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Recycling Main Page - Formerly General Information on Recycling in Connecticut
Recycling is the process of creating new products from used materials.
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) offers a College Internship Program to acquaint students with DEEP’s mission. Our unpaid internship program allows qualified students to obtain academic credit from their institution, while also gaining valuable experience in the workforce.
DEEP Announces $15 Million in Grant Awards for Materials Management Infrastructure Grant Program
(HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce awards for the inaugural Materials Management Infrastructure (MMI) Grant Program. Fifteen million dollars in grant funds—to date the State’s largest investment in local and regional waste management infrastructure—have been made available through a competitive application process to Connecticut municipalities, councils of government, and regional waste authorities to support the development of waste management infrastructure in direct response to the solid waste disposal challenges that are impacting these entities.
DEEP and Closed Loop Fund Announce Historic Partnership on Funding for Recycling Infrastructure
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and Closed Loop Fund today unveiled an historic statewide, public-private partnership targeting a $5 million investment in recycling infrastructure in Connecticut in 2018. This statewide program follows Closed Loop Fund’s successful investment in Waterbury, CT in 2017.
DEEP Announces Nearly 5 Million in Sustainable Materials Management Grant Awards
(HARTFORD)-The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce the first round of grant awards for the Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Grant program. The SMM grant program supports the development of food scrap collection and unit-based pricing pilot programs, the type of waste diversion efforts recommended by the Connecticut Coalition for Sustainable Materials Management (CCSMM), a coalition of over 100 municipalities across the state working on ways to reduce waste and increase reuse and recycling. Fifteen municipalities and three regional groups have been notified of the Department’s intent to award funds for their pilots.
(HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce the first round of grant awards for the Beverage Container Recycling Grant program. The grant program supports the establishment and expansion of beverage container redemption centers in urban centers and environmental justice communities.
Commercial Organics Collection Pilot Begins
Information about a commercial organics recycling project in Groton and Stonington, CT.
Information about sheet leaf composting - a different kind of leaf recycling.
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!
Reduce/Reuse/Recycle Main Page
Information about how Connecticut manages its waste and how to help us move toward our vision for even more waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
We generate an estimated 2800 tons of asphalt shingle scrap annually; ARS is easy to separate from other construction and demolition materials for recycling;
Zero Waste is a philosophy and a design principle for the 21st Century. It includes 'recycling' but goes beyond recycling by taking a 'whole system' approach to the vast flow of resources and waste through human society.
Connecticut Recycles Day, November 15
Connecticut Recycles Day is a recycling awareness day that takes place on November 15th each year.
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.