Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

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Climate Change

Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.

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Recycling

Connecticut disposes of 2.4 million tons of trash annually, an estimated 1,370 pounds of trash per person per year. That's too much! Learn more about how we manage our waste and how to help us move toward more waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
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DEEP Programs & Services

DEEP conserves, improves and protects Connecticut's natural resources and the environment, and makes cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available to people and businesses. Find DEEP's programs and services here.

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Commissioner Katie Dykes

Commissioner Katie Dykes Welcome to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's website. The staff at DEEP is dedicated to conserving, improving, and protecting our natural resources and the environment, and increasing the availability of cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy. 
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Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

79 Elm Street
Hartford CT 06106-5127
Phone Number: 860-424-3000