Modernizing Recycling: A Governor's Working Group
In April of 2012, Governor Dannel P. Malloy appointed the members of a working group to analyze and make recommendations on how the state can modernize its approach to recycling, reduce waste through improved materials management and lower costs for municipalities, residents, and businesses. The working group has established subcommittees to address these tasks. A final report outlining their recommendations is due on December 1, 2012. The working group is being led by the Governor's Office in partnership with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and other state agencies. For more information, please contact DEEP.CTRecycleWG@ct.gov
- Report of the Modernizing Recycling Working Group to the Governor
- Meeting Information and Schedule
- Working Group Members
- Subcommittees
- Resources and Meeting Materials
Report to the Governor
Meeting Information and Schedule
With a few scheduling exceptions, the Governor's Working Group on Modernizing Recycling will meet on the second Tuesday of every month for the remainder of 2012 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Phoenix Auditorium at DEEP Headquarters at 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT.
| April | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Working Group Meetings | ||||||||
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05/15 05/22 |
06/12a 06/26 |
07/10 07/24 |
08/14 08/28 |
09/11, 09/25 |
10/4b 10/9c 10/16 |
11/13 11/20 11/27 |
12/4 12/11 |
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a Working lunch meeting from 12:30 - 2:00 during the Materials Management Summit #2
b Attendance at Materials Management Summit #3
c Regularly scheduled meeting and listening session on same day
Working Group Members
The working group was appointed by the Governor and includes representatives from municipalities, recycling and materials management, and members with finance and environmental backgrounds. All members serve as volunteers.
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Working Group Members | |
| Dick Barlow | Town of Canton; Central Connecticut Solid Waste Authority (CCSWA) |
| Brian Bartram | Towns of Sharon and Salisbury |
| Jonathan Bilmes | Town of Enfield |
| Marian Chertow | Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies |
| Marilynn Cruz-Aponte | City of Hartford |
| Tom DeVivo | Willimantic Waste Paper |
| Sean Duffy | Re-Community, Hartford |
| Adrienne Houel | Greater Bridgeport Enterprises, Inc./The Green Team, Bridgeport |
| Mark Moriarty | City of New Britain |
| Mike Paine | National Solid Waste Management Assoc. (NSWMA); Paine's, Inc. |
| John Phetteplace | Town of Stonington; Southeastern Connecticut Regional Resource Recovery Authority (SCRRRA); |
| Cheryl Reedy | Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) |
| Mike Walsh | City of East Hartford |
| Lyle Wray | Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) |
| State Agency Representatives | |
| Liz Donohue | Policy Director, Office of the Governor |
| Macky McCleary | Deputy Commissioner of Environmental Quality, DEEP |
| Melissa Yeich | Budget Analyst, Office of Policy & Management |
| Carmen Molina-Rios | Dept. of Economic & Community Development |
| Ellen Blaschinski | Dept. of Public Health |
Subcommittees
Two subcommittees have been established to address the tasks of the working group. One will focus on Materials and Markets; and the other will focus on Systems and Infrastructure.
Resources and Meeting Materials
The following is a list of resources and meeting materials that have been provided to Working Group members during the course of their work.
Plans and Studies
- State Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) (DEEP)
- State-Wide Waste Composition and Characterization Study (DEEP)
- Summary of Study (DEEP, Presented at SWAC in May 2010)
- Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee (LPRI):
- Municipal Solid Waste Management Services in Connecticut, (Final Report, January 2010)
- Resources Recovery Facility Ownership: Options and Implications, (Staff Briefing, Sept. 2008)
- Food Residual Mapping Study, Database, and Report (DEEP)
- Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts - A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs(Perlmutter Associates, Green LMI, JFYNetWorks & Green Economy, March 2012)
- More Jobs, Less Pollution - Growing the Recycling Economy in the U.S. (Tellus Institute, 2011)
- Returning to Work - Understanding the Domestics Job Impacts from Different Methods of Recycling Beverage Containers (Container Recycling Institute, December 2011)
- Recycling Economic Information Study Update: Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania - Final Report (NERC, February, 2009)
- 2010 Recycling Economic Information Study Update for Illinois - Final Report (DSM Environmental, November 2010)
- Recycling Economic Information (REI) Study (U.S. EPA 2002, 2016)
- Value Added to Recyclable Materials in the Northeast (NERC, 1994)
Statutes and Regulations
- Recycling Laws and Regulations (DEEP Web Page - Contains links to all recycling laws & regs)
- Public Act 10-87 (DEEP Web Page - Summarizes this Act which expanded and clarified CT recycling requirements)
- Overview of CT Recycling Law Revisions (DEEP Presentation, May 2010)
- Public Act 11-217 (Commercial Organics Recycling Law)
Data and Metrics
- Solid Waste and Recycling Data (DEEP Web Page of All Data)
- Average State MSW Statistics FY2010 (DEEP Report)
- Graph - CT MSW Disposed CY2008 - CY2012 by Quarter Note: Data after 6/2010 is unaudited. (DEEP Report)
- Graphs - Solid Waste Received and Burned at Each CT MSW Resource Recovery Facility CY2008 - CY2012 by Quarter. Note: Data after 6/2010 is unaudited. (DEEP Report)
- Maps - Series of maps indicating how trash and recyclables are collected in each CT municipality (DEEP, presented at Summit #2)
Other Resources
- Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee (DEEP Web Page)
- Commissioner's Roundtable Summary (DEEP)
- Construction & Demolition Management (DEEP Web Page)
- Asphalt Roofing Shingle Recycling (DEEP Web Page)
- Jobs Calculator, (Container Recycling Institute)
- Building State-wide Capacity for Food Scrap Recycling (DEEP Presentation on PA 11-217 to Massachusetts SWAC, June 2012)
- Recycling Means Business: CT Signals Food Scrap Recycling Facilities Are Welcome (Article, American Public Works Association Reporter, March 2012)
- Recycling and Economic Development: A Review of Existing Literature on Job Creation, Capital Investment, and Tax Revenues (Cascadia Consulting Group, April 2009)
- Recycling Means Business - Recycling Market Development Opportunities (DEEP, June 2012)
- Governor's Recycling Working Group Workplan (Meeting Handout, Revised 7-3-12)
- Governor's Recycling Working Group Schedule (Meeting Handout 6-26-12)
- Back to Basics - Plastics Recycling Update's Survey of Plastic Processors (May 2012)
- Governor’s Working Group DRAFT Report Outline (Meeting Handout 7-10-12)
- Infrastructure and Systems Overview Presentation (DEEP, 07-10-12)
- Solid Waste Management & Municipal Finance (Presentation, DSM Environmental Services, 7-24-12)
- A Plan to Support and Promote Industries Transporting, Processing, and Using Recycled Material (DECD, Feb. 2008)
- Product Stewardship Presentation (Scott Cassell, PSI, 8-14-12)
- Product Stewardship Additional Resources (Meeting Handout, PSI, 8-14-12)
- Impacts of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Connecticut (Meeting Handout, PSI, 8-14-12)
- DEEP Recycling Market Development Webinar (8-30-12)
- DEEP Opening Slides - Sherill Baldwin
- NERC Presentation- Lynn Rubinstein
- SERDC Presentation - Will Sagar
- Mission Point Capital Partners (Presentation, Mark Cirilli and Jeff Possick, 9-11-12)
- An Overview of Waste-To-Energy in the U.S. Today (Presentation, Ted Michaels, Energy Recovery