials.
B. Rutland County Solid Waste Alliance
Communities (SWAC):
The Rutland County Solid Waste District was
initially composed of twenty-three
municipalities from Rutland County. Although
invited to join the District, the communities of
Brandon, Pawlet, and Rutland Town did not
July 1, 2017
vote to join the other towns in Rutland
 Transfer stations must accept food scraps.
County in March, 1980. In November, 1989,
Haulers must offer food scrap collection.
 Generators of more than 18 tons/year of food
nine member towns decided to leave the
wastes must send those materials to a
District. In November/December, 1989, and
composting facility if one exists within 20 miles.
January 1990, the communities of Benson,
Fair Haven, West Haven, Tinmouth,
July 1, 2020
Middletown Springs, Mount Holly,
Shrewsbury, Chittenden, and Sudbury voted
 Food scraps are banned from landfills. The 20
mile limit no longer applies.
to leave the District. In 1991, Pittsford and
Clarendon also voted to leave the District, but
have subsequently voted to rejoin it. Brandon also voted to join the District in March 1992.
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In June of 1990, the Rutland Regional Planning Commission was notified that the Fair Haven
Board of Selectmen had formed a Solid Waste Alternatives Committee. By July 12, 1990, the
eleven towns that had voted to withdraw from the District formed a loose-knit coalition to
work with the RRPC to resolve their solid waste management issues.
On April 2, 1992, the SWAC towns voted to form a Joint Municipal Survey Committee (JMSC) to
investigate what type of entity could be created to implement the Solid Waste Implementation
Plan as required by the State.
24 V.S.A., Chapter 121, Subchapter 2 provides the legal basis for the creation of a JMSC. A
JMSC can be used to investigate the formation of a Union Municipal District, or other formal
structure, such as an inter-local contract arrangement. To be members, towns are required to
appoint three representatives to the JMSC. The law also prescribes the powers of a JMSC, and
the method to be used to transition to a Union Municipal District or Interlocal contract.
As of August 1992, the towns of Chittenden, Fair Haven, Middletown Springs, Mount Holly,
Pawlet, Shrewsbury and Tinmouth appointed the required members to the JMSC. The JMSC
has adopted a set of by-laws as required by statute. Towns without official membership on the
JMSC were invited to join the Committee.
In November 2001, Mount Holly voted to withdraw from JMSC/SWAC and address solid waste
issues as a single municipality; however, Mount Holly did eventually vote to join the Rutland
County Solid Waste District. Mount Holly became a member of the District on May 9, 2007.
In 2002, upon the recommendation of the multi-town Joint Municipal Survey Committee, the
municipalities of Benson, Chittenden, Fair Haven, Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rutland Town,
Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Tinmouth, and West Haven proposed to enter into an Interlocal
agreement for the management of municipal solid waste per 24 VSA, Chapter 121. In
November 2002, the towns of Benson, Chittenden, Fair Haven, Middletown Springs, Rutland
Town, Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Tinmouth, and West Haven residents voted to enter into the
Interlocal Agreement. In March 2003, the town of Pawlet residents voted to enter into the
Interlocal Agreement.
A primary purpose of the Interlocal Agreement is to provide for the efficient implementation of
the SWAC’s Solid Waste Implementation Plan. The State of Vermont adopted its Material
Management Plan in June 2014. All Solid Waste Management Entities (SWMEs) have until June
18, 2015, to write and adopt a new Solid Waste Implementation Plan.
The ten towns, with a population of 13,817, are now known as the Solid Waste Alliance
Communities (SWAC). SWAC is composed of representatives of the municipalities appointed by
the Selectboards. SWAC provides for solid waste planning, administration, and implementation.
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SWAC works cooperatively with municipal entities allowing them to retain their municipal
powers.
The powers and duties of SWAC, per the Interlocal Agreement, include the authority to adopt
solid waste plans. SWAC sets its per capita fee for the following year by December 31 of each
year. Each participating municipality acts on the annual appropriation as part of its budgetary
process.
SWAC has the authority to enter into contracts for the provision of solid waste management
programs and services, assist towns in matters concerning solid waste, promote cooperative
arrangements and coordinated action among participating municipalities, acquire real or
personal property, and hire employees.
The currently approved Solid Waste Implementation Plan (SWIP) was developed through
extensive public and private sector participation from municipal officials, solid waste facility
operators, and haulers, local businesses, interested citizens and waste management
professionals.
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Map of Solid Waste Management Entities in Vermont
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C. Mission and Goals:
The highest priority of the SWAC towns is to reduce toxicity and quantity of waste generated in
a cost-effective, environmentally friendly manner. The SWIP addresses waste reduction, public
awareness, and education as well as increasing awareness of and participation in source
reduction and reuse programs as well as recycling and composting. This will include providing
information on special waste events, disseminating and coordinating information to
households, schools and businesses on proper waste management practices.
The waste reduction programs will strive to complement and enhance state and private sector
programs already in existence and provide region specific programs only where they are most
beneficial. It is expected that the private sector will continue to contribute significantly to the
public awareness component as they are required under their certifications and in the
operation of their businesses (for example: businesses notifying customers of the type and
quality of recyclables their facility will accept.)
The established policy of the ten-town solid waste communities is that solid waste will only be
disposed of in certified or otherwise permitted facilities which are either lined landfills, waste to
energy plants or other environmentally sound solid waste facilities.
D. Planning Process:
In June of 2014, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources adopted a Materials Management
Plan, as required under the Universal Recycling Law. As described above, the Towns of Benson,
Chittenden, Fair Haven, Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rutland Town, Shrewsbury, Sudbury,
Tinmouth, and West Haven are responsible for implementing state materials management
policies and the requirements of the Universal Recycling Law. These towns cooperated to
develop this Solid Waste Implementation Plan (SWIP) in conformance with the Vermont Agency
of Natural Resources Materials Management Plan.
1. Solid Waste Implementation Plan Subcommittee:
In July of 2014, the Solid Waste Alliance Communities (SWAC) created a subcommittee to
address the requirements of the newly required SWIP. The Subcommittee worked throughout
the summer of 2014 to prepare for the SWIP process. Each town had at least one
representative on the Committee. The Committee members are listed below in Table 1.
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Table 1. SWIP Subcommittee
Town
Representative
Benson
Daphne Bartholomew
Benson
Sue Janssen
Chittenden
Roberta Janoski
Chittenden
Gary Congdon
Fair Haven
Bonnie Rosati
Fair Haven
Middletown Springs
Middletown Springs
Pawlet
Pawlet
Pawlet
Rutland Town
Rutland Town
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Sudbury
Tinmouth
West Haven
Herb Durfee
Laura Castle
Mike Lamson
Deb Hawkins
Mike Beecher
Lenny Gibson
Bill Matteson
Joseph Zingale
Bert Potter
Philip Thompson
Steve Sgorbati
Gail Fallar
John Garrison
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Position
Benson Town Clerk
Select Board Member
Chittenden Town Clerk
Select Board Member
SWAC Secretary/ Treasurer/
Representative & Fair Haven Zoning
Board of Adjustment
Town Manager
Middletown Springs Town Clerk
Select Board Member
Pawlet Town Clerk
Select Board Chair
SWAC Representative
SWAC Representative
Town Administrator
Select Board Member
SWAC Representative
SWAC Chair & Sudbury Town Clerk
Tinmouth Town Clerk
SWAC Vice Chair & SWAC
Representative
2. Public Involvement Process:
The Subcommittee has worked mostly via email and telephone calls; however, the November
12 meeting held at the Rutland Town Offices in Rutland Town was warned to the public and
ongoing input and participation from the public will be solicited throughout the process.
Minutes are posted on the SWAC website at www.rutlandcountyswac.org.
The Subcommittee members reported back to their respective Select Boards to update them on
the process as well as to solicit input.
SWAC has created a webpage specifically to provide information and input on the SWIP rewrite.
The Rutland Regional Planning Commission as well as all town websites will include the link to
the informational page. SWAC has issued a press release soliciting comments and input. See
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jggpifwnbtd89kd/SWIP%20Press%20Release.docx?dl=0. The
press release was sent to all local newspapers, town newsletters, radio stations, and a local
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television station. Towns that are members of Front Porch Forum will post information there.
SWAC will work with the Rutland Regional Planning Commission to schedule public
informational meetings and in each town report; SWAC will include information on Act 148 and
solicit input and open communication. SWAC will work with the Rutland Chamber of
Commerce to include information in its monthly e-newsletter. The e-newsletter reaches over
2,400 businesses in the County. SWAC has scheduled a public hearing on May 7, at 6:00 p.m. in
the Rutland Town Offices, (downstairs), Center Rutland, and a second hearing on June 4, at 6:30
p.m. in the Fair Haven Municipal Building meeting room in Fair Haven to receive public input.
See
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gl7pcm0219lmqr3/Legal%20Notice%20Rutland%20Herald%20Apr
il%202015.pdf?dl=0
3. Conformance with the Regional Plan:
RUTLAND REGIONAL PLAN – The responsibility for solid waste disposal in the Rutland Region
lies with two entities. The Rutland County Solid Waste District formed under state law
permitting municipal compacts, and the Solid Waste Alternatives Committee. Together they
are responsible for meeting the requirements of Vermont’s Act 78 and 148 – the Solid Waste
Acts of 1987 and 2012.
The Solid Waste Plans developed by the Solid Waste Alternatives Committee (now Solid
Waste Alliance Communities) – which have been adopted by each participating
communities – and by the Rutland County Solid Waste District detail the goals, objectives
and implementation strategies to be used to meet the requirements of the Solid Waste
Act of 1987 and 2012.
