Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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• Connecticut Solid Waste Disposal & Recycling Data

  Annual solid waste disposal and diversion data reports aggregated using tonnages reported by solid waste facilities and municipalities

• Beverage Container Recycling Grant Program

• Bottle Bill Stakeholder Process

  Bottle Bill Advisory Group and other information related to Public Act 21-58, which amended Connecticut's Bottle Bill.

• Event Recycling Resources

• Creating a Connecticut Food Waste Prevention and Food Recovery Roadmap

  DEEP is creating a Connecticut roadmap for food waste prevention and food recovery with assistance from an Environmental Defense Fund/ReFED Climate Fellow.

• Glossary of Recycling & Solid Waste Terms

• Waste Reduction Main Page

• Plastic Beverage Container Recycled Content Law

  Connecticut Beverage Container Recycled Content Law

• Municipal E-Waste Guidance

  Guidance for municipalities to meet their obligations under the residential E-Waste Recycling Law

• Muni Recycling Resource Center Main Page

  This page is a gateway to materials management information pertinent to municipalities.

• Collection Containers

  Recycling bins for special events, concerts, fairs, and festivals are now available to Connecticut communities through the Special Events Recycling Bin Loan Program.

• Coliseums, Arenas, Large Venues

  Opportunities for recycling in public places vary depending on the type of venue.

• Food Waste Reduction and Recovery

  The single largest component of solid waste sent to incinerators and landfills is food waste. According to the EPA, food waste comprised 21.3% of total U.S. Municipal Solid Waste generated in the United States in 2011 - that’s 36.31 million tons of wasted food.

• Zero Waste

  Zero Waste is a philosophy and a design principle for the 21st Century. It includes 'recycling' but goes beyond recycling by taking a 'whole system' approach to the vast flow of resources and waste through human society.

• Solid Waste & Recycling Data

  state law and regulation require solid waste and recycling data to be submitted to the Connecticut DEEP by municipalities and by permitted solid waste facilities.