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"The Department of Environmental Conservation announced that trash disposal throughout the state decreased 5 percent, while the recycling rate has increased from 33 to 35 percent since the new recycling services and requirements went into effect in July 2015... "For the last 15 years, Vermont’s recycling rates have stagnated, with about two-thirds of our waste still being landfilled. The Universal Recycling law (Act 148 of 2012) aimed to change this by increasing convenience and providing incentives to recycle and compost more... “Recycling makes sense environmentally and economically, and the Universal Recycling Law has reinforced that,” said Paul Tomasi, director of Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District. “Recycling is simply what we do here in Vermont.” Comments are closed.
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