Reduce, Reuse, Repair: A Vermont Network Works to Cut Down on Waste While Fostering Community

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): Vermont’s solid waste plan has a goal to prevent 50% of the state’s waste stream from entering the landfill by reducing, recycling, repairing and composting. The closest the state came to meeting that number was in 2024, when 41% was diverted, according to Josh Kelly, solid waste program manager of the Waste Management and Prevention Division at DEC.

In order to reach state goals, and connect Vermonters across the state, DEC created a new initiative called ReVT to be administered by Anne Bijur of the Solid Waste Division.  The goals of the initiative are twofold, said Bijur, who supervises the materials management section of the division.

“The first is to build this coalition around waste reduction, reuse and repair,” Bijur said. “The second is to create an open, inclusive network that supports practitioners and all Vermonters to participate.”

Courtesy: www.wasteadvantagemag.com