Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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• Save Money and Reduce Trash

  SMART, also known as Unit Based Pricing (UBP) or Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT), is a method of charging for trash disposal based on the amount disposed.

• Connecticut Solid Waste Disposal & Recycling Data

  Annual solid waste disposal and diversion data reports aggregated using tonnages reported by solid waste facilities and municipalities

• Material Exchanges

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

• Connecticut Bottle Bill

  Information concerning the bottle bill

• Bottle Bill Stakeholder Process

  Bottle Bill Advisory Group and other information related to Public Act 21-58, which amended Connecticut's Bottle Bill.

• Business Recycling Assistance

  It is the law in Connecticut that everyone, even businesses, recycle certain materials.

• Buy Recycled Products

  Recycling does not end once you have dropped off your cans, bottles and newspapers at the curb or nearest recycling center. This is just the first step!

• COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak

  DEEP is committed to ensuring the health and safety of Connecticut’s citizens during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

• COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak and Bottle Bill Beverage Container Redemption

  COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak and Bottle Bill Beverage Container Redemption

• Corrugated Cardboard

  Old corrugated cardboard (OCC) represents a significant percentage of the commercial solid waste stream.

• FAQs - Recycling Program

  Mandatory recycling has been in effect in Connecticut since 1991. What follows are some of the more common questions and answers about our state's recycling program and the laws that have been passed which clarify or expand it.

• Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Facilities

  The following businesses have indicated that they accept fluorescent lamps for recycling. Contact the facility for the types of lamps they accept and the conditions for delivery.

• Green Reading & Media List

  This list of "green reading" books and other media may help assist you in greening your daily habits and leading a more sustainable lifestyle

• Glass Recycling Markets Fact Sheet

  these markets accept only color separated container glass; some accept the different colored container glass commingled.

• Municipal Recycling Honor Roll

  In 2002, in an effort to honor those Connecticut municipalities with outstanding recycling/source reduction programs, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection started the CT Municipal Recycling Honor Roll.