Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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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.
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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
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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.
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Mattresses and box springs become problematic once they reach the end of their useful life. Since they are bulky and hard to move, disposal is difficult and increasingly expensive for municipalities.
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Municipal Annual Recycling Reports
each municipality must provide the DEEP an annual recycling report.
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Bottle Bill Stakeholder Process
Bottle Bill Advisory Group and other information related to Public Act 21-58, which amended Connecticut's Bottle Bill.
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Connecticut Redemption Centers
Redemption Centers are private businesses that work with distributors of carbonated beverages to redeem bottles and cans with a deposit value.
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Connecticut is one of 11 states in the U.S. that are "bottle bill" states.
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Guidance for municipalities to meet their obligations under the residential E-Waste Recycling Law
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Requirements for Manufacturers
Who is a Manufacturer? The law is very specific in its definition of "manufacturer".
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Connecticut's Electronic Recycling Law
In July of 2007, the State of Connecticut was one of the first in a growing list of states that adopted an Electronics Recycling Law concerning the recycling of household electronic waste (e-waste).
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Local Municipal Recycling Coordinators
Every CT Municipality is required to designate a local recycling coordinator