Public Meeting: Manchester – Feedback for Proposed 2025 Solid Waste Implementation Plan (SWIP)

The Bennington County Solid Waste Alliance (BCSWA) is currently developing an update to its Solid Waste Implementation Plan (SWIP).

The SWIP is intended to fulfill the requirements of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Materials Management Plan (MMP), “…the purpose of which is to provide a framework for the State and its citizens to prevent waste from being generated and expand reuse, recycling, and composting efforts to attain Vermont’s statewide goals over the next 5 years. The 2025 SWIP update will:

Outline local actions and develop a timeline for those actions that will be undertaken to be satisfy the requirements of the Vermont Materials Management Plan.

Calculate the local disposal rates for the region, including total disposal rate per capita and the overall waste disposal rate.

List all existing Solid Waste Facilities and other locations where the public can dispose of landfill banned waste items and outline the siting criteria for new Solid Waste Facilities in the region.

List and summarize local ordinances pertaining to solid waste management and waste hauling.

Conform with the Regional Plan and local emergency management plans.

Contact information for all solid waste haulers and a list of services they provide.

Two public meetings will be held to receive community feedback on the SWIP:

Tuesday, April 1st at 6PM at the Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Rd., Manchester, VT

Thursday, April 10th at 6PM at the Bennington Free Library, 101 Silver St., Bennington, VT

A draft copy of the 2025 SWIP is available here for review in advance of the meetings.

If you cannot attend the meeting and you would like to leave a comment please contact Scott Grimm-Lyon at sgrimmlyon@bcrcvt.org