Effective June 8: NWSWD Drop-Off Site Fee Changes Beginning June 8th, 2024, the Northwest Vermont Solid Waste District will be increasing fees to cover the double-digit increase in our cost to send trash collected at our Drop-Off Centers to the landfill as well as the overall increase in fuel prices and the cost of operating…
NWSWD Collaborates with ‘Astronomers Without Borders’ to Give Solar Eclipse Glasses Another Use GEORGIA, Vermont, April 9, 2024 – In keeping with its mission to help our community reduce, reuse and divert as much waste as possible from the landfill, NWSWD is excited to announce its partnership with Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) to prevent solar eclipse…
Spring Newsletter Is Now Available Our Spring 2024 Waste Watch Newsletter is now available! Download it here: NWSWD Newsletter. Printed copies are available in all Town Offices!
Request For Proposal: Compost Truck Georgia, Vermont, March 3, 2024 — The Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District (NWSWD) is requesting qualified truck manufacturers and dealers to provide proposals for one (1) class 5 or class 6 Non CDL truck and additional accessories to operate its food scrap collection program. If a bidder is able…
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events NWSWD holds household hazardous waste collection events May-September in various district towns on a rotating basis. Events are open to all residents (no businesses, please) of Grand Isle and Franklin Counties, except for Fairfax. Any resident of our 19 District towns can attend any of the events. If you can’t…
School Chemical Safety Trainings – 2024 Hazardous Materials Consulting is excited to offer free live webinars for School Chemical Safety for teachers, administrators, fire inspectors and insurance carriers. The March – May trainings are for school staff and some are specifically geared for science, art, industrial arts teachers, administrators, or facilities managers. In August, there…
2023 State and Local Government Municipal Day: Trainings for Vermont’s Local Officials and Volunteers Montpelier, VT – The Agency of Natural Resources is announcing its tenth State and Local Government Municipal Day. The day-long event is hosted by the Agency of Natural Resources in partnership with the Agency of Agriculture, Agency of Transportation, Vermont Emergency Management, Vermont…
Request For Proposal: Owners Representative For Construction Georgia, Vermont, August 31, 2023 — The Northwest Vermont Solid Waste Management District (NWSWD) is planning an expansion project as their facility on Morse Drive, in the Town of Georgia, VT. This project involves the construction of a new 2-story 1200 sf office space and storage building, a…
Vermont Residents Can Bring Flood-Related Hazardous Materials to Collection Site in Middlesex or Local Collection Locations Montpelier, Vt. – Residents can bring their flood-related hazardous materials to the State of Vermont hazardous materials collection site at the former Middlesex Police Barracks at 1078 U.S. Route 2 in Middlesex or to local collection locations and events.…
Flood Debris Management Reminders and Resources Our thoughts are with those in areas affected by the significant rainfall and flooding. As impacted Vermonters begin to clean out their debris wastes, we want to remind all of the hazardous and dangerous wastes that need to be kept separate from the trash. After a flood event,…