Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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• 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.

• Coliseums, Arenas, Large Venues

  Opportunities for recycling in public places vary depending on the type of venue.

• Collection Containers

  Recycling bins for special events, concerts, fairs, and festivals are now available to Connecticut communities through the Special Events Recycling Bin Loan Program.

• Event Recycling Main Page

  A gateway page to more information on event recycling.

• Fairs, Festivals & Outdoor Events

  Connecticut is home to many fairs, festivals and other outdoor events. Waste reduction, reuse and recycling are just as important to practice when you are enjoying these venues as they are at home or at work.

• Green Building

  Green buildings are part of the larger practice of smart growth, also known as sustainable design and development, thatoutline of a house in green advocates that the use of natural resources by this generation shall not diminish the capacity of the environment to provide for successive generations.

• Green Building-FAQ

  Green building encourages home purchases of existing structures which are convenient to public transportation, work, shopping, and other services.

• Indoor Environmental Quality

  In many homes, the indoor air is often more polluted than the outdoor air.

• 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.

• Your Green Home

  A house that incorporates green building principles is said to be "built green".

• Your Home Landscape

  Your home landscape can be built green too. A well-designed yard needs less water and maintenance which saves money.

• Solid Waste & Recycling Hauler Resources

  resources for the hauler community that can be used to better understand Connecticut’s general and hauler/collector-specific recycling requirements, including hauler reporting forms, sample letters, links to other best practices and technical assistance resources.

• Recycling Means Jobs

  What does recycling mean for the materials economy in Connecticut? It means jobs!

• Additional Municipal Recycling Resources

  Resources available for technical assistance, education and much more

• Archived Municipal Recycling Coordinators E-News and Webinars

  Archived e-newsletters and webinars are topical, and provide resources and information of interest to local municipalities.