Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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• Connecticut Recycles Day, November 15

  Connecticut Recycles Day is a recycling awareness day that takes place on November 15th each year.

• Apartment, Condo, Multi-Family Recycling

  Multi-family properties, such as apartments and condos, tend to face more challenges than single family housing when organizing and implementing recycling programs.

• Collection Locations for Residential Electronics

  specific information on where you can recycle your electronics

• Connecticut's Electronic Recycling Law

  In July of 2007, the State of Connecticut was one of the first in a growing list of states that adopted an Electronics Recycling Law concerning the recycling of household electronic waste (e-waste).

• CT Electronic Recycling Law, FAQs

  E-Waste Frequently Asked Questions

• E-Waste Home

  From the mining of the raw materials to the recycling or disposal of our electronic products, electronics have a significant impact on the environment. By considering the environment when you purchase, use and dispose of a computer, television, or other electronic device, you can conserve energy, help the environment and save money.

• E-Waste Regulations External Advisory Group

  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (Department) formed an external workgroup to provide advice and guidance to the Department in developing regulations to implement Connecticut’s E-waste recycling law.

• State Electronics Challenge

  The State Electronics Challenge is a voluntary program that encourages state, regional, and local governments, including schools, to purchase greener products, reduce the impacts of electronic products during use, and manage obsolete electronics in an environmentally safe way.

• Coliseums, Arenas, Large Venues

  Opportunities for recycling in public places vary depending on the type of venue.

• Collection Containers

  Recycling bins for special events, concerts, fairs, and festivals are now available to Connecticut communities through the Special Events Recycling Bin Loan Program.

• Event Recycling Main Page

  A gateway page to more information on event recycling.

• Fairs, Festivals & Outdoor Events

  Connecticut is home to many fairs, festivals and other outdoor events. Waste reduction, reuse and recycling are just as important to practice when you are enjoying these venues as they are at home or at work.

• Green Building

  Green buildings are part of the larger practice of smart growth, also known as sustainable design and development, thatoutline of a house in green advocates that the use of natural resources by this generation shall not diminish the capacity of the environment to provide for successive generations.

• Green Building-FAQ

  Green building encourages home purchases of existing structures which are convenient to public transportation, work, shopping, and other services.

• Indoor Environmental Quality

  In many homes, the indoor air is often more polluted than the outdoor air.