Goals and Policies
Goal 1
To support maintenance of solid waste implementation plans which safely
and economically serve the needs of the region within the region, where
possible.
Goal 2
Support activities and programs that reduce the generation of mixed solid
waste (MSW), encourage improved recycling of waste materials, and the
proper disposal of all types of hazardous wastes.
The Rutland Regional Planning Commission is currently in the process of updating the Solid
Waste chapter of the Rutland Regional Plan.
It is anticipated the following language will be included in the updated Regional Plan Chapter:
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In 2012 Act 148―Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law―was passed. The intent of the law
is to divert recyclable items, leaf and yard debris, and food scraps from landfills. By July 1,
2015 recyclables will be banned from landfills; by July 1, 2016 leaf and yard debris and
clean wood waste will be banned from landfills; and by 2020 food scraps will be banned.
Facility owners and trash haulers will need to collect and manage these wastes
accordingly. Municipalities are also required to implement variable rate pricing (aka “pay
as you throw”) based on volume or weight by July 1, 2015. The Town(s) will need to work
with the Solid Waste Alliance Communities or Rutland County Solid Waste District to
ensure compliance with Act 148.
In summary, this SWIP conforms to both the existing and new Regional Plan. See conformance
letter from the RRPC at
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sxpawcekytb5u52/RRPC%20Conformance%20letter%204282015.
pdf?dl=0
II. Area Description
A. Population and Housing:
The total population of the 10 towns is 13,817, in 7,031 households. Rutland town is the largest
town, with approximately 29% of the population, followed by Fair Haven, Pawlet, Chittenden,
Benson, Shrewsbury, Middletown Springs, Tinmouth, Sudbury, and West Haven.
Table 2: Population, Households, and Proportion in Member Towns
Source: 2010 U.S. Census Data
Town
Population
Households
Proportion
Benson
1,056
583
7.64%
Chittenden
1,258
645
9.10%
Fair Haven
2,734
1,282
19.79%
Middletown Springs
745
426
5.39%
Pawlet
1,477
771
10.69%
Rutland Town
4,054
1,871
29.34%
Shrewsbury
1,056
568
7.64%
Sudbury
560
392
4.05%
Tinmouth
613
362
4.44%
West Haven
264
131
1.91%
Totals
13,817
7,031
100.00%
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Businesses and Institutions:
Table 3: Rutland County Business Statistics
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 County Business Patterns
Industry - Sector
# of Businesses
10
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Utilities
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and support and waste management and
remediation services
Educational services
Health care and social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Accommodation and food services
Other services (except public administration)
Industries not classified
13
9
275
106
89
412
43
41
87
70
178
11
127
100-249
500-999
1,138
3,172
821
4,180
289
280
575
277
749
250-499
974
23
207
36
249
200
3
732
4,866
1,000-2,499
2,745
930
5
Total Businesses
2,189
C.
# of Employees
0-19
Approximate #
24,434
Existing Solid Waste Management Facilities and Services:
1. Solid Waste Facilities
The Towns of Benson, Chittenden, Fair Haven, Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rutland Town,
Shrewsbury and Tinmouth are Transfer Station based. Sudbury operates a Recycling Center.
West Haven has an agreement with Fair Haven to utilize the Fair Haven transfer station.
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The residents of Pawlet self-haul their solid waste and recyclables to the Washington County
Recycling/Transfer Station located in Granville, New York. When the Pawlet landfill closed, the
State of New York, Washington County, Department of Public Works invited Pawlet to use its
facility. Washington County’s policy is to accept trash, appliances, leaf and yard waste, and
other trash related items from anyone that pays the required fee for disposal regardless of
where the trash is generated. The facility accepts recyclables at no charge. Washington County
currently does not collect data regarding users of the facility nor does it have the means to do
so. They maintain figures for gross amounts of materials collected at the facility as well as
recyclables sold. The Department of Public Works has no plans to change its procedures or
policies.
The Transfer Stations/Recycling Centers are open at least two days per week and operated by
paid staff. The paid staff are also supported and supplemented by local volunteers. The towns
have contracts with various private companies for hauling municipal solid waste and
recyclables. The private companies include, but are not limited to, Casella Waste Management,
Spaulding Waste, TAM, Earth Waste, and Hubbard Brothers.
Detailed information on each of the transfer stations/recycling centers can be found on the
SWAC website at www.rutlandcountyswac.org. Each town has a page delineating the hours,
days of operation, fees charged, and materials collected.
2. Siting Criteria:
To date, siting criteria has not been adopted for landfills, material recovery facilities (MRF’s), composting facilities,
transfer stations or C&D landfills or other types of solid waste facilities, nor does it feel the need to do so at this
time.
The Vermont Statutes, Title 10: Conservation and Development, Chapter 159: Waste Management: 10 V.S.A.
§6605 Solid Waste Management Facility Certification states:
(a) (1) No person will construct, substantially alter, or operate any solid waste management facility
without first obtaining certification from the secretary for such facility, site or activity, except for sludge or
septage treatment or storage facilities located within the fenced area of a domestic wastewater treatment
plant permitted under chapter 47 of this title.
(c) The secretary will not issue a certification for a new facility, except for a sludge or septage land
application project unless it is included in an implementation plan adopted pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §2202a,
for the area in which the facility is located. The implementation plan must be consistent with the state
plan and in conformance with any municipal or regional plan adopted in accordance with 24 V.S.A.
chapter 117. After July 1, 1990, the secretary will not recertify a facility except for a sludge or septage
land application project unless it is included in an implementation plan adopted pursuant to 24 V.S.A.
§2202a, for the area in which the facility is located. The implementation plan must be consistent with the
state plan, unless the secretary determines that recertification promotes the public interest, considering
the policies and priorities established in this chapter. After July 1, 1990, the secretary will not recertify a
facility, unless it is in conformance with any municipal or regional plan adopted in accordance with 24
V.S.A. chapter 117.
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The State of Vermont Solid Waste Rules adopted on June 23, 2003 states:
Section 6-303 Certification
(a) Any person wishing to store, treat or dispose of solid waste or otherwise construct, substantially alter
or operate a solid waste facility as identified in Section 6-301 of these rules will file for certification in the
manner set forth in Section 6-304 or Section 6-305 below. Facilities that qualify for categorical
certification under Section 6-309, categorical composting certification under Section 6-1104, or categorical
recycling certification under Section 6-1207, will file an application for categorical certification as required
by those Sections.
Section 6-304 Application for Certification
(e) Each application for certification will be made on a form provided for this purpose by the Secretary and
will include, at minimum, the following information:
(13) evidence that the application complies with the planning requirements of 10 V.S.A. §6605(c). Such
evidence may consist of a written supporting statement from the appropriate municipality, solid waste
management district, solid waste alliance or regional planning commission that identifies the relevant
part(s) of the plan(s). This evidence is not required in the case of a sludge or septage land application
project.
New facilities, which are not included in this SWIP, would be required to be added to the SWIP via a SWIP
amendment. The process needs to be completed before a facility can be certified by the Agency of Natural
Resources. Application for certification and for inclusion in this SWIP may be done concurrently. A public or
private entity desiring to operate a solid waste facility in the SWAC area shall provide the SWAC Administrator with
11 copies of the application for Certification as required by the Agency of Natural Resources as well as a detailed
synopsis of how the project is consistent with the goals of SWAC’s Solid Waste Implementation Plan (SWIP). The
applicant will provide a detailed description of how the applicant will assist SWAC with its continued educational
efforts pursuant to the SWIP. As an example, a construction and demolition (C&D) facility applicant could provide
informational pamphlets to businesses and residents of the SWAC towns providing information as to materials to
be collected at the C&D facility and the environmental, economic, or other benefits of collecting and/or recycling
C&D materials such as reuse or waste reduction versus landfill disposal or incineration.
The Administrator will provide copies of the application, synopsis, and educational component to all
representatives and schedule the project for the Agenda of the next regularly scheduled SWAC meeting. The
SWAC agenda will be sent to town representatives, Selectboards and town clerks for posting. The applicant will be
responsible for effective public notice of said application and meeting by advertisement in at least two newspapers
of general circulation in the area of the proposed facility. The applicant will provide SWAC with a list of names and
mailing addresses of newspapers that are to receive the public notice prior to distribution.
The applicant will present its proposal to the SWAC board, representatives and the general public at the scheduled
meeting. In accordance with the SWAC Interlocal Contract, action will be by a simple majority vote of
representatives present. Each Town will be entitled to one vote. A tie vote will not be considered a majority.
If additional information is required before a decision can be reached, such information will be requested at the
time of the meeting. The above procedures will be followed for additional information submittals. With respect to
large, complex projects, a subcommittee of SWAC may need to be formed to assist in the review.
Upon a majority vote of SWAC, the Administrator will be instructed to write a letter to the Agency of Natural
Resources indicating that the above procedures were followed when reviewing said application, that public
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participation requirements were followed, and that the project is consistent or inconsistent with the goals and
objectives of the SWIP. The letter will also state whether the project will be included in the SWIP or not.
In order to promote cooperative arrangements and coordinated action among its participating municipalities,
applicants will be required to have a host town agreement in place before approaching SWAC requesting a
conformance letter and inclusion in the SWAC SWIP. If the host town does not desire to enter into a host town
agreement, the applicant will provide SWAC with documentation from the municipality stating same. SWAC will
notify the SWAC towns of any new requests for inclusion in the SWIP so that requirements and reviews can be
communicated and coordinated with town planning commissions and development review boards.
