Recycling Regulations and Statutes
Recycling Laws and Regulations
The State of Connecticut has had mandatory recycling for a number of items in effect since January 1, 1991. Listed below is the full text of some of the regulations relating to recycling as well as an annotated listing of all recycling statutes. This listing is provided for the convenience of the online visitor but may not contain an up-to-date listing or all related statutes. Please visit the Connecticut General Assembly website for the complete listing of the environmental protection general statutes and related documents. Use these tables to find the statute section numbers assigned to new sections of Public Acts.
- Recycling Laws (annotated listing)
- Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Law
- Mandatory Recycling Regulation
- Connecticut Bottle Bill
- Recycling...It's the Law!
- Leaf Composting Regulation, Law, and Grass Clipping Disposal Ban
- Public Act 86-1(Authorized state funding for recycling infrastructure)
- Public Act 87-544(Mandated statewide recycling and authorized recycling regulations)
- Public Act 10-87(Expansion & Clarification of CT Recycling Requirements)
- Commercial Organics Recycling Law Recycling of Source Separated Organics(CGS Sec.22a-226e)
- Public Act 11-24(Paint Stewardship Law)
- Public Act 13-42(MattressStewardship Law)
- Public Act 13-285 (An Act Concerning Recycling & Jobs)
- Public Act 14-94 (An Act Concerning CT's Recycling & Materials Management Strategy...)
Content Last Updated April 2026