Tools for Town Officials and Solid Waste Districts
The Agency of Natural Resources is encouraging municipal officials to get involved and help other law enforcement officials end trash burning in Vermont. A toolkit has been developed to help you designate an enforcement officer in your town who can help inform residents about Vermont’s trash burning law, alternatives to burning and trash reduction.The toolkit contains the following materials to help you educate residents who may still be burning trash:

• A news release which can be posted on your town website highlighting the new state statute and the penalties violators may face;
• An eBadge, or electronic link to the Agency’s “Don’t Burn Vermont” website that can be added to your town’s website;
• A fact sheet containing general information about trash burning for residents which can be replicated and distributed at the town clerk’s office, police station, etc.;
• Posters to put up in town offices and other appropriate locations;
• Informational handouts which can be distributed at the town clerk’s office or other appropriate location.

• News release (PDF)
• Sample ticket (PDF)
• eBadge (JPG)
• Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Poster (PDF)
• Handout (PDF)
• Letter from DEC Commissioner Jeffrey Wennberg and Karen Horn, VLCT Public Policy Director (PDF)

• Trash Burning Statute (PDF)
• Vermont Air Pollution Control Rules Related to Illegal Burning (*PDF)
• Solid Waste Management Rules Related to Illegal Burning (*PDF)
• Model Local Ordinances: example 1, example 2 (*PDF)