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

• Connecticut Bottle Bill

  Information concerning the bottle bill

• Recycling It's the Law

  The State of Connecticut mandates recycling for many different items, this law applies to everyone.

• School Recycling and Organics Management

  All schools in Connecticut are required by state law to recycle mandated items.

• Municipal Annual Recycling Reports

  each municipality must provide the DEEP an annual recycling report.

• Material Exchanges

  Donating and buying reusable goods not only helps protect the environment, it also helps your local economy.

• State Electronics Challenge

  The State Electronics Challenge is a voluntary program that encourages state, regional, and local governments, including schools, to purchase greener products, reduce the impacts of electronic products during use, and manage obsolete electronics in an environmentally safe way.

• Requirements for Manufacturers

  Who is a Manufacturer? The law is very specific in its definition of "manufacturer".