Universal Recycling Timeline
Recycling, can be an eye opening experience. Learning what can be recycled, reused or repurposed helps an individual plan their purchases to include ways to dispose of the endless packaging that comes with everthing we buy. . In July 2012 the state of Vermont put into law a series of mandatory landfill bans. This law -Act148- is now beginning to fullfill its mission.
| Beginning July 1, 2014 |
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| Transfer stations/Drop-off Facilities must accept residential recyclables at no extra charge. |
| Food scrap generators of 104 ton/year or 2 tons/week must divert material to any certified facility within 20 miles |
| Beginning July 1, 2015 |
| Statewide unit based pricing takes effect, requiring residential trash charges be based on volume or weight. |
| Recyclables are banned from the landfill |
| Transfer stations/Drop-off Facilities must accept leaf and yard debris |
| Haulers must offer residential recycling colllection at no extra charge |
| Public buildings must provide recycling containers alongside all trash containers in public spaces, exception for restrooms |
| Food scrap generators of 52 tons/year or 1 ton/week must divert material to any certified facility within 20 miles |
| Beginning July 1, 2016 |
| Leaf, yard, and clean wood debris are banned from the landfill. |
| Haulers must offer leaf and yard debris collection |
| Food scrap generators of 26 tons/year or 1/2ton/week must divert material to any certified facility within 20 miles |
| Beginning July 1, 2017 |
| Tranfer stations/Drop off facilities must accept food scraps |
| Haulers must offer food scrap collection |
| Food scrap generators of 18 tons/year or 1/3 ton/week must divert material to any certified facility within 20 miles |
| Beginning July 1, 2020 |
| Food scraps are banned from the landfill |
What this means is that in the next few years there will be a series of landfill bans and significant changes to the way we think about our "trash". For decades the responsibility to take care of our waste has been relegated to the haulers who were picking it up and throwing it in their truck to haul to the landfill. The residents of Vermont will be taking a big step forward to make this happen. As much as we hope it to be an easy task, there are bound to be a few "hiccups" along the way. The breakdown is simple after July 1st, 2014 your trash hauler will no longer be able to take "trash" that contains; cardboard, paper, tin, aluminum, glass or plastic. This may appear to be unachievable but to compensate the hauler will have to take these materials and bring them to a local recycling facility. The same thing will happen with the other materials on the designated dates.
The New Recycling Law - ACT 148
Universal Recycling Fact Sheet
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