Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-246d established post-consumer recycled content requirements for plastic bottle bill beverage containers sold, offered for sale or distributed in Connecticut. The law requires producers to register and report (on two separate forms) to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) by April 1, 2026. 

Registration 

On or before April 1, 2026, each producer that offered for sale, sold, or distributed plastic beverage containers in or into the state in the previous calendar year must register with the commissioner individually, or through a third-party representative that registers with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection on behalf of a group of producers, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner. 

Note: each producer must pay a $500 fee, unless the producer sold, offered for sale or distributed less than ten thousand plastic beverage containers or, in the aggregate, less than two hundred pounds of plastic that is not post-consumer recycled plastic. 

Coming soon: More information on how to register and the registration form will be posted to this webpage. 

Reporting 

On or before April 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each producer must submit a report to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on a form prescribed by the commissioner. 

Coming soon: A reporting form will be posted to this webpage. 

Completed reporting forms must be submitted to DEEP.MMCAPlanning@ct.gov. 

Recycled Content Requirements

By January 1, 2027, plastic beverage containers sold, offered for sale or distributed in this state by each producer shall contain, on average and in the aggregate, not less than twenty-five percent post-consumer recycled content. 

By January 1, 2032, plastic beverage containers sold, offered for sale or distributed in this state must contain, on average and in the aggregate, not less than thirty percent post-consumer recycled content. 

Waiver

Not more than once per year, a producer may seek a waiver from the requirements of this section by filing a written request on a form prescribed by the commissioner. In seeking any such waiver, the producer shall set forth the specific basis upon which the waiver is claimed, indicate any applicable timeframe for such waiver request, submit such proof as the commissioner determines to be necessary and provide any other information specified by the commissioner. 

Waivers for the 2027 recycled content requirement must be submitted between September 1, 2026, and October 1, 2026, and any approved waiver will take effect the first day of January of the following year. 

 Content last updated January 29, 2026.