If a town joins SWAC after adoption of this SWIP, an amended SWIP will be required to be submitted to ANR. As
part of that process, any facilities that were included in the SWIP the town was included in will automatically be
included in the amended SWIP. Any new facilities in that town would be subject to the approval process above.
Table 4: Facilities Included in the Plan
Town
Benson
Facility Name
Middletown
Springs
Benson Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Benson Transfer
Station
Chittenden Transfer
Station
Fair Haven
Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Fair Haven Transfer
Station
Middletown Springs
Transfer Station
Pawlet
Pawlet Landfill
Benson
Chittenden
Fair Haven
*Fair Haven
Rutland
Town
Shrewsbury
Owner Operator
Town of Benson
Town of Benson
Town of Chittenden
Town of Fair Haven
Town of Fair Haven
Town of
Middletown
Springs
Pawlet
Location (road and
town)
2549 Stage Road,
Benson
503 Old North Lake
Road, Benson
300 Holden Road,
Chittenden
193 Montgiven Avenue,
Fair Haven
Route 153,
West Pawlet
Closed Landfill
covered by Closure
Extension Order
Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Transfer Station
Casella Waste
Management, Inc.
Recycling Facility
Hubbard Brothers
Transfer Station
Shrewsbury Town
Transfer Station
Casella/Elnicki Inert
Materials
Rutland Town
129 Old Route 4A
Center Rutland
Rutland Town
1678 Cold River Road,
Rutland Town
130 Mountain School
Road, Shrewsbury
1358 Cold River Road
Shrewsbury
Town of Shrewsbury
Town of Shrewsbury
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Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Transfer Station
Town of Pawlet
Rutland Town
Transfer Station
Fair Haven Avenue,
Fair Haven
Fire House Lane,
Middletown Springs
Pawlet Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Rutland Town
Transfer Station
Rutland Town Landfill
Rutland Town
Type
Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Transfer Station
49 Railroad Street
West Pawlet
Post Road Extension,
Rutland Town
104 Northwood Park,
Rutland Town
Transfer Station
Closed Landfill
covered by Closure
Extension Order
Recycling Facility
Transfer Station
Transfer Station
Inert Materials
Facility
Rutland County Solid Waste Alliance Communities Solid Waste Implementation Plan
Sudbury
Tinmouth
Sudbury Recycling
Center
Town of Tinmouth
Transfer Station
Town of Sudbury
Town of Tinmouth
182 Williams Lane,
Sudbury
537 Route 140,
Tinmouth
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Recycling Facility
Transfer station
See
http://www.rutlandcountyswac.org/SWAC%20webpages/Town%20Transfer%20Station%20Information.html
for additional information on hours of operation and materials accepted at the facilities.
3. Other Programs and Services:
Table 5: Other Services
Name
Planet Aid
Services Offered
Textile collection
Locations
Benson, Chittenden, Fair
Haven/West Haven,
Middletown Springs,
Shrewsbury, Sudbury, and
Tinmouth
Benson, Chittenden, Fair
Haven/West Haven,
Middletown Springs,
Shrewsbury, Sudbury, and
Tinmouth
All SWAC towns
All SWAC towns
E-Waste
Electronics collection of
covered and non-covered
electronic waste from
covered entities
Mercury Program
Paint
Through HHW program
Through Product
Stewardship Legislation
Through HHW Program
All SWAC towns
At least one event scheduled All SWAC towns have access
per town each year
to all events. CEGs have
ability to dispose of CEG
waste through an
agreement with SWAC and
the Rutland County Solid
Waste District (RCSWD)
Batteries
HHW/CEG Collections
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4. Haulers Serving Rutland County:
Table 6: Haulers Serving Rutland County
Note: Not all haulers service each member town.
company name
ACE Carting
address
PO Box 790
town
Clifton Park
state
NY
Services
Provided
Curbside
Commercial
/ Residential
RC
B. Fredette Trucking
Box 1771
Station-A
Rutland
VT
Curbside
R
VT
Curbside; Rolloff; C&D;
Organics
RC
C
Casella Waste
Management
442 Clarendon
Av.
West
Rutland
Earth Waste
Systems
49 Wales St
Rutland
VT
Curbside; Rolloff; C&D;
Organics
East Coast Rubbish
Removal
37 Water Street
Rutland
VT
Curbside; C&D
R
West
Rutland
VT
C & D; Longhaul
Transport
C
Rutland
VT
Curbside
R
RC
RC
G&D Multi Services
Grady & Sons
PO Box 127
1 Brookside
Mobile Home
Park
Hubbard Brothers
1678 Cold River
Road
North
Clarendon
VT
Cubside; Rolloff; C&D;
Organics
Johnson C Refuse
P.O. Box 241
N.
Clarendon
VT
Curbside; Rolloff; C & D
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JP Trucking
PO Box 243
Hudson
Falls
NY
Curbside
R
Merritt Wheeler, Jr.
75 River Road
Chittenden
VT
Curbside
R
Mike Hance
Trucking
National
3059 Walker Mt
Road
36 Elm St
West
Rutland
Rutland
VT
VT
C & D; Wood
chips; Longhaul
transport
Curbside
C
R
Patch's Refuse
Removal
P.O. Box 86
Mt. Holly
VT
Curbside
R
Peterson Enterprises
P.O. Box 434
Killington
VT
Curbside
R
Red Duck Refuse
Removal
P.O. Box 121
Killington
VT
Curbside
R
Richard McKirryher
1510 East
Pittsford Road
Rutland
VT
Curbside
RC
Rutland Rubbish
25 Meadow
Street
Rutland
VT
Curbside; Rolloff; C & D
C
Spaulding Refuse
PO Box 53
Hydeville
VT
Curbside; Rolloff; C & D
RC
RC
RC
TAM
639 North Road
Shaftsbury
VT
Curbside; Rolloff; C & D;
Organics
Van Denton & Sons
64 Point Works
Rd
Brandon
VT
Curbside
5. Current Disposal Rate Estimate
Using the ReTrac Material Generation worksheet, the calculated total tons of municipal solid
waste disposed of in the SWAC towns in 2014 was 510.1 tons. This calculates to 1.55 pounds
per person per day.
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III.
SOLID WASTE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SWIP)
A.
Performance Standards and Actions:
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This SWIP addresses the requirements of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Materials
Management Plan (MMP) that became effective on June 18, 2014. The information delineated
below describes actions to meet the performance standards of the MMP.
SWAC has an ongoing working relationship with the several local entities such as the RCSWD,
the Rutland Regional Planning Commission, the Natural Resource Conservation District, the
Rutland Chamber of Commerce, the Northeast Resource Recovery Association, the
Environmental Assistance Division, TAM, and local haulers. SWAC will continue to work with
these organizations as well as form new collaborative partnerships with local businesses,
composting organizations, and schools.
1. Solid Waste Management Entity Profile:
Solid Waste Alliance Communities (SWAC)
Name of
SWME
Year
Chartered (if
applicable)
Mission for
Materials
Management
Names of
Member
Town(s)
See Introduction above
See Introduction above
Benson, Chittenden, Fair Haven, Middletown Springs, Pawlet, Rutland Town,
Shrewsbury, Sudbury, Tinmouth, and West Haven
2. General:
G1
Data
tracking
system:
Plan for
Annually
tracking
data:
Disposal and Diversion rates for the SWME’s jurisdiction. Include the
calculation of the total disposal and per capita disposal rate for municipal
solid waste from the jurisdiction for the SWME.
There is a system in place for tracking and reporting diversion rates
biannually and disposal rates annually (check box)
☐ Yes X No (If No please indicate the deadline date below for when system
will be in place).
G1: The required Variable Rate Pricing Ordinance will be adopted prior to approval
of this SWIP. The Ordinance will require all haulers to submit reporting information
to SWAC biannually. In addition, quarterly reporting data provided by the Towns,
submitted into ReTrac, will also be used to calculate and report disposal and
diversion rates.
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G1
Expected
Timeframe
G2
Plan for
Posting:
G3
Plan for
Submittal:
G4
Plan for
Surveys:
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Disposal and Diversion rates for the SWME’s jurisdiction. Include the
calculation of the total disposal and per capita disposal rate for municipal
solid waste from the jurisdiction for the SWME.
SWAC will report disposal data annually and diversion data biannually and
will report to the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) by July 1 of the
respective years.
Within 6 months of ANR approval, post approved SWIP on SWAC website.
G2. SWAC has an extensive website and will leverage the website in all outreach
efforts, making it user friendly and promoting it as the “go to” source for
information on all solid waste related issues. SWAC has created a page on the
website for the SWIP rewrite process. SWAC will post the approved SWIP on its
website immediately after approval by ANR. See G6 below.
Within 3 months of ANR approval, SWAC will submit one newspaper article
or op-ed piece introducing the new SWIP.
The SWAC Administrator will submit one op-ed piece to the Rutland Herald
and Manchester Journal as well as the Rutland Chamber of Commerce enewsletter, introducing the SWIP and explaining how it impacts residents as
well as businesses in the SWAC towns. An electronic copy of the piece will
be submitted to ANR.
Within 6 months of ANR approval, conduct a survey of constituents on
current knowledge; including variable rate pricing, recycling, organics, C&D,
HHW/CEG, electronic waste, and universal waste. Survey to be done at
beginning and end of SWIP term.
G4a: Within four months of SWIP approval, SWAC will work cooperatively
with the Rutland County Solid Waste District (RCSWD) to develop a survey,
based on the VT ANR template or guidance currently under development
including methods of implementing the survey and analyzing the data on
current knowledge of recycling, organics, HHW/CEG, E-Waste, universal
waste, C & D and unit based pricing.
