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bibliophile222 t1_j8ycl1q wrote

It is a law, but they don't prosecute or really do anything as far as consequences go, so don't stress too much. I'll be honest, I haven't been doing it for a few reasons. I live in an apartment, don't have the ability to make a compost pile (not even a yard to speak of) and the landlord pays for the trash removal, so I can't add it as any extra service. I guess the alternative is drop it off somewhere, but I haven't looked into locations, and again, being super honest, I am a lazy ass who really doesn't want to make extra trips somewhere, espeically if I have to pay for dropoff. I also have a tiny kitchen, so even storing an additional bin for compost is kinda tricky! I feel like when they made this law, they didn't really think about apartment-dwellers.

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PerennialPangolin t1_j8zbb50 wrote

Your landlord is supposed to make some kind of arrangements for handling food scraps: https://dec.vermont.gov/sites/dec/files/wmp/SolidWaste/Documents/Universal-Recycling/Landlord-FAQ-Food-Scrap-Management.pdf

Unfortunately, one of the options listed is “require tenants to make an independent plan to manage their food scraps separate from the trash and confirm that this happens” which sounds like a pretty easy out for landlords…. They should at least have provided you with information about drop off options, though. (If you are interested, you can find a list of Chittenden County drop-off locations here. They all accept food scraps; $1 for a 5 gallon container, or free if you are also paying for trash drop-off.)

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HappilyhiketheHump t1_j912889 wrote

The land lord could do that, but then the rent would have to be increased 10% for the annual consulting/planning fee.

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Hipko75 t1_j8yzadg wrote

Yeah fuck the planet. Keep sealing your organic matter in plastic and burying it. Your “lazy ass” ways are more important than doing your part

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swordsmithy t1_j8zoksq wrote

Thank goodness someone has the courage to use shame to create behavior change. It doesn’t work, and never has, but you’re really doing the lords work.

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VTGrown t1_j8zwub3 wrote

Nothing says I love the planet more than burning tons of diesel to compost a little bit of food. In the state that shut down VT Yankee and massively increased their carbon emissions due to using less green energy sources...

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