Climate Change
Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.
Connecticut
Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
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College and University Recycling
Because of their educational mission, large student populations, high community visibility, and active involvement in research, development, and new technology, Connecticut’s universities and colleges have the potential to become waste reduction and recycling models for other institutional waste generators in the state.
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Setting up a recycling program at your school
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Sample Recycling Enforcement Letters
the Department provide sample enforcement letters that they may use as a format for notifying local businesses, haulers, schools and landlords/managers of multi-family apartments and condominiums of recycling violations
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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.
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Disaster Debris Management Preparedness
Information about the management of storm debris in Connecticut.
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The Remediation Standard Regulations that established the requirements for the remediation of contamination within Connecticut were organized by environmental media and relied, in part, on risk-based criteria that established remediation goals for various contaminants typically found at remediation sites.
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Boat Registration/ Abandoned Boats
Information on Connecticut boat registration and abandoned boats.
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Pollution Prevention for Business
Business and industry can take actions to implement a pollution prevention by using information, resources and learning from what others have done.
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Useful information for Connecticut's coastal residents
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Residential Dock Guidelines
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Information about sea level rise in Connecticut and the adopted sea level change scenario for Connecticut.
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Coastal hazards have always been an issue for Connecticut due in part to concentrated population and development along the coast. Learn how storms, flooding, erosion, and the effects of climate change can affect Connecticut’s coast.
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The Connecticut Boater's Guide is a handbook of boating laws and regulations, registration information and guidelines for safe operation.
Recycling
Connecticut disposes of 2.4 million tons of trash annually, an estimated 1,370 pounds of trash per person per year. That's too much! Learn more about how we manage our waste and how to help us move toward more waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
DEEP Programs & Services
DEEP conserves, improves and protects Connecticut's natural resources and the environment, and makes cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available to people and businesses. Find DEEP's programs and services here.