G4b: Within seven to ten months of SWIP approval, SWAC and RCSWD will
administer the survey utilizing Survey Monkey. The benefit of an online,
written survey is that large numbers of people can have access to the survey;
lower cost to administer than phone or in-person surveys; residents and
business owners can respond at their convenience; provides a written record;
easier to tabulate the responses; little training and personnel time are
required. The survey link will be sent to 2,400 businesses in Rutland County
via the Rutland Chamber of Commerce e-newsletter. They link to the survey
will be included on the SWAC, RCSWD, Chamber of Commerce, and Rutland
Regional Planning Commission websites, all town websites, as well as SWAC
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G4
Within 6 months of ANR approval, conduct a survey of constituents on
current knowledge; including variable rate pricing, recycling, organics, C&D,
HHW/CEG, electronic waste, and universal waste. Survey to be done at
beginning and end of SWIP term.
and RCSWD newsletters. Information will also be posted at transfer stations
and town offices as well as social media. According to the US Census
estimates, there are approximately 60,000 residents or 26,000 households in
Rutland County and approximately 2,200 businesses (See Table 3). Of those
residents and households, 13,817 residents or 7,031 households are from
SWAC (See Table 2). The remainders are from RCSWD towns. Optimally, a
10 percent respondent rate for businesses and residents would be received.
The report results will be submitted to VT ANR by July 1, 2016.
G4c: In Year Five, SWAC and RCSWD will repeat the Year One survey, analyze
the data and report the results to VT ANR. The survey will follow the Year
One schedule.
G5
Hold two public meetings during SWIP term, one before the end of the
second year, the second in the fifth year.
G5a. In November of 2015 and May of 2016, SWAC will hold two public
meetings centrally located in Rutland Town in Year Two to gather feedback
on new and existing programs. The meetings will be promoted via press
releases, social media, the SWAC website, Town websites, and notices at
Town Offices and Transfer Stations.
Planned
Meeting
Schedule:
G5b. SWAC will hold two public meetings within the SWAC area in Year Five
to gather feedback on new and existing programs.
For both sets of public meetings, lists of attendees, their questions and
issues raised will be recorded and provided to VT ANR.
G6
Date
Planned for
publishing
Webpage:
Develop and maintain a webpage linked to a homepage for the SWME that
lists regional management options for waste material (A through Z).
G6. SWAC’s website currently provides information on:
1) Act 148 requirements mandates and disposal bans;
2) SWAC infrastructure including the SWIP;
3) Upcoming meeting information as well as Agendas and past Minutes of
Meetings;
4) Product Stewardship information including upcoming initiatives as passed
Legislation including batteries, e-waste, paint, compact fluorescent bulbs,
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Develop and maintain a webpage linked to a homepage for the SWME that
lists regional management options for waste material (A through Z).
and mercury; 5) “What Do I Do With…” page listing a diverse list of materials
with appropriate management options;
5) SWAC infrastructure information including information on the current
SWIP rewrite process;
6) town information including local contacts, transfer station and recycling
center information outlining materials accepted, fees, charged, and hours of
operation; 7) detailed information on household and business hazardous
waste including schedules of events and a page devoted to a greener
lifestyle and alternative cleaning product recipes.
As new information and programs become available, the SWAC
Administrator will update the website to reflect current information.
G7
Descrip
tion of
Progra
m and
copies
of
ordinan
ces
passed:
Adopt and implement variable rate pricing for municipal solid waste from
residential customers and show plan for bringing haulers and facilities into
compliance.
G7. The towns of Fair Haven, Pawlet, and Tinmouth have existing solid waste
ordinances in effect giving the Selectboards authority over solid waste, haulers,
enforcement, and pricing structures for solid waste. All towns that operate
facilities utilize Variable Rate Pricing/Pay as You Throw at the facilities.
Town
Facility
Ordinance Adoption
Benson
Chittenden
Fair Haven
Transfer Station
Transfer Station
Transfer Station
Middletown Springs
Pawlet
Transfer Station
No facilities in town
Rutland Town
Shrewsbury
Sudbury
Tinmouth
Transfer Station
Transfer Station
No facilities in town
Transfer Station
West Haven
No facilities in town
August 31, 2015
March 31, 2015
February 14, 1995 Existing Solid Waste
Ordinance
June 25, 2015
December 22, 1992 –
Existing Solid Waste
Ordinance
June 2, 2015
May 21, 2015
August 3, 2015
July 14, 1994 – Existing
Solid Waste Ordinance
September 14, 2015
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Adopt and implement variable rate pricing for municipal solid waste from
residential customers and show plan for bringing haulers and facilities into
compliance.
The town of Pawlet residents utilize the Granville, NY, transfer station that has a
comprehensive variable rate pricing system or residents utilize a hauler
subscription service.
The town of Sudbury closed its recycling facility in July 2015. Residents either
receive a subscription trash/recycling service from haulers or utilize the Salisbury
landfill.
The town of West Haven contracts for use of the Fair Haven transfer station by its
residents.
All town ordinances can be found at
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9vv6pydl368phqx/AACv03ZOK1BnPgmYU5kCVNdla
?dl=0
Each SWAC town maintains a webpage on the SWAC website. Current program
descriptions, materials accepted, hours of operation, and fees charged are listed
on the webpages
See http://www.rutlandcountyswac.org/SWAC%20webpages/Town%20Transfer%
20Station%20Information.html.
On March 25, 2015, SWAC sent a letter to all haulers and facilities in the SWAC.
The letter delineates Hauler and Facility responsibilities under Act 148. The letter
requests the Hauler/Facility to certify they will abide by the requirements as set
forth in the letter in addition to any applicable laws of the State of Vermont. All
Haulers and facilities have signed and submitted the letter to the SWAC
Secretary. The haulers currently providing services in the SWAC towns are shown
on Table 6 and Facilities are listed in Table 7. The SWAC towns have a longstanding working relationship with the area haulers.
SWAC will keep the compliance letter on file. Any new Haulers are required to
register with RCSWD. RCSWD has agreed to contact SWAC with new Hauler
contact information. SWAC will also update RCSWD on any hauler changes or new
business start-ups it becomes aware of. SWAC will send new Haulers an updated
Compliance letter with information on the law and time deadlines and
requirements yearly.
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Adopt and implement variable rate pricing for municipal solid waste from
residential customers and show plan for bringing haulers and facilities into
compliance.
In addition, SWAC has two pages on its website specifically to educate
haulers. See
http://www.rutlandcountyswac.org/Assets/pdfs/Haulers%20summary%20final.pdf
and http://www.rutlandcountyswac.org/Assets/pdfs/hauler%20FAQ%20final.pdf.
SWAC will add additional information to the website and contact Haulers as
needed/required to update Haulers/facilities of their requirements under Act 148
as deadlines approach. See
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohv9kekqnyyv34y/Hauler%20letter%20342015.doc?
dl=0
.
G8
Description
of collection
process:
Expected
Timeframe:
Collect contact information for all commercial solid waste haulers and a list
of services they provide within the SWME jurisdiction.
G8. SWAC and the RCSWD hired an intern in 2014 to collect information on
area haulers and businesses. SWAC and RCSWD have a comprehensive
Hauler contact list with which to work.
As stated above, SWAC and RCSWD maintain a database of Haulers in
Rutland County and will continue to update the information as needed. A
targeted mailing of the Compliance letter was sent in March. Additional
phone calls, emails, and mailings may be needed by the SWAC administrator
to receive additional information as well as further educate Haulers and
Facilities of their requirements under the law. SWAC maintains an Access
Database of Haulers contact information as well as services offered.
3. Recyclables:
R1
Description
of program:
Work with at least 10% or 2 schools (whichever is greater) to implement a
school-wide waste reduction program (covering recyclables, organics, and
HHW) each year ensuring that 50% of schools are reached by end of SWIP
term). Please describe how you plan to work with the schools each year.
*If work performed with schools covers recyclables and organics, only one
description is required.
R1a. In Year One, SWAC will become a member of the Northeast Resource
Recovery Association (NRRA). In Year One, the membership will be paid for
by an ANR SWIP grant. In subsequent years, the membership fee will be
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Work with at least 10% or 2 schools (whichever is greater) to implement a
school-wide waste reduction program (covering recyclables, organics, and
HHW) each year ensuring that 50% of schools are reached by end of SWIP
term). Please describe how you plan to work with the schools each year.
*If work performed with schools covers recyclables and organics, only one
description is required.
added as a line item to the SWAC budget. There are 10 schools in the
SWAC. NRRA will target all 10 schools each year of the SWIP term or 100%
of the schools will be targeted each year.
NRRA membership includes free NRRA membership for all K-12 schools in
SWAC as well as discounts on all NRRA School CLUB recycling programming.
NRRA will be the primary contact for the SWAC schools with follow-up
support from the SWAC Administrator. NRRA will maintain information on
workshops, assessments, and any technical support provided to the schools.
Through this membership, schools will have access to:
 Classroom Workshops: The workshops are designed for use in
standard classroom settings and can be tailored to fit the curriculum
and developmental needs of any class, grades K-12. The workshops
could be the focus of a Green Team meeting or Recycling Club afterschool event. Programs are experiential and hands-on in nature, and
the NRRA School Recycling Club staff can assist with identifying
curriculum standards that each program meets.
 Healthy Home, Clean Waters: Participants investigate household
toxins, primarily cleaning chemicals and learn how to identify toxic
products, why it matters to human health and the environment,
how to safely dispose of toxics and how to make or find safer
alternatives in the market place. All participants receive recipe
books for making non-toxic products from common, inexpensive
items.
