Recycling bins for special events, concerts, fairs, and festivals are now available to Connecticut communities through a grant that DEEP received from Keep America Beautiful and Anheuser-Busch Foundation.  The Lend-A-Bin Grant provided the state of CT with 200 ClearStream recycling bins for use by municipalities and civic groups to improve recycling collection at special events.  Municipalities are tasked with improving recycling and waste diversion in their communities, and this Special Events Recycling Bin Loan Program provides them with basic infrastructure to implement successful beverage container diversion programs.   If your group would like to borrow recycling bins for your special event, please contact the person responsible for the bins in your region below.  Bins are available to any special event within the state of Connecticut and your event is not limited to borrowing from a particular location.  Borrowers must schedule a pick-up and drop-off with the town contact listed below.  The bins will be loaned out on a first come, first served basis.  The Recycling Bin Locations may also have guidelines for borrowing the bins which you will be required to comply with.

Recycling Bin Loan Program Distribution Information
Region	Pick-up Location	Contact
Northeast	Mansfield (40 bins available)	Ginny Walton (860) 429-3333 WaltonVD@MansfieldCT.org
Southeast	Ledyard (40 bins available)	Winston Averill (860) 381-5558 waverill@scrrra.org
North Central	Bristol (20 bins available)	Josh Corey (860) 584-7791 JoshCorey@bristolct.go
North Central	Manchester (20 bins available)	Ray Carr 860-647-3179 rcarr@manchesterct.gov
South Central	Essex (40 bins available)	Janice Ehle Meyer (860) 581-8554 jehlemeyer@rivercog.org
Western	Bridgewater, Brookfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield and Sherman (40 bins available)	Jen Heaton-Jones 203-775-4539 jennifer@hrra.org

Guidebooks, Manuals & Toolkits 

• Recycling at Events: A Guide to Reducing Waste at Any Event  (Recycling Advocates)Putting the Environment Center Stage: A Special Events Recycling Resource Kit  (Ecology Action)

• Guide to Waste Reduction and Recycling at Special Events - Business and the Environment: Solutions for a Changing World   (Xerox)

• Green n' Clean, A manual for music and arts festivals (A Greener Festival)

• Recycle On-The-Go, Venue-Specific Resources (U.S. EPA)

• Special Events Recycling Guide  (Georgia Department of Community Affairs

Additional Resources

• Recycling at Special Events, Brochure (CT DEEP) 

• Recycling at Special Events, Slide Presentation (CT DEEP)

• An Inside Guide to Event Recycling, Article (Resource Recycling, reprinted with permission)

• Venue Recycling in the U.S.A.: A Report on the Potential Recovery of Beverage Containers at Venues and Events (NAPCOR)

• What Do I Do With…?  (CT DEEP)

• Local Municipal Recycling Coordinators in Connecticut  (CT DEEP)

• Venues and Events: Reducing Waste  (CalRecycle)

• How to Green Your Wedding (Grist)

• Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator (U.S. EPA)

• Fundraising/Grantwriting Resources (CT Non-Profit Information Network)

• Grantseekers Resources  (CT Council of Philanthropy)

• Community Foundations in Connecticut  (CT Council of Philanthropy)