Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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• 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.

• Litter

  Litter, whether intentional or unintentional is a form of pollution resulting from improperly handled waste.

• Muni Recycling Resource Center Main Page

  This page is a gateway to materials management information pertinent to municipalities.

• Municipal and Regional Grants and Technical Assistance

  The Sustainable Materials Management program at DEEP is committed to providing technical assistance and support to municipalities and regions on reducing waste, saving money, and increasing recycling.

• Recycling Collection Systems

  it is important to periodically reassess your community’s recyclables collection system to determine if it’s the most cost-effective and efficient program you can offer taxpayers.

• Save Money and Reduce Trash

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

• Mattress Recycling

  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.

• Using Social Media to Promote Recycling

  Federal, state and local government agencies are discovering that social media is increasingly becoming an important method to connect with new audiences and can be worthwhile for sharing information for specific programs.

• Getting Started

  Setting up a recycling program at your school

• Sample Recycling Enforcement Letters

  the Department provide sample enforcement letters that they may use as a format for notifying local businesses, haulers, schools and landlords/managers of multi-family apartments and condominiums of recycling violations

• Municipal Annual Recycling Reports

  each municipality must provide the DEEP an annual recycling report.

• Reuse Main Page

  REUSE is any activity that lengthens the life of an item, such as using a washable mug instead of a disposable one.

• College and University Recycling

  Because of their educational mission, large student populations, high community visibility, and active involvement in research, development, and new technology, Connecticut’s universities and colleges have the potential to become waste reduction and recycling models for other institutional waste generators in the state.

• 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.