 Waste = Global Climate Change: This workshop connects waste and
global climate change and is followed by a question and answer
session. A group break-out session explores and evaluates the
school using a waste-focused “School Sustainability Scorecard”.
Teams reassemble to report their findings and reflect on
environmental practices and policies the school already has and
those they might consider adopting.
 Back to the Earth: This workshop explains composting and how to
make it work. The workshop includes information about yard
trimmings and food residuals constituting 27 percent of the U.S.
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Work with at least 10% or 2 schools (whichever is greater) to implement a
school-wide waste reduction program (covering recyclables, organics, and
HHW) each year ensuring that 50% of schools are reached by end of SWIP
term). Please describe how you plan to work with the schools each year.
*If work performed with schools covers recyclables and organics, only one
description is required.
municipal solid waste stream as well as the negatives of landfilling
and environmental benefits of composting as a resource
management benefit creating a useful product from organic waste
that would otherwise be landfilled.
 Garbage Guerrillas: This workshop is a version of Trash on the Lawn
Day “TOLD”. Instead of sorting all the waste from one day,
participants collect small working samples of waste, which are
audited and analyzed.
 Recycling and Composting in Your Town: Participants are introduced
to the specifics of solid waste management as practiced every day in
their local community. This workshop identifies the organizations
which handle recyclables and compostables in their town and/or
region.
 Vermont E-Cycles Program – Managing Electronics: This workshop is
designed specifically for Vermont Schools. The E-Cycles workshop
covers the details of Vermont’s free electronics recycling program,
including what is covered, why it’s important, and the
environmental and financial benefits to the state of the program.
The workshop includes grade-level appropriate activities and takehome assignments.
 School Technical Assistance: NRRA school technical assistance
programs are designed to work at a larger, school-wide level and
focus on big-picture problems and solutions. Because of the nature
of these programs, they tend to take more time and all work best
when as many stakeholders at the school participate. At lower
grade levels, these programs are often organized by teachers and
staff, but in upper grade levels, students are encouraged to take the
leading role as a learning leadership opportunity at their school.
 Green Cleaning and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Evaluation: The NRRA
School CLUB staff work with facility managers and custodians to
evaluate custodial products and practices for indoor air quality
impacts. A report assessing all currently used chemical products and
recommendation for improved practices is generated and reviewed
with staff and administrators/management during a second visit.
Follow up assistance is provided as needed.
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Work with at least 10% or 2 schools (whichever is greater) to implement a
school-wide waste reduction program (covering recyclables, organics, and
HHW) each year ensuring that 50% of schools are reached by end of SWIP
term). Please describe how you plan to work with the schools each year.
*If work performed with schools covers recyclables and organics, only one
description is required.
 Trash on the Lawn Day (TOLD): This workshop assesses a school’s
waste management issues and offers opportunities for
improvement, while fostering student leadership. Under the
guidance of the NRRA School Club, student leaders organize a waste
sort of an entire days’ worth of trash. This process examines waste
management practices, purchasing policies, hauling agreements and
diversion opportunities. A TOLD workshop consists of envisioning
and audit planning, the audit, and the presentation of the results
and action plan. TOLDs often draw media attention and can become
an annual to track progress toward sustainable cost-effective
methods of school waste management.
 Star Assessments: STAR Assessments are NRRA’s proprietary school
recycling inventory and review. Developed for NRRA by Heather
Greenwood, in collaboration with Antioch University New England,
the STAR Assessment provides a comprehensive quantitative and
qualitative report on a school’s recycling and waste reduction efforts
in five key areas. The report provides clear, unbiased suggestions
and areas for improvement as well as a base-line data for future
examination of your schools recycling program. STAR Assessments
take several hours to complete and require access to an entire
school.
The Association of Vermont Recyclers (AVR), AVR performed a similar
survey of each of the SWAC schools. The past surveys can be used as
a baseline for future surveys.
SWAC and RCSWD have met with the Vermont Department of
Environmental Conservation Environmental Assistance Division (EAO)
to outline a strategy to utilize EAO division assistance for outreach to
SWAC and RCSWD schools. Free assistance is available to schools
from the Vermont School Science Lab Safety Team (VSSLST). VSSLST
is a group of individuals from the EAO, the Vermont Department of
Health, the Vermont Department of Public Safety, Vermont School
Boards Insurance Trust, VOSHA, and the Vermont Agency of
Education. VSSLT was established to help schools reduce their risk by
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Work with at least 10% or 2 schools (whichever is greater) to implement a
school-wide waste reduction program (covering recyclables, organics, and
HHW) each year ensuring that 50% of schools are reached by end of SWIP
term). Please describe how you plan to work with the schools each year.
*If work performed with schools covers recyclables and organics, only one
description is required.
helping them to work towards better chemical management and
overall science lab safety.
VSSLST helps schools develop a chemical hygiene plan that will
ensure the safety of the teachers, students and environment and
assist them with managing their chemicals, maintaining safe labs, and
creating a Chemical Hygiene Plan.
R1b. SWAC will offer, though its NRRA membership, discounted outreach
and education programs on source reduction, recycling, organics and HHW.
All of the SWAC schools will have access to these programs each year.
Outreach to schools to secure their agreement to fully participate in an
assistance program will be an essential step. Depending on the individual
school needs and degree of cooperation, this program may include
completing waste audits to assess current programs, holding programs for
teachers and students, providing resource materials for existing or new
curriculums, assisting with setting up parallel collection where necessary,
providing guidance on measuring waste and recycling, and providing
guidance on signage, as well as assisting with meeting the quality
requirements of the recycler(s) & organics facility being used.
R1c. See R1a above.
R1d. See R1a above.
Expected
Timeframe:
R1e. See R1a above.
SWAC will contract with NRRA and work with the EAO office on a yearly
basis to work with schools to provide options for recyclables, organics, C&D,
and HHW.
Implementation of R1a through c will be ongoing throughout the SWIP
period. Initiation of this section will commence soon after adoption of this
plan and be implemented during each school year.
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Table 7. SWAC Public School Information
Source: Some data was provided by www.education.com
Town
Supervisory
Public Schools
Union
Grades
Enrollment
1.
Benson
AddisonBenson
Rutland
Elementary
Supervisory
School
Union
PK-8
121
2.
Chittenden
Rutland
Barstow
Northeast
PK-8
240
Elementary
Supervisory
Union
3.
Fair Haven
AddisonFair Haven
Rutland
PK-8
356
Graded School
Supervisory
Union
4.
Fair Haven
AddisonFair Haven Union
Rutland
9-12
500
High School
Supervisory
Union
5.
Middletown
Rutland
Middletown
Springs
Southwest
Springs
PK-6
75
Supervisory
Elementary
Union
6.
Pawlet
BenningtonMettawee
Rutland
Community
PK-6
203
Supervisory
School
Union
7.
Rutland Town Rutland
Rutland Town
County
Elementary
K-8
344
Supervisory
School
Union
8. Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Rutland South
Elementary
Supervisory
PK-6
57
School
Union
9.
Sudbury
Rutland
Sudbury
Northeast
K-6
20
Elementary
Supervisory
Union
10.
Tinmouth
Rutland South
Tinmouth
Supervisory
PK-6
50
Elementary
Union
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Table 7. SWAC Public School Information
Source: Some data was provided by www.education.com
Town
Supervisory
Public Schools
Union
Grades
Total Enrollment
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Enrollment
1966
R2
Implement an ongoing multi-media public outreach campaign to inform the
residents and businesses of the preferred practices to recycle materials
including plan for raising awareness of the provisions from the UR law:
7/1/15-landfill ban and public space recycling.
Description
of campaign:
R2. SWAC has extensive information on its website regarding Act 148
requirements. The SWAC Administrator is responsible for disseminating
information in yearly SWAC newsletters to residents, SWAC, RCSWD,
Rutland Regional Planning Commission town websites, town newsletters,
social media sites, Chamber of Commerce website and mailings, posting at
prominent town locations such as town offices and transfer stations, and
local TV and radio stations. SWAC will utilize existing educational materials
created by ANR, the Act 148 Working Group, and NRRA to raise awareness
of the provisions of Act 148. As stated, the efforts will be ongoing and will
continue after the implementation of this SWIP. Information will be
publicized as new deadlines approach or new materials are received or
identified See also G4 and G6.
Efforts are already taking place. Continued work will be done throughout
the review process of the SWIP as well as extended outreach efforts after
the adoption of the SWIP and in conjunction with Act 148 timelines.
Expected
Timeframe:
R3
Description
of outreach
plan:
Conduct outreach to at least 2% or 20 businesses/institutions (whichever is
greater) in the region per year to increase their recycling and access to
recycling in their public spaces, ensuring that a minimum of 10% of the
businesses and institutions have been reached by the end of the SWIP term.
R3a. SWAC and RCSWD worked with interns to create sector specific
contacts for business sectors. A detailed database was created for the
following businesses: arborists, breweries, and Christmas tree farms,
Construction, Contractors, Forestry, Haulers, Landscapers, Loggers,
Orchards, Realtors, Wood Products, Hotels, B & Bs, Grocers and
Restaurants.
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Conduct outreach to at least 2% or 20 businesses/institutions (whichever is
greater) in the region per year to increase their recycling and access to
recycling in their public spaces, ensuring that a minimum of 10% of the
businesses and institutions have been reached by the end of the SWIP term.
In Year One, SWAC and RCSWD will work with the Rutland Chamber of
Commerce to utilize the Chamber’s extensive email newsletter list-serve
reaching over 2,400 Rutland County members. It is estimated by the U.S.
