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| GUVSWD provides these services to farms and businesses:
- A free waste audit to help you reduce the amount and toxicity of your waste stream.
- Free pesticides and herbicides disposal.
- Economical disposal of hazardous wastes for small quantity generators.
- Fluorescent light bulb recycling, including boxes and pick-up service if desired. A small per-linear-foot fee applies.
Contact Us for more information on our services or with any questions about waste management!
If you make anything, you're probably a "Generator"
Do you generate any hazardous wastes in small amounts? If so you are probably a "conditionally exempt small quantity generator," or "CEG." This designation allows you to use simpler methods of getting rid of your hazardous waste. Read all about it in the CEG Handbook (340k adobe pdf file) put out by the Vermont DEC, or call the hotline for details: 1-800-974-9559 x2.
Do You Need a State Permit?
The goal of using a Permit Assistance Specialist is to take the mystery, anxiety, and frustration out of the environmental permit process for businesses and the public. The Specialists give you advice about state permits required for your project and help you find the on-line resources and staff who can help you obtain your permit.
Join the Vermont Business Environmental Partnership
The Vermont Business Environmental Partnership (VBEP) is a voluntary, environmental assistance and business recognition program offered by the Environmental Assistance Office of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the Vermont Small Business Development Center. The goals of the Partnership are to promote improved environmental and economic performance and to promote public recognition of environmental excellence.
Another Resource for Businesses: Materials Exchanges
Materials exchanges facilitate the reuse of materials and saving them from becoming waste. They do this by acting like a broker or bulleting board, helping businesses that have unwanted materials connect with other businesses who could use that same material. Most materials exchanges have listings of "materials available" and "materials wanted" that are provided in newsletters, catalogs, or online.
Here are some local exchanges:
Vermont Business Materials Exchange (VBMX)
VBMX is a free service whose goal is to minimize waste by fostering the exchange of reusable commercial resources. 1-800-895-1930
http://www.vbmx.org
Re-COVER
Building materials, appliances, and other reusables, for low-income housing projects or resale to the public.
158 S. Main Street, WRJ (in the old brewery across from the American Legion)
(802) 359-5900
http://www.coverhomerepair.org
Upper Valley Materials Exchange.
Local exchange of reusables. Sponsored by ValleyNet. (802) 359-4162
http://www.valley.net/uvme/index.html
New Hampshire's Materials Exchange
Sponsored by WasteCap of New Hampshire, (603) 224-1517
http://www.wastecapnh.org/nhme
The Vermont Manufacuting Extension Center
VMEC offers a strategic approach to business designed for small and mid-sized manufacturers and delivered by professional and manufacturing business advisors.
Efficiency Vermont
Energy efficiency. It's good for business. Your energy efficiency investments pay off now and in the future, by reducing your energy costs, strengthening our economy and protecting our environment. Visit Efficiency Vermont's Business Page.
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Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District
96 Mill Street, PO Box 58, No. Hartland, VT 05052-0058
Phone (802)296-3688 | Fax 281-7088 | E-mail GUVSWD@valley.net
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