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RecycleCT Launches RecycleCT Wizard App
(HARTFORD)—The RecycleCT Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the importance of managing materials more sustainably through waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting, is adding an app to its very successful RecycleCT Wizard search tool. While the web-based search tool has been very successful, the app will increase ease and access, likely doubling the number of inquiries, and will add languages beyond English and Spanish including French, Simplified Chinese and Portuguese.
Frequently asked questions about CT Transient Boating Facilities funded by the Boating Infrastructure Grant.
On May 10, 2022, Governor Lamont signed Public Act (PA) 22-25, An Act Concerning the Connecticut Clean Air Act. Section 7 of PA 22-25 requires DEEP to establish and administer a program to provide rebates and/or vouchers to residents of the state who purchase an electric bicycle (E-bike) .
SMART, also known as Unit Based Pricing (UBP) or Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT), is a method of charging for trash disposal based on the amount disposed.
Marinas and Recreational Boating Management Measures
Connecticut DEEP has developed programs to comprehensively address the protection of habitat and water quality relative to marina and recreational boating activities.
Information about the regulations of fracking waste in Connecticut.
PCBs are a class of chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls. They are entirely man-made and do not occur naturally. They were first manufactured commercially in 1929 by Monsanto, their sole U.S. manufacturer.
DEEP and DPH Advise Precautions to Avoid Mosquitoes
(HARTFORD)—Due to recent Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) reports of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in mosquitoes in Canterbury and Voluntown, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) advise taking extra precautions to protect against mosquitoes when recreating outdoors.