Composting in Chittenden County may not be dead yet.The Chittenden Solid Waste District says it is considering taking over the doomed Intervale Compost operation in Burlington, for at least two years.
The nonprofit center processes nearly 20,000 tons of yard waste, food scraps and horse manure every year, but it now cannot afford the work necessary to obtain a land use permit.
Solid Waste manager Tom Moreau says the district must keep organic waste out of landfills.
... Moreau says many questions still need to be answered, but if things work out the Chittenden Solid Waste District would rent the compost land from the IntervaleCenter and would hire a private company to operate the facility.
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IntervaleCentersupports financially viable and environmentally sustainable agriculture. We manage 354 acres of farmland, nursery, compost production, trails, and wildlife corridors along the Winooski River in Burlington, Vermont, and we share what we do and what we learn with others around the state and throughout the world.
Our MissionTo develop farm-and land-based enterprises that generate economic and social opportunity while protecting natural resources.
The Big PictureAs people disconnect from active lifestyles, nutritious food, and the natural world, they become less healthy. Community fabric becomes frayed. Food producers struggle financially while people nearby consume highly processed food products with minimal nutritional value manufactured in distant facilities.
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The IntervaleCenter in Burlington has decided to close down its composting operation.The Center says it simply cannot afford to comply with environmental standards.
The Agency of Natural Resources ruled that the IntervaleCenter's composting facility needs an Act 250 land use permit. On Tuesday, the board that oversees the non-profit organization decided it just could not afford it.
Perkins says the cost of going through Act 250 would run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The IntervaleCenter agreed to phase out its composting operation after the state Attorney General's office sent a letter, dated Jan. 30, threatening enforcement action. A phase-out leaves one more season for composting -- and begs the question: where would an operation like this be moved?
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