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Single Stream Public Education
Implementing any new changes in a recycling program or system, requires strong public education with consistent messaging to ensure residents understand the proposed changes in the recycling program. Single Stream education is no exception.
DEEP Announces Beverage Container Recycling Grant Program Opportunities
(HARTFORD)— The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today the Beverage Container Recycling (a.k.a. Bottle Bill) Grant Program opportunities. The grant program will support the establishment of beverage container redemption centers in urban centers and environmental justice communities to help provide convenient and reliable access for container redemption to all Connecticut residents.
Donating and buying reusable goods not only helps protect the environment, it also helps your local economy.
Information on the management of solid waste in Connecticut.
"Toward the Virtual Elimination of Mercury from the Solid Waste Stream" was submitted to the Governor and State legislature in response to Public Act 99-228. The report provides recommendations for reducing mercury in solid waste including eliminating mercury from school science labs, requiring manufacturers to provide for the collection and recycling of their mercury containing products, and using household hazardous waste programs to collect elemental mercury from homes.
Municipal and Regional Grants and Technical Assistance
The Sustainable Materials Management program at DEEP is committed to providing technical assistance and support to municipalities and regions on reducing waste, saving money, and increasing recycling.
What does recycling mean for the materials economy in Connecticut? It means jobs!
General Permit for Storage and Processing of Asphalt Roofing Shingle Waste (ARSW) for Beneficial Use and Recycling
Fishing Line Recycling Locations
Find fishing line recycling stations at inland and coastal sites around the state.
Air Emissions - New Source Review Program Fact Sheet
Air Emissions - New Source Review Program Fact Sheet
Commercial Organics Recycling Law
Connecticut's organics recycling law for generators of residual food waste.
DEEP Commissioner Dykes Celebrates Launch of HRRA Glass Recycling Program
(HARTFORD)—Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes, along with Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) Chairman Matthew Knickerbocker, Oak Ridge Waste and Recycling CEO John Decker, and other industry stakeholders, today celebrated the launch of the HRRA’s new glass recycling program.
Commercial and Institutional Food Scrap Recycling Pilot Projects
Information about food scrap recycling projects in Connecticut.
Governors Recycling Work Group
Information about the results of a working group on modernizing recycling in Connecticut.
State recycling requirements apply to everyone in Connecticut, including the small business owner.