Solid Waste Management

Management of solid waste can be a significant financial burden on rural communities. In addition, communities must deal with changing State and Federal regulations in the management of various materials such as electronics, appliances, yard waste and hazardous waste.

UVLSRPC assists communities in meeting these challenges through assistance with composting, recycling, and disposal. The commission coordinates regular transfer station attendant lunches to build relationships and share knowledge about markets and management methods for the various materials that are disposed of at local transfer stations.

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Food Scraps Diversion

Unwanted food makes its way to our landfills 96% of the time: The most undesirable route. Across this region, people, schools, communities, and municipal staff are working hard to implement better strategies for unwanted food to provide value rather than sunk costs.

View our Fall 2024 Newsletter – Diverting Food from Landfill.

Visit our YouTube Channel to view videos of past food scrap diversion and composting training.

Need a quick and educational resource? View our one page flyers on Food Recovery 101 and What can you Compost at Home.

For those interested in starting to compost at home, you can read from these helpful resources below!

UNH Extension – Composting for the Home Gardener

ILSR – Composting 101

Backyard Composting Cheat Sheet

How to Use Finished Compost at Home

Compost Bin Design Plans

Other Tip Sheets were developed for our municipal audience to learn about diversion strategies. Topics include: 

1. How to Start a Municipal Program
2. Pilot Program Case Studies
3. Collection & On-Farm Collaboration
4. Permitting Options
5. Community Composting for Schools, Community Gardens, & Neighborhoods
6. Financial Considerations
7. Frequently Asked Questions
8. Additional Resources

Marek Bennett gave us the gift of COMPOST COMICS! A series of five comics that tell the story of Corey who saves the world by decomposing in a compost pile. It’s a fun and educational series that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. A great tool for our families, communities, and schools to make solving problems not only important, but fun! The comics are easy to print from our website and a fun activity to fold.

Directions on How To Fold Comics

1. Just Kinda Slowly
2. How To…
3. Meanwhile Deep in the Pile
4. Meet the Microbes
5. Bad Dream

UVLSRPC recurring program Funded by the USDA Solid Waste Program.