Food Waste 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. The type of permit they have, e.g. volume reduction or small scale, is largely depended upon the quantity and types of source separated organics they process. Their permits dictate compliance with specific thresholds and material types, site plans, operation & management plans, reporting, and in some cases monitoring. As such, these facilities may impose quality standards for incoming materials to maintain operational compliance and product consistency. They may not be allowed or willing to accept everything that a generator wishes to deliver. If you are a waste generator or hauler and want to tip organic feedstocks, please contact the facility directly to confirm and coordinate delivery.
Some of these facilities sell compost, usually in bulk quantities, to the public, general contractors, and to wholesale/retail markets. Bagged compost may or may not be available. Those people wishing to purchase bulk loads are advised to call the contact person first to schedule delivery or pick-up, and to check on price.
To locate these facilities, please look them up on our interactive GIS mapping tool of food waste generators and processing facilities. This is a large file and may take a few seconds to load completely. NOTE: This map is best viewed using the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browsers.
Permitted Volume Reduction Anaerobic Digestion and Food Waste Composting Facilities
These facilities hold an individual solid waste permit for the Construction and Operation of a Solid Waste Facility. The Current Food Waste Permitting Authorization Pathways table provides additional authorization pathways for the management of food waste.
| Town | Facility Name | Capacity | Types of Materials and Recycling Process |
Contact Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERLIN2 76 Fuller Way |
Bright Feeds |
Phase 1: 100 TPD Phase 2: 450 TPD with depackaging |
Food waste into animal feed supplement |
Chris Rassias Tel. 617-922-7227 |
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ELLINGTON
235 Sadds Mill Rd.
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WeCare Denali New England | 43,500 TPY | Leaves, mixed yard waste, ground clean wood, food waste, paper mill sludge/fiber, drinking water treatment residuals, vegetable slurry, horse manure & stable bedding Outdoor Turned Windrow | Chris Field chris.field@denaliwater.com Tel. 860-674-8855, ext. 104 (office) 860-883-3810 (cell) |
| THOMPSON 157 O'Leary Road | Fort Hill Farm AgGrid, LLC | 31,300 TPY
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Off-site food scraps; food processing residue; fats, oils and grease; and soiled or unrecyclable paper separated at the point or source of generation from nonorganic material Manure, bedding materials, spilled feed or feed waste; and water used in the neighboring dairy farm operation |
Rashi Akki rashi.akki@aggridenergy.com |
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NEW MILFORD 60 Boardman Rd. |
New Milford Farms |
151,865 TPY |
Food processing waste, yard and wood waste, livestock manures and bedding, food from restaurant and meal preparation establishments, hydrolyzed plant protein from on-site landfill, compostable plastics & coatings meeting ASTM D6400 & ASTM D6868 and certified by BPI. Indoor Turned Windrow with Forced Aeration |
Raphael Moura Tel. 860-210-0250 (facility), or |
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NORTH HAVEN 250 Universal Drive |
City Wide Energy Action, LLC |
200 TPD |
Food Waste FOG (fats/oils/grease) Anaerobic Digester (Not constructed to date) |
Mark Lembo Tel. 631-271-9292 |
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SOUTHINGTON 111 Spring St. |
Turning Earth of Central CT, LLC | 265 TPD |
Food Waste Clean Wood, Leaves & Grass Clippings Anaerobic Digester (Not constructed to date) |
Amy McCrae Kessler amy.kessler@turningearthllc.com Tel. 845-259-8400, ext. 2 |
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SOUTHINGTON 49 DePaolo Dr. |
Quantum BioPower - Supreme Energy and Recycling |
360 TPD |
Food Waste, Food processing residue, liquid beverages, FOG (fats/oils/grease) Anaerobic Digester (Operational as of December 2016) Depackaging Building (Operational as of 2021) |
Kevin Boucher kboucher@supremeindustries.com 860-485-0343
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Food Scrap Diversion Activities
These facilities are registered under the Connecticut Solid Waste Demonstration Project, Temporary authorization1 Beneficial Use Determination2 or other3.
| Town | Facility Name | Capacity | Types of Materials and Recycling Process |
Contact Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BERLIN2 76 Fuller Way |
Bright Feeds |
Phase 1: 100 TPD Phase 2: 450 TPD with depackaging
|
Food waste into animal feed supplement
|
Chris Rassias Tel. 617-922-7227 |
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DANBURY3 57 Great Plain Rd. |
New England Resources, LLC |
5,000 No solid waste permit required |
Horse manure & stable bedding (4,000 cy); commercial food waste (1,000 cy) Outdoor Turned Windrow Composting |
Jeff Demers Tel. 203-748-6516 (office) |
|
LITCHFIELD 72 Little Pitch Rd. |
Litchfield Recycling Center | 6 CY/month | Food scrap composting with leaf composting |
Naomi Boccio Tel. 860-567-7575 |
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MANSFIELD 221 Warrenville Rd. |
Town of Mansfield Transfer Station | 12.6 Tons/Yr | Food scrap composting with leaf composting |
Virginia Walton Tel. 860-429-8583 |
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MERIDEN1 65 Triano Dr. |
Central Connecticut Resource Recovery, Southington | 4 TPD | Unit-based pricing/ co-collection pilot project |
Ralph Holyst Tel. 860-426-8583 |
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MIDDLETOWN3 180 Johnson St. and 685 Randolph Rd. |
City of Middletown Transfer Station Satellite drop site for receipt and transfer |
2, 35-gallon toters 1, 35-gallon toter |
Food scrap composting |
Kim O'Rourke Tel. 860-638-4855 |
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RIDGEFIELD 55 South St. |
Town of Ridgefield Transfer Station | 12 CY/ month | Food scrap composting with leaf composting |
Dave Buccetti
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STONINGTON 154 Greenhaven Rd. |
Stonington Transfer Station Operator - Southern CT Reg. Res. Recovery Authority |
2 Pilot Batches: 70 tons total | Food scrap composting |
Winston Averill Tel. 860-381-5558 |
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WEST HAVEN 1 Kimberly Ave. |
West Haven Lead Compost Facility |
7 tons/ month for machine turned windrows 104 tons total for ASP |
Food scrap composting with leaf composting |
Doug Colter Tel. 203-937-3620 x3010 |
Current Food Waste Permitting Options
Content Last Updated January 2023