Census that there are approximately 2,200 businesses in Rutland County. It
is unclear as to the number of businesses in the SWAC towns and the
RCSWD towns. As a collaborative effort, SWAC and RCSWD will attempt to
reach at least 2% of the total businesses each year. The Chamber will
publish at least one full-length article on Act 148. The article will include
information on Act 148 as well as regulatory timelines and businesses
requirements under the law. The Chamber newsletter is a monthly
publication. The information will be as needed and all information will be
posted on the Chamber website.
R3b. SWAC and RCSWD have met with the Environmental Assistance Office
of the Agency of Natural Resources to provide outreach to businesses
making them aware of new and existing regulations.
Expected
Timeframe:
R3c. The EAO will be available to provide outreach to food and non-food
based businesses on an as needed basis and can describe the requirements
and timelines of Act 148; discuss current source reduction, recycling,
composting, and public space recycling programs, and volume of material
generated.
R3d. Each year, SWAC, in cooperation with the RCSWD, the EAO, and the
Rutland Chamber of Commerce will make available technical assistance and
support about source reduction, recycling, organics, and public space
recycling. SWAC and RCSWD maintain a database of sector specific
businesses. SWAC and RCSWD are discussing contacting a specific business
sector each year of the SWIP beginning with largest sector, the food service
sector and targeting a specific sector each year. This may be done through
assistance of the EAO or a jointly-shared summer intern. There are
approximately 2,200 businesses in Rutland County.
These outreach efforts are currently ongoing and will continue throughout
the SWIP review process and after the adoption progress.
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Description
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Provide technical assistance for waste reduction at public and private
events.
*If technical assistance covers recyclables and organics, only one
description is required.
R4. SWAC will work in conjunction with the RCSWD to provide waste
reduction information on the SWAC as well as RCSWD websites. The SWAC
Administrator and town representatives are available year-round for
consultation and event advice. SWAC will add a section to its website
specifically pertaining to waste reduction at public and private events and
will provide all towns with links to the information.
Expected
Timeframe:
Information on event planning will be posted on the SWAC website within
six months of SWIP adoption.
R5
Description
of program:
Include outreach & options for textile reuse and recycling.
R5a. Most of the SWAC transfer stations currently have a Planet Aid textile
collection container. Planet Aid collection boxes are also available to
residents throughout Rutland County. The Mission, Salvation Army, Good
Will, United Way, local churches, and several consignment stores accept
textiles for reuse and/or recycling.
The SWAC towns collected over 10,000 pounds of textiles for reuse in 2014
through the Planet Aid program.
Expected
Timeframe:
R5b. There are several options for textile reuse throughout the County. It is
unlikely that there will be issues with limited access to availability for free
recycling of textiles. SWAC will include on its website, and will update
annually, a list of textile recycling options.
As stated above, many organizations are already providing ongoing textile
collections. These programs will continue throughout the SWIP period.
Additional information on the website will be posted within six months of
SWIP approval.
4. Organics:
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Description
of program:
Expected
Timeframe:
O2
Description
of campaign:
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Work with at least 10% or 2 schools (whichever is greater) to implement a
school-wide waste reduction program (covering recyclables, organics, and
HHW) each year ensuring that 50% of schools are reached by end of SWIP
term.
*Please note if this description is provided above in the recyclables section.
Outreach on organics will be integrated with R1. SWAC will offer resources
to schools and connect schools with organizations regarding different
methods of diverting food scraps such as onsite composting, composting
facilities, and hauler services. SWAC maintains an email list serve of all
SWAC schools and can facilitate services with organizations such as EAO and
NRRA.
See R1
Implement an ongoing public education and outreach campaign to inform
the residents, businesses, and institutions (hospitals, nursing homes,
colleges, correctional facilities, and other large waste generators) of the
better ways to manage organic materials. Must include at a minimum the
plan for raising awareness about the organics disposal bans (leaf and yard
debris and food scraps) and food recovery hierarchy from the UR Law.
O2. See R2 and G6.
SWAC maintains an email list serve and database with information on all
schools in the SWAC. SWAC routinely sends email blasts to schools
informing them of upcoming events, webinars, classroom education
programs, and Act 148 requirements and deadlines.
Residents have access to cost effective organics kitchen collectors as well as
composters through a cooperative program with RCSWD.
Expected
Timeframe:
SWAC will work with the RCSWD to implement a year-round targeted
multimedia organics management information program for residents,
businesses, and institutions using the SWAC, Town, and RCSWD websites,
social media, town newsletters, SWAC newsletters, and town annual
reports. Specific outreach campaigns will be initiated to coincide with Act
148 requirements and deadlines.
Ongoing outreach will occur throughout the review process as well as after
adoption of the SWIP. While outreach is ongoing, specific campaigns will
be instituted four to six months prior to Act 148 time deadlines.
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Description
of outreach
plan:
Expected
Timeframe:
O4
Planned
Tasks:
Expected
Timeframe:
O5
Planned
Tasks:
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Conduct outreach to at least 2% or 20 food based businesses and
institutions (whichever is greater) within their jurisdiction each year,
ensuring that at a minimum 10% of the business and institutions are
reached by the end of the SWIP term.
This program will be integrated into R3, but focusing on food oriented
businesses and institutions including hospitals, restaurants, hotels, and
major food stores such as Price Chopper, Shaw’s and Hannaford. Also
promotion of the Green Hotels Program through the EAO. SWAC maintains
and is consistently updating a database with contact information for food
generators such as listed above. The SWAC Administrator, NRRA, and
Interns, will design and implement a year-round, targeted multimedia
organics management information program for residents, businesses and
institutions using the Alliance website, social media, newspapers and local
TV and radio on the Universal Recycling Law. It is anticipated that the
majority of the materials utilized in the campaign have already been
created by ANR, the Act 148 Working Group, or resources from the web.
See also R2 and G6.
According to the US Census, there are approximately 2,200 businesses
operating in Rutland County. The Rutland Chamber of Commerce has 2,400
businesses it regularly distributes information to. SWAC and RCSWD
anticipate that the majority of businesses will be able to be reached using
this resource alone. SWAC and RCSWD will receive information from the
EAO, the Chamber, and from individual contacts and will maintain records
of business progress.
See R3.
Provide technical assistance for waste reduction at public and private
events.
*Please note if this description is provided above in the recyclables section.
This program will be integrated into R4.
See R4
Contact and collaborate with local food redistribution groups and networks
to conduct outreach and education to food service businesses and
institutions about the opportunities to donate quality food within the
region to feed people.
O5a. SWAC will work in conjunction with RCSWD to identify food
distribution programs and networks.
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Contact and collaborate with local food redistribution groups and networks
to conduct outreach and education to food service businesses and
institutions about the opportunities to donate quality food within the
region to feed people.
O5b. SWAC and RCSWD will prioritize organizations within the networks
identified in O5a.
O5c. SWAC and RCSWD will work with food redistribution groups and
networks to provide outreach materials with those organizations and foster
food donations. The Vermont Food bank has opened a warehouse in
Rutland and a local Price Chopper has agreed to donate their perishables
that used to be thrown away to the local Rutland Community Cupboard.
The Community Cupboard is looking for a larger building to expand their
ability to offer fresh items.
Expected
Timeframe:
O6
Planned
Tasks:
O5d. SWAC and RCSWD will reach out to food scrap generators to support
efforts by local haulers to collect organics.
SWAC and RCSWD will initiate these actions during the first year after
adoption of the SWIP.
Establish or promote year-round collection location for leaf and yard debris
within SWME region.
List existing location or the plan to establish and timeline for reaching
operational capacity.
O6. Benson, Chittenden, Rutland town, Shrewsbury, and Tinmouth all
have leaf and yard waste collection program programs.
Middletown Springs is a very rural area, and it is unlikely that residents will
utilize leaf and yard waste collection services; however, to meet the
requirement of the law, Middletown Springs will provide a 30 gallon toter
for residents’ usage. For residents with larger amounts of materials, a
designated area in town will be located at a central, easily accessible
location in town. Signs will be posted at the transfer station, and attendants
will be able to direct residents to this location.
Signage will be posted at the transfer station directing residents to off-site
collection locations. Transfer station attendants are available for
information as well.
Pawlet residents can take leaf and yard waste to the Granville, NY transfer
station. West Haven residents have access to the Fair Haven transfer station
collection program.
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Establish or promote year-round collection location for leaf and yard debris
within SWME region.
List existing location or the plan to establish and timeline for reaching
operational capacity.
The Rutland County Solid Waste District transfer station on Gleason Road in
Rutland acts as a regional site accepting leaf and yard waste from the public,
businesses, haulers, and other transfer stations. RCSWD aggregates
materials on a regional basis.
All SWAC transfer stations, with the exception of Middletown Springs have
had ongoing leaf and yard waste collection programs for many years. It is
anticipated that little outreach will be required to inform residents of these
options since they have been in existence for many years.
While it is unlikely that SWAC residents would drive leaf and yard waste to
the Rutland County Solid Waste District transfer station, SWAC will work
with RCSWD to inform residents of the availability of the District’s ongoing
leaf and yard waste program as well as the in-town programs. SWAC
residents will have accessibility to the RCSWD program.
Expected
Timeframe:
Town websites, handouts, newsletters, the SWAC website, and the RCSWD
website will have information about leaf and yard waste collection
availabilities.
SWAC anticipates these programs to be up and running by the time the
SWIP is approved and adopted and such programs will continue throughout
the timeframe of the SWIP.
5. Construction and Demolition (C&D):
C1
Description
of campaign:
Expected
Timeframe:
Implement a multi-media outreach campaign to inform the residents and
businesses of the preferred practices for the reduction of C&D materials
generated and for end-of-life management.
