Solid Waste Implementation Plan
Solid Waste Plan Update
The towns of Castleton and Hubbardton are joining SWAC. We have updated our Solid Waste Implementation Plan (SWIP) to include these member towns.
Current Status
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) has pre-approved the revised 2025-2030 SWIP.
Public Hearings
The public is invited to review and comment on the revised plan. Two public hearings have been scheduled:
First Public Hearing: Monday, April 27, 2026, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Second Public Hearing and Vote to Adopt: Monday, May 4, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
Both hearings will be held virtually. The Zoom login information and the complete document are available below.
View the Revised Plan
There is a 30 day public comment period for residents and businesses from all member towns. To make comments or receive additional information, please contact SWAC at solidwastealliancecommunities@gmail.com.
You can review the pre-approved SWIP here.
Zoom log-in information :
NOTE: Click the “Join Zoom Meeting” link below and follow the instructions to join the meeting.
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Meeting ID: 977 4492 8600 Passcode: 218462
You can also dial in using your telephone. This is NOT a toll free number.
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York) Meeting ID: 977 4492 8600 Passcode: 218462
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Solid Waste Implementation Plan (2025–2030) 2025 Approved SWIP
On August 7, 2025, The Solid Waste Alliance Communities (SWAC) adopted its Solid Waste Implementation Plan (SWIP) for the 2025–2030 planning period. The SWIP is a five-year planning document that outlines how SWAC towns will meet Vermont’s solid waste and materials management requirements under the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources’ Materials Management Plan (MMP) and Act 148, the state’s universal recycling and composting law.
The SWIP describes how each waste stream is managed and presents strategies for increasing diversion, reducing waste, and improving public outreach and education. The plan also includes:
- How SWAC towns will educate residents about reducing and diverting recyclables, food scraps, yard trimmings, clean wood, hazardous waste, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and construction and demolition debris
- How SWAC towns will work with schools and businesses to improve waste diversion, including food waste programs
- How public events and spaces will be managed to reduce waste
- How recyclables, organics, hazardous waste, textiles, construction and demolition debris, and biosolids are currently handled
- Implementation of variable rate pricing for residential trash
- Procedures for siting solid waste facilities and how they are included in the plan
- A list of solid waste facilities and haulers operating within SWAC towns
The overall goals of the SWIP are to:
- Prevent unnecessary waste generation
- Promote sustainable materials management and prioritize highest and best uses
- Reduce reliance on landfill and incineration
- Conserve resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts
Revised SWIP Press Release to Include Castleton and Hubbardton Original SWIP Press Release Announcement