Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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• Mattress Recycling

  Mattresses and box springs become problematic once they reach the end of their useful life. Since they are bulky and hard to move, disposal is difficult and increasingly expensive for municipalities.

• Solid Waste & Recycling Reporting Forms

  Information regarding the origin, types, amounts, and destinations of Connecticut solid waste disposed and recycled is essential for state and local solid waste planning, assessment, and compliance assurance.

• CT State Agency Recycling Main Page

  Everyone in Connecticut, including State Agencies, are required to recycle.

• 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.

• 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.

• Recycling Means Jobs

  What does recycling mean for the materials economy in Connecticut? It means jobs!

• Small Business Recycling

  State recycling requirements apply to everyone in Connecticut, including the small business owner.

• Muni Recycling Resource Center Main Page

  This page is a gateway to materials management information pertinent to municipalities.

• Material Exchanges

  Donating and buying reusable goods not only helps protect the environment, it also helps your local economy.

• Using Social Media to Promote Recycling

  Federal, state and local government agencies are discovering that social media is increasingly becoming an important method to connect with new audiences and can be worthwhile for sharing information for specific programs.

• Food Waste Reduction and Recovery

  The single largest component of solid waste sent to incinerators and landfills is food waste. According to the EPA, food waste comprised 21.3% of total U.S. Municipal Solid Waste generated in the United States in 2011 - that’s 36.31 million tons of wasted food.

• Solid Waste & Recycling Data

  state law and regulation require solid waste and recycling data to be submitted to the Connecticut DEEP by municipalities and by permitted solid waste facilities.

• COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak and Bottle Bill Beverage Container Redemption

  COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak and Bottle Bill Beverage Container Redemption

• Batteries - Recycling and Disposal Options

  Household batteries - recycling and disposal options

• Managing Household Batteries

  general information on the chemistry and disposal options for household batteries.