In this module of the Soil Builders program, Elly Ventura (formerly with Lamoille Regional Solid Waste Management District) and Natasha Duarte (Composting Association of Vermont) talk about the drivers for clean water & healthy soils, and how compost can support these goals.

Video time stamps:

• 0:00-3:00 Introduction (Natasha Duarte)

• 3:00-11:10 Background (Elly Ventura)

• 11:10-17:15 Vermont Initiatives (Natasha Duarte)

• 17:15-22:35 The Compost Connection (Elly Ventura)

• 22:35-23:21 Conclusion (Natasha Duarte)

Resources shared:

• Slide deck from the webinar (pdf)

• More about Greenhouse Gases

• Recycling, Waste Characterization, Food Waste:

  • US Recycling Rates

  • 2018 Vermont Waste Characterization Report

  • EPA Facts and Figures on Materials, Wastes and Recycling

• Food Waste:

  • The Financial Cost of Food Waste

  • 2030 Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal

  • ScrapFoodWaste.org

• Organics Diversion/Composting:

• Vermont Universal Recycling Law (Act 148)

• Compost Impacts More than you Think (ILSR Infographic)

• Vermont Clean Water Initiative/Act 64

• VT ANR/DEC Clean Water Initiative

• Program Overview

• Lake Champlain Basin Program

• Lake Champlain, TMDL Implementation Plan

• VT Stormwater Management Manual (2017)

• VT Municipal Roads Program

• VT Required Agricultural Practices