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Vermont Solid Waste Working Groups
Solid Waste Working Group This page provides agenda, minutes, and information for the Solid Waste Working Group.	Compost This webpage provides the agendas, minutes and all background information for the Compost Study Committee.
Waste Prevention This webpage provides the final report and information from the 2007-2008 Waste Prevention initiative.	VT Solid Waste District Managers Association This page provides agenda, minutes, and information for the work of this association and Vermont ANR staff.

Solid Waste Report to the Vermont Legislature  This report was prepared to fulfill the requirements of Section 293b of the 2007 Budget Bill (see Appendix A for text of bill).  Following the submittal of this report, the Agency of Natural Resources convened a working group with representatives of various groups to evaluate the report and develop recommendations to implement and improve upon it. This working group reported to the legislature in January 2009. 

The report includes the Solid Waste Program’s recommendations for a sustainable materials vision.

Readopted Vermont Solid Waste Management Plan

On September 27, 2006, the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) readopted the Vermont Solid Waste Management Plan (State Plan) in its entirety and without any changes. The effective date of the Readopted State Plan is October 15, 2006.

Statute (10 V.S.A. § 6604) directs the Secretary of ANR to publish and adopt a plan that sets forth a comprehensive statewide solid waste management strategy, and to revise it every 5 years. The previous State Plan was adopted on August 31, 2001. In early 2006, ANR staff proposed readopting the current State Plan (as opposed to developing a new State Plan) because the critical issues regarding solid waste management had not changed significantly and the State Plan's goals and action steps continued to be an effective strategy to address the critical issues. By readopting the State Plan, ANR was able to spent its limited resources on programs and activities to achieve the goals of the Plan as opposed to a new planning effort.

Although the Plan is not a rule, statute requires the Plan to be adopted "by means of a public process that is similar to the process involved in the adoption of administrative rules".

For more information about the Readopted Vermont Solid Waste Management Plan, contact the Solid Waste Program at 241-3888.

The Proposed Readoption of the State of Vermont Solid Waste Management Plan provides a summary of the current management in solid wastes in Vermont and progress since the State Plan was adopted in 2001. It provides the basis for readopting the State Plan.

The Responsiveness Summary is ANR’s response to the 14 comments received from the public regarding readoption of the State Plan.

Solid Waste Implementation Plan Guidance Document/Template