KILLINGTON—Food waste comprises about a third of the waste Americans throw away in landfills and is in fact the largest solid waste contributor to landfills. Food scraps in landfills produce methane, a gas with 25 times the global warming potential […]
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Recycling food waste now accepted at Rutland County transfer stations
By Julia Gosselin The third portion of Act 148 regarding the ban of food scraps from the landfill is coming into effect July 2020. As of July 2017, transfer stations must accept food scraps at no charge or for a […]