Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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• Your Green Home

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

• 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.

• Textiles Reuse & Recycling

  Besides clothing, such as shirts, pants, dresses and shorts – textiles include bedding, backpacks, curtains, towels, stuffed animals, gloves, belts, ties, purses, handbags, shoes, slippers, undergarments and even holey socks!

• Expanding Your School Recycling Program

  Once your school or school district has established a successful recycling and waste reduction program for state and locally mandated items, you should consider expanding your efforts to include other categories of waste found in your school’s waste stream.

• Trends in Recycling Collection Single Stream Main Page

  changing to a single stream system goes hand-in-hand with automated collection equipment, and larger (96 or 64 gallon) lidded containers on wheels.

• Single Stream FAQ

  What is single stream recycling? Frequently asked questions and answers

• School Recycling Reminder

  Recycling in CT is mandatory for everyone

• Single Stream Public Education

  Implementing any new changes in a recycling program or system, requires strong public education with consistent messaging to ensure residents understand the proposed changes in the recycling program. Single Stream education is no exception.

• Managing Household Batteries

  general information on the chemistry and disposal options for household batteries.

• Plastic Beverage Container Recycled Content Law

  Connecticut Beverage Container Recycled Content Law