C1 will be incorporated within R1. A key message will be identifying ways to
dispose of or recycle clean wood that is convenient and cost effective.
Town, SWAC, and RCSWD websites, and newsletters, and the Rutland
Chamber of Commerce email blasts will be utilized to target audiences such
as contractors and carpenters. The outreach campaign will begin shortly
after adoption of this SWIP and will continue throughout the SWIP term.
See R1 and G6.
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Establish a program for clean wood recycling prior to July 1, 2016 to
coincide with the UR Law landfill ban.
C2. The Rutland County Solid Waste District transfer station acts as a
regional site accepting materials from the public, businesses, haulers, and
other transfer stations. RCSWD aggregates materials on a regional basis.
SWAC will work with RCSWD to inform residents of the District’s ongoing
clean wood recycling program. SWAC residents will have accessibility to the
program. Wood collected through this program is chipped and sold to
McNeil/Burlington Electric Department.
Clean wood is already accepted at the Chittenden, Fair Haven, Rutland
Town, and Tinmouth. Currently the wood is either burned or the towns pay
to have the wood chipped where the processor sells the material for mulch.
Expected
Timeframe:
There are already programs currently running. SWAC and RCSWD will promote the
RCSWD regional programs as well as the in-town programs.
Rutland Town Clean Wood Pile
C3
Planned
Tasks:
Establish at least one collection location for asphalt shingles collection and
drywall by end of the SWIP term in each SWME’s jurisdiction.
C3. SWAC will work with RCSWD, haulers, and facilities to promote
ongoing asphalt shingle and drywall collections.
Fair Haven and Rutland town currently collect asphalt shingles and
sheetrock as part of their C & D program. The materials are transported by
haulers to Finch Waste, Inc, 1 Glenn Street, in Glens Falls, New York.
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Establish at least one collection location for asphalt shingles collection and
drywall by end of the SWIP term in each SWME’s jurisdiction.
Currently, RCSWD asphalt shingles are sent to the landfill for alternative
daily cover. Sheet rock is being accepted and is being processed through a
program with Meyers C&D facility in Colchester.
Current accepted materials and fee structure: http://rcswd.com/cdm.html.
Expected
Timeframe:
SWAC and RCSWD will promote the program from the inception of the
approved SWIP throughout the SWIP timeframe.
6. Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Conditionally Exempt Generators
(CEGs)
H1
Description
of program:
Expected
Timeframe:
H2
Description
of program:
Expected
Timeframe:
Work with schools and VT ANR’s Environmental Assistance Office to provide
information and technical assistance on HHW/CEG hazardous waste
handling, disposal, waste reduction, recycling and assistance accessing cost
effective disposal options. Work with at least 10% or 2 schools (whichever is
greater) each year ensuring that 50% of schools are reached by end of SWIP
term.
SWAC and RCSWD have already met and formulated a program outline
utilizing EAO staff to provide information and technical assistance on
HHW/CEG handling and disposal. Outreach to schools will be integrated
into R2.
See R2.
Implement a multi-media outreach campaign to inform residents,
businesses and institutions of environmentally preferable purchasing and of
the preferred practices for hazardous materials including pharmaceuticals.
See R2. SWAC and RCSWD participate with the Rutland County Sheriff’s
Department on drug take-back events. Two events have already been
scheduled for 2015 to coincide with household hazardous waste collection
events. SWAC will include information regarding environmentally
preferable purchasing and preferred practices for hazardous materials
including pharmaceuticals in its yearly newsletter as well as adding it to the
SWAC website.
This program will be integrated with R2. Newsletters are issued on a yearly
basis. The website will be updated within six months of SWIP approval.
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Description
of program:
Expected
Timeframe:
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Work with 2% or 20 (whichever is greater) of businesses and institutions
within jurisdiction per year on proper disposal and waste reduction
information, ensuring that at a minimum 10% of the business and
institutions are reached by the end of the SWIP term.
This program will be integrated into R3. The Chamber of Commerce
website and email blasts reach 2,400 businesses. The SWAC and RCSWD
websites provide information for business hazardous waste options. The
hazardous waste notices that are distributed to coincide with the hazardous
waste collection events are posted at town transfer stations, town
locations, distributed through schools, are on town,
SWAC, and RCSWD websites, are promoted in local
newspapers, town newsletters, radio stations, and local
TV stations. All information includes details to assist
businesses with their hazardous waste needs. It is
expected that at least 75% of all businesses in Rutland
county will have ongoing access to this information.
See R3
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Year 1: Establish a minimum of 2 HHW/CEG events per year, or access to a
permanent facility.
Year 2: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collection exists for
additional MMP-specified materials; provide 2 HHW/ CEG events per year or
access to a permanent facility for items not listed.
Year 3: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collection exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials; provide 3 HHW/CEG events per year or
access to a permanent facility for products not listed.
Year 4: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collections exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials, provide a minimum of 3 HHW/CEG
events per year or access to a permanent facility for products not listed,
ensure households have access to HHW/CEG event or permanent facility
within 15 miles.
Year 5: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collections exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials, provide a minimum of 4 HHW/CEG
events per year or access to a permanent facility for products not listed,
ensure households have access to HHW/CEG event or permanent facility
within 15 miles.
Description
of plan for
each year:
Ensure that minimum requirements outlined in MMP under Convenience
are met each year.
H4a, b, c, and d: For Years One, Two, Three, Four, and Five: SWAC will
continue to contract with the Rutland County Solid Waste District for
hazardous waste services.
SWAC contracts with RCSWD for hazardous waste collection services. Yearround collection options for batteries, fluorescent lamps, mercury
thermostats, 1 and 20 pound propane tanks, and used oil are accepted at
the RCSWD HW Depot. SWAC contracts with RCSWD for hazardous waste
collection services and these materials are accepted at the household
hazardous waste events. SWAC residents can drop off any of these items
during regular operating hours. If there is a charge for the materials, the
SWAC resident is not charged. The fee is added to the next SWAC bill from
the RCSWD.
E-waste is currently collected year-round at the transfer stations in Benson,
Chittenden, Middletown Springs, Shrewsbury, Sudbury, and Tinmouth.
Pawlet residents have e-waste collection options at the Granville, NY
transfer station. In addition to the collection locations listed above, under
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Year 1: Establish a minimum of 2 HHW/CEG events per year, or access to a
permanent facility.
Year 2: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collection exists for
additional MMP-specified materials; provide 2 HHW/ CEG events per year or
access to a permanent facility for items not listed.
Year 3: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collection exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials; provide 3 HHW/CEG events per year or
access to a permanent facility for products not listed.
Year 4: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collections exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials, provide a minimum of 3 HHW/CEG
events per year or access to a permanent facility for products not listed,
ensure households have access to HHW/CEG event or permanent facility
within 15 miles.
Year 5: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collections exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials, provide a minimum of 4 HHW/CEG
events per year or access to a permanent facility for products not listed,
ensure households have access to HHW/CEG event or permanent facility
within 15 miles.
Ensure that minimum requirements outlined in MMP under Convenience
are met each year.
Vermont law, electronic devices can be dropped off at any event or facility
registered as either a Collector, or Recycler. Any facility registered as a ‘free’
location must accept computers, monitors, televisions, printers, and
computer peripherals—regardless of age, brand, or condition—free of
charge from VT households, charities, school districts, businesses with 10 or
fewer employees, or anyone delivering 7 or fewer of these devices to a
collection location at any one time. Other electronic devices may also be
accepted at these locations, but residents may be charged a fee to dispose
of those items. See http://www.anr.state.vt.us/ewaste/facilitylist.aspx for a list
of registered Vermont facilities.
Used waste oil is accepted a many local service stations as well as at
household hazardous waste events and at the RCSWD HW Depot.
SWAC holds four days of events each year, two in April and two in
September. During a day of events, as many as three towns may have
collections in their towns. Each town, with the exception of West Haven,
has one collection event in their town each year. West Haven contracts
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Year 1: Establish a minimum of 2 HHW/CEG events per year, or access to a
permanent facility.
Year 2: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collection exists for
additional MMP-specified materials; provide 2 HHW/ CEG events per year or
access to a permanent facility for items not listed.
Year 3: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collection exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials; provide 3 HHW/CEG events per year or
access to a permanent facility for products not listed.
Year 4: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collections exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials, provide a minimum of 3 HHW/CEG
events per year or access to a permanent facility for products not listed,
ensure households have access to HHW/CEG event or permanent facility
within 15 miles.
Year 5: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collections exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials, provide a minimum of 4 HHW/CEG
events per year or access to a permanent facility for products not listed,
ensure households have access to HHW/CEG event or permanent facility
within 15 miles.
Ensure that minimum requirements outlined in MMP under Convenience
are met each year.
with the town of Fair Haven for solid waste services and has access to the
Fair Haven events. The two largest towns, Fair Haven and Rutland Town,
have two events scheduled in their town each year. At least 11 events are
scheduled each year. All residents have year-round access to the Rutland
County Solid Waste District Hazardous Waste Depot located on Gleason
Road in Rutland, Vermont. Any resident can attend any of the collections
scheduled in the SWAC towns not just the ones scheduled in their towns.
Residents may also take household hazardous waste to the RCSWD
household hazardous waste collection events. Residents provide proof of
SWAC residency. Charges for disposal are then billed to SWAC in the next
billing cycle. Small businesses can also dispose of their wastes through the
RCSWD HW program for a fee.
