
Climate Change
Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.
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Municipal Annual Recycling Reports
each municipality must provide the DEEP an annual recycling report.
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.
School and Institution Recycling Main Page
A gateway to information on school and institution recycling resources.
Recycling in CT is mandatory for everyone
Commercial and Institutional Food Scrap Recycling Pilot Projects
Information about food scrap recycling projects in Connecticut.
Governors Recycling Work Group
Information about the results of a working group on modernizing recycling in Connecticut.
The State of Connecticut mandates recycling for many different items, this law applies to everyone.
State recycling requirements apply to everyone in Connecticut, including the small business owner.
(HARTFORD)— The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the RecycleCT Foundation are pleased to announce more than $150,000 in grants awarded to local municipalities and organizations in the inaugural grant round of the Lee Sawyer Community Waste Reduction & Recycling Grant program, which supports waste reduction and reuse in addition to recycling and composting efforts.
DEEP Commissioner Dykes Celebrates Launch of HRRA Glass Recycling Program
(HARTFORD)—Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes, along with Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) Chairman Matthew Knickerbocker, Oak Ridge Waste and Recycling CEO John Decker, and other industry stakeholders, today celebrated the launch of the HRRA’s new glass recycling program.
(HARTFORD)—On Thursday, August 26th, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes, along with the Mayors and First Selectmen of the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) region, and other recycling stakeholders, will hold a press conference to highlight the importance of a new glass recycling program for HRRA member towns, which will help to address the issue of glass contamination in our mixed recycling stream, contributing to a greater amount of recycled material and another important step in the effort to solve Connecticut’s waste disposal crisis.
(HARTFORD) — They came. They camped. And for the first time as part of an organized program, they recycled pressurized gas cylinders. As the 2023 camping season winds down, Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and Worthington Industries announced today the successful collection and recycling of nearly 2,000 one-pound propane camping cylinders at Hammonasset Beach State Park Campground (Hammonasset) in Madison, Connecticut. Worthington Industries is a leading U.S.-based cylinder manufacturer and spearheaded the development, implementation, and management of the season-long pilot program.
Air Emissions - New Source Review Program Fact Sheet
Air Emissions - New Source Review Program Fact Sheet
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.