Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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Summary of Connecticut's Bottle Bill laws
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E-Waste Regulations External Advisory Group
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (Department) formed an external workgroup to provide advice and guidance to the Department in developing regulations to implement Connecticut’s E-waste recycling law.
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Recycling bins for special events, concerts, fairs, and festivals are now available to Connecticut communities through the Special Events Recycling Bin Loan Program.
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A house that incorporates green building principles is said to be "built green".
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DEEP’s Recycling and Pollution Prevention programs offer materials on-line that can be printed directly and used for your own promotional recycling events.
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It is the law in Connecticut that everyone, even businesses, recycle certain materials.
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Designing for Recycling in Schools.
Planning for everyday waste recycling is an integral component of Building Operations Resource Management which in turn, is a larger part of sustainable and high performance building design, which effectively promotes ongoing resource conservation.
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Going Beyond the 3R's at Your School
Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling are just one aspect of an environmentally conscious school.
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Managing Residential Construction Waste
In Connecticut, the easiest and most common way to manage construction waste is to commingle most waste into one roll-off where it is taken by the hauler to a materials recovery facility or transfer station.
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We generate an estimated 2800 tons of asphalt shingle scrap annually; ARS is easy to separate from other construction and demolition materials for recycling;
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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.
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An Act Concerning Private and Municipal Recycling, Zoning Ordinances and Solid Waste Collection Contracts
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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!
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Mattresses and box springs become problematic once they reach the end of their useful life. Since they are bulky and hard to move, disposal is difficult and increasingly expensive for municipalities.
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Muni Recycling Resource Center Main Page
This page is a gateway to materials management information pertinent to municipalities.