Residents and businesses are informed of the availabilities by Town, SWAC,
and RCSWD websites; postings in town locations; Town, SWAC, and RCSWD
newsletters; Social Media, publication in annual town reports; public service
announcements; press releases, and local television station announcements.
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Year 1: Establish a minimum of 2 HHW/CEG events per year, or access to a
permanent facility.
Year 2: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collection exists for
additional MMP-specified materials; provide 2 HHW/ CEG events per year or
access to a permanent facility for items not listed.
Year 3: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collection exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials; provide 3 HHW/CEG events per year or
access to a permanent facility for products not listed.
Year 4: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collections exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials, provide a minimum of 3 HHW/CEG
events per year or access to a permanent facility for products not listed,
ensure households have access to HHW/CEG event or permanent facility
within 15 miles.
Year 5: Demonstrate that year-round HHW/CEG collections exists for
additional MMP-Specified materials, provide a minimum of 4 HHW/CEG
events per year or access to a permanent facility for products not listed,
ensure households have access to HHW/CEG event or permanent facility
within 15 miles.
Ensure that minimum requirements outlined in MMP under Convenience
are met each year.
The hazardous waste program has been in existence for many years.
See S2A below.
Expected
Timeframe:
As described above.
7. Sludge, Septage, and Residual Wastes:
S1
Description
of program:
Implement a public education and outreach campaign to inform residents
and businesses of the quality and beneficial uses of Vermont’s biosolids and
residual wastes to address public perceptions and to educate residents and
businesses to not dispose of household hazardous wastes, pharmaceuticals,
and other chemicals in wastewater and septic systems.
S1 will be incorporated within R1. SWAC will include education on the
importance of not disposing household chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and
other chemicals into wastewater systems into its yearly newsletter and the
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Expected
Description
Timeframe:
of program:
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SWAC website
andwith
will promote
the benefits
of utilizingplant
uncontaminated
SWMEs
shall work
their respective
municipalities,
operators, and
biosolids.
septic
service providers to encourage the beneficial use of biosolids and
septage.
See R1S2a. It is the responsibility of each member municipality to determine what
S2a.
manner of disposal is appropriate for their town. Benson, Fair Haven and Pawlet
are the only SWAC towns that have wastewater treatment facilities (WWTF). Those
towns are responsible for wastewater management as well as operation of
wastewater management facilities. The Town of Rutland through a contract
arrangement with the City of Rutland discharges wastewater to the City facility
from primarily commercial and manufacturing users.
Additionally, upwards of 50 households and approximately 100 assisted living units
also discharge to the Town public sewer system. The remaining households in
Rutland Town as well the households in member towns (with the exception of
Benson & Fair Haven) rely on private septage haulers for management of their
waste.
High nitrate levels were found at the land application site used by the Town
of Fair Haven even though Fair Haven’s biosolids were not contaminated.
After several years of monitoring and testing without acceptable results, it
was not financially feasible to continue. The site was abandoned. While
Fair Haven finds it acceptable to land apply, there are currently no other
sites available in the town of Fair Haven or reasonably immediate vicinity to
use for land application. Currently, Fair Haven’s biosolids are taken to the
Rutland City Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Land application, composting or further treatment to qualify for
distribution; landfilling or use as landfill cover (both require dewatering);
incineration; regional septage receiving and/or treatment facility; and other
treatment plans are all acceptable management options for Biosolids and
Septage management.
Pawlet favors reclamation, recycling, and other beneficial uses of biosolids
and septage, provided that uses and land applications do not eventuate in
contamination, poisoning, or other noxious effects respecting human food
chains, welfare, or life quality. Currently, Pawlet’s biosolids are taken to the
Rutland City Waste Water Treatment Facility.
The Town of Benson owns a lagoon wastewater treatment facility. The
treatment process results in deposited sludge at the bottom of the lagoons
that needs to be removed on occasion. This sludge then needs disposal. In
2006, the Town submitted an application for a one-time application of
biosolids on 10 acres of a 29 acre parcel owned by Jeff Noble. The project
was very successful, and the Town now seeks approval for another one-time
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land application of biosolids. The disposal/spreading would need to take
place within the next 1-2 years.
In conjunction with the State of Vermont Department of Environmental
Conservation Wastewater Section, the Towns will continue to monitor the
test results from the Town’s wastewater treatment plant and strive to
improve the quality of the town’s biosolids.
The towns with wastewater treatment facilities monitor and evaluate
contaminant levels in their biosolids. Testing at the wastewater treatment
facilities occur on a yearly basis as overseen by the State of Vermont
Department of Environmental Conservation Wastewater Section for
percent of solids, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead,
mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, zinc and nitrogen and
phosphorus, including pcbs. If any increases above background
concentration levels are detected, the towns will address reduction in
contaminants.
The highest priority in the ten-town solid waste entity is to reduce toxicity
and quantity of waste generated. SWAC addresses waste reduction, public
awareness, and education on a yearly basis. The goal is to increase
awareness of and participation in source reduction and reuse programs as
well as recycling and composting. This includes providing information on
special waste events, and providing educational materials and programs to
households, schools, and businesses on proper waste management
practices. The educational materials and programs as well as the hazardous
waste programs divert contaminants from being disposed of improperly.
SWAC administers a comprehensive household hazardous waste collection
and education program. To encourage proper disposal, residents are not
charged for disposal of their hazardous waste and the events are
conveniently located throughout the SWAC communities. SWAC residents
also enjoy year-round access to the Rutland County Solid Waste
Management District’s (RCSWMD) Hazardous Waste Depot located on
Gleason Road in Rutland. SWAC sponsors four collection days per year. The
RCSWMD hazardous waste collection truck collects wastes for several towns
on each day. The truck is scheduled for between 2-4 hours at each site,
then moves to the next scheduled location. Using this method, several
towns get to host collections on one day. Thus, each SWAC town hosts at
least one household hazardous waste collection event per year, with the
exception of Fair Haven. There is little incentive for residents to either
illegally landfill products or dump them down the drain.
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Representatives from each town are available to distribute educational
materials to residents as well as answer any questions they may have.
Educational materials on subjects such as mercury reduction and
awareness, alternative cleaning products, illegal burning and dumping, and
proper disposal of waste practices are distributed at household hazardous
waste events in addition to distribution at town offices, transfer stations,
recycling facilities, town events such as Town Meeting Day, as well as public
locations throughout the SWAC towns. Residents that dispose of their
wastes at the RCSWMD Hazardous Waste Depot also have access to these
educational pamphlets, fact sheets, and brochures.
SWAC’s website serves as a clearinghouse for information on SWAC events
and programs. Since internet technology is one of the fastest growing
media in the world and over 50 percent of the population has access to the
internet, SWAC’s website:
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Provides additional means to heighten public awareness and enable
SWAC to expand educational outreach to residents and businesses
within the SWAC towns.
Give residents and businesses direct access to SWAC. People, at any
given time, are able to access the site.
The website includes information on:
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Expected
Timeframe:
Proper hazardous waste disposal for both homes and businesses;
Less-toxic cleaning recipes;
Hazardous waste collection events;
Reduction, reuse and recycling information;
Transfer station information including hours, materials accepted;
Composting Information;
Electronics Recycling Program Information;
SWAC and RCSWD will partner to contact local septic service providers to
discuss future options to encourage the beneficial use of uncontaminated
biosolids and to work to disseminate information to their customers about
the importance of not disposing household chemicals, pharmaceuticals and
other chemicals into wastewater treatment systems. Initiation of this joint
program will commence in Year Two of the SWIP term.
Given the required survey and multimedia programs (see G4, G6 and R1)
these tasks will likely be started in Year One and completed in Year Two.
8. Program Administration:
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A3. SWAC administrator will continue training opportunities including
webinars, professional memberships, and conferences such as the Product
Stewardship Institute, NRRA conferences, and New York Solid Waste
Conference.
Ongoing
Communication and collaboration with other Vermont solid waste
organizations
A4. SWAC is a long-standing member in the Solid Waste Manager’s
Association, the Product Stewardship Institute, a founding member of the
Vermont Product Stewardship Council, the Hazardous Waste Network, the
Recycling Coordinator’s network, and regularly participates in meetings
with solid waste organizations and the Agency of Natural Resources
throughout the year.
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A5
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A5. SWAC contractors will prepare a new SWIP to be completed in Year 5.
It is likely the Agency of Natural Resources will develop guidance in the
fourth year of the SWIP for work to be initiated and completed in the final
year of the SWIP.
Cost Estimates
Cost estimates were developed for each of the requirement areas described above. Fund
allocations are based on the following:
a. Estimates of staff and contractor time for outreach programs developed following
consultation with experts in the field;
b. Previous staff and contractor expenditures to run household hazardous waste
events; and
c. Program management based on previous staff time for similar programs.
See Appendix I. SWIP Work plan and Budget Summary
APPENDICES:
Appendix I. SWIP Workplan and Budget Summary
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pl09yvun3xgupu1/SWAC%20Work%20Plan%20and%20Budget%2
0Summary%20for%20SWIP.docx?dl=0
Appendix II. Variable Rate Pricing Ordinance Adopted by Member Towns
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vwpxq53tql156y5/Chittenden%20Variable%20Rate%20Pricing%2
0Ordinance%20Adopted%20TS%20ordinance.pdf?dl=0
Appendix III. Other Solid Waste Ordinances
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9vv6pydl368phqx/AACv03ZOK1BnPgmYU5kCVNdla?dl=0
Appendix IV. Conformance with Other Plans
Rutland Regional Planning Commission Conformance Letter
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/sxpawcekytb5u52/RRPC%20Conformance%20letter%204282015.
pdf?dl=0
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