Vermont
Solid waste facilities
The Solid Waste Management Program of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) certifies solid waste management facilities, among them transfer stations, recycling facilities, landfills, composting facilities and anaerobic digesters. DEC says there are about 210 certified solid waste management facilities across the state. The regulations that apply are the Vermont Solid Waste Management Rules.
In a Phase I ESA
This handbook reads the program's certified facilities as the Vermont form of the state landfill and solid waste disposal site records that ASTM E1527-21 lists as a standard source. The pages read link no list of certified facilities or landfills; the pairing is the handbook's reading. The general reading of a landfill listing is on the landfills and solid waste page.
What the certifications cover
DEC's application forms page shows the kinds of disposal certification, and they follow a landfill past its closing:
| Certification | What DEC says it authorizes |
|---|---|
| Solid Waste Lined Landfill Certification | Construction and operation of a lined landfill for the disposal of municipal solid waste |
| Closed Landfill | Re-certification of a closed landfill during the post-closure care period |
| Custodial Care Landfill | An owner or operator to cease post-closure care and enter custodial care |
| Categorical Disposal | Construction and operation of a disposal facility for certain inert solid waste categories, specified in Section 6-1002(a) of the Solid Waste Management Rules |
For a closed landfill on or near the property, ask for its post-closure or custodial care certification. DEC also issues Insignificant Waste Management Event approvals, among them approvals for one-time disposal of certain solid wastes such as stumps, untreated wood, masonry or other inert wastes, for one-time disposal of development soils, and for disposal of clogged septic stone. Where a property shows fill or buried material, ask whether such an approval was issued.
New and renewal applications for transfer stations, landfills, anaerobic digesters and large composting facilities require notice to adjoining landowners. For most application types, the program posts application files and draft decisions on the Environmental Notice Bulletin, and posts the final decision there for 30 days. All facilities must report quarterly or annually, as their certification or registration requires.
Where to look a site up
- DEC's Solid Waste Facilities and Transporters page links the Materials Management Map to locate a facility that will accept the material you are trying to discard. DEC's Waste Topics page links the same map under Maps, Data, and Records as Waste Management Facilities. The pages read do not say whether it shows closed landfills.
- Applications and decisions are posted on the Environmental Notice Bulletin.
- The Waste Management and Prevention Division is at 802-828-1138 during office hours.
Getting the file
DEC's pages link, in their footer, Request public information and Department of Environmental Conservation Records Liaisons, both on the Agency of Natural Resources' public records page, which this handbook did not read. The pages read for this program give no route of their own for a facility file.
Sources
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation pages, read October 13, 2026, no modified date shown: