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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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The Human Health Committee was established by the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force to assist with the development of the PFAS Action Plan and advise the Task Force on a comprehensive strategy to minimize human health risks for Connecticut residents.
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.
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.
Information about the Materials Reuse Network Subcommittee of the Connecticut Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
Composting and Organics Subcommittee
Information about the Composting and Organics Subcommittee for the Connecticut Solid Waste Management Plan.
Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area
Visit Sessions Woods WMA to learn about wildlife and habitat.
Large Scale Organics Management
Composting on a larger scale than in our backyards provides our state with economic and environmental benefits.
Pollution Prevention Committee
The Pollution Prevention Committee was established by the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force to assist with the development of the PFAS Action Plan and advise the Task Force on a comprehensive strategy to minimize future releases of PFAS to the environment.
Recycling Market Development Council
Information about the "Recycling Market Development Council" Subcommittee of Connecticut's Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
Addressing problems with nuisance pigeons.
Construction and Demolition Subcommittee
Information about the Construction & Demolition Waste Subcommittee of Connecticut's Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
Before and after photographs of a white pine forest canopy after CT DEEP Division of Forestry implemented a thinning treatment to improve growth rates and stand health.
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.
Recycling
Connecticut disposes of 2.4 million tons of trash annually, an estimated 1,370 pounds of trash per person per year. That's too much! Learn more about how we manage our waste and how to help us move toward more waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
DEEP Programs & Services
DEEP conserves, improves and protects Connecticut's natural resources and the environment, and makes cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available to people and businesses. Find DEEP's programs and services here.