Organics Recycling

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• Composting and Organics Recycling

  Organic materials that are source-separated from the trash are highly recyclable and should be thought of as a resource, not a waste.

• Food Residual Composting Facilities

  The following tables identify the permitted composting and anaerobic digestion facilities allowed to accept food waste and the facilities undergoing permit review by the DEEP.

• Do Not Trash Grass

  Learn how to properly manage grass clippings from lawn mowing.

• Active Leaf Composting Facilities

  A list of leaf composting facilities in Connecticut.

• Current Permit Authorization Pathways for Food Waste Management

• Home Composting - Turn Your Spoils into Soil

  Information for homeowners on how to compost their food scraps.

• Food Share Composting Pilot Project

  Information about a composting program for spolied food from a local food bank in Connecticut.

• School Composting Bins, School Composting Manual and Website

  Information about a grant project for composting at a school in Mansfield, CT.

• Commercial Organics Recycling Law

  Connecticut's organics recycling law for generators of residual food waste.

• Sheet Leaf Composting

  Information about sheet leaf composting - a different kind of leaf recycling.

• Large Scale Organics Management

  Composting on a larger scale than in our backyards provides our state with economic and environmental benefits.

• Organics Mapping Project

  Mapping project for the sources of food waste in Connecticut.

• Compost Video Downloads

  Videos you can download about home composting.

• Using Compost to Control Erosion

  How to use compost to control erosion in Connecticut.

• Mansfield Middle School Composting Grant - Final Report

  Information about a composting grant project carried out at Mansfield High School in Mansfield, CT.