AVR builds community action by directing youth, schools and communities to a clear understanding of pertinent solid and hazardous waste issues and by supporting sustainable waste reduction programs.

AVR, a Vermont non-profit environmental organization and 2008 Winner of the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence, began in 1982 as a grassroots effort to support recycling in Vermont. Today, AVR is the state’s leader in education, outreach, and technical assistance on waste prevention, recycling, composting, environmental health and sustainable consumerism. AVR reaches over 30,000 people per year through partnerships with waste managers, schools, state agencies, municipalities, coalitions, the annual Youth Environmental Summit and our partnership with the Northeast Resource Recovery Association.