Kent Regional Composting Facility and Recycling Infrastructure ROD

Record of Decision for a Regional Composting Facility in Kent

Address of possible action location: 44 Maple Street, Kent CT 06757

Municipality where the action might be located: Kent

Description: Utilizing a grant award from the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) through its MMI Grant Program, the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) proposes to site an in-vessel composting unit at the Kent transfer station where food scraps are collected. The in-vessel unit will be solar powered. HRRA believes that municipalities can create a closed-loop sustainable composting system to manage food waste locally, reducing the carbon footprint of offsite disposal and contributing to the waste diversion goals of the state. On behalf of Kent, the HRRA is currently in discussions to expand collection with neighboring adjacent, non-HRRA member communities to bring their material for processing therefore expanding the municipalities being served beyond HRRA. In addition, food scraps collected from the satellite metroSTOR containers in the Northern HRRA region will be transported to the Kent transfer station, rather than trucking to more distant processing facilities.  This infrastructure will improve, expand, and provide waste reduction for organics management services to this part of the region and beyond. In addition, this will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of food scraps collection and reduce the operating cost to the Town.

Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) Determination: On September 16, 2025, DEEP published a Notice of Availability of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE), on November 18, 2025, DEEP published a Revised Noticed of Availability of an EIE, and on January 20, 2026, DEEP published a Second Revised Notice of Availability of an EIE, in accordance with Section 22a-1d of CEPA, in the Environmental Monitor. 

Comments were received from the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). DEEP has prepared responses to the substantive issues raised in the comments on the EIE and on supplemental materials or amendments. DEEP’s responses and conclusion are documented in the Record of Decision for the proposed action.

Agency contact:

Name: Elizabeth Moore
Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-424-3567
E-Mail: elizabeth.moore@ct.gov

Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring state agency:

Name: Elizabeth Moore
Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-424-3567
E-Mail: elizabeth.moore@ct.gov

What Happens Next:

DEEP has submitted the Record of Decision to the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) for review. OPM's determination regarding the Record of Decision will appear in a future edition of the Environmental Monitor.