Notice of an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) for a Regional Composting Facility and Recycling Infrastructure in Kent, CT
Address of Possible Project Location: 44 Maple Street, Kent Ct 06757
Municipality where proposed action is to be located: Kent
Project Description: Utilizing a grant award from the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) through its Materials Management and Infrastructure 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.
Project Map: Click here to view a map of the project area.
Scoping Notice and Post Scoping Notice: DEEP published a Scoping Notice on May 20, 2025, and a Post-Scoping Notice on August 5, 2025, for the proposed project in the Environmental Monitor.
Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: October 31, 2025.
The public can view a copy of the EIE here or at the following locations:
Kent Town Clerk’s Office
41 Kent Green Boulevard (Town Hall)
Kent, CT 06757
Kent Memorial Library
32 North Main Street
Kent, CT 06757
CT DEEP Headquarters, by appointment only
Contact: Michael.Looney@ct.gov
79 Elm Street, 4th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
If a public hearing is requested by twenty-five or more persons, or by an association having not less than twenty-five persons, the sponsoring agency will schedule a public hearing on the EIE. Such requests for a public hearing must be made by contacting the DEEP staff identified below by September 26, 2025.
Written comments about this EIE, questions about this EIE, or a request for a public hearing should be sent to:
Name: Micheal Looney
Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford CT 06106
Phone: 860-424-3530
E-Mail: Michael.Looney@ct.gov
Inquiries and requests to view and or copy documents, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, must be submitted to the sponsoring agency:
Name: Michael Looney
Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Address: 79 Elm Street, Hartford CT 06106
Phone: 860-424-3530
E-Mail: Michael.Looney@ct.gov
What happens next: DEEP will review the comments received and may conduct further environmental study and analysis or amend the evaluation. DEEP will prepare responses to the substantive issues raised in review of and comment on the EIE and any supplemental materials or amendments. Those responses and all supplemental materials and comments shall be made available in a "Record of Decision", which will appear in the Environmental Monitor for public inspection.