Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

DEEP headquarters at 79 Elm Street in Hartford has partially re-opened to staff and members of the public as of Tuesday, February 3. The DEEP records room has re-opened. The DEEP Central Permit Processing Unit (CPPU) will be open to the public starting on Wednesday, Feb. 4. For updates, click here

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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  • Municipal Annual Recycling Reports

    each municipality must provide the DEEP an annual recycling report.

  • Material Exchanges

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

  • 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.

  • Requirements for Manufacturers

    Who is a Manufacturer? The law is very specific in its definition of "manufacturer".

  • Green Building-FAQ

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

  • Collection Locations for Residential Electronics

    specific information on where you can recycle your electronics

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Recycling Main Page - Formerly General Information on Recycling in Connecticut

    Recycling is the process of creating new products from used materials.

  • Solid Waste & Recycling Hauler Resources

    resources for the hauler community that can be used to better understand Connecticut’s general and hauler/collector-specific recycling requirements, including hauler reporting forms, sample letters, links to other best practices and technical assistance resources.

  • Recycling for the Hospitality Industry

    All retail and commercial establishments, including restaurants and inns must have a recycling program in place.

  • Proper Use and Disposal of Treated Lumber

    Outdoor wood, used widely in home landscape projects, is protected from moisture, rot and insect damage with chemical preservatives (pesticides) to inhibit fungal decay and extend the life of the wood.

  • Municipal Recycling Honor Roll

    In 2002, in an effort to honor those Connecticut municipalities with outstanding recycling/source reduction programs, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection started the CT Municipal Recycling Honor Roll.

  • Textiles Reuse & Recycling

    Besides clothing, such as shirts, pants, dresses and shorts – textiles include bedding, backpacks, curtains, towels, stuffed animals, gloves, belts, ties, purses, handbags, shoes, slippers, undergarments and even holey socks!

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