Organics Recycling

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• Current Permit Authorization Pathways for Food Waste Management

• Food Residual Composting Facilities

  The following tables identify the permitted composting and anaerobic digestion facilities allowed to accept food waste and the facilities undergoing permit review by the DEEP.

• Composting and Organics Recycling

  Organic materials that are source-separated from the trash are highly recyclable and should be thought of as a resource, not a waste.

• Commercial Organics Recycling Law

  Connecticut's organics recycling law for generators of residual food waste.

• Active Leaf Composting Facilities

  A list of leaf composting facilities in Connecticut.

• Brush and Stump Management

  Information about how to properly manage brush and stumps in Connecticut.

• Commercial / Institutional Food Waste Collection and Composting

  Information about a food waste collection and composting pilot project in Groton and Stonington, CT.

• Commercial and Institutional Food Scrap Recycling Pilot Projects

  Information about food scrap recycling projects in Connecticut.

• Commercial Organics Collection Pilot Begins

  Information about a commercial organics recycling project in Groton and Stonington, CT.

• Compost Video Downloads

  Videos you can download about home composting.

• Organics Mapping Project

  Mapping project for the sources of food waste in Connecticut.

• Composting and Organics Resources

• Do Not Trash Grass

  Learn how to properly manage grass clippings from lawn mowing.

• Food Share Composting Pilot Project

  Information about a composting program for spolied food from a local food bank in Connecticut.

• Foodshare Pilot - August 2002 Update

  August 2002 update on a composting pilot project at a local food bank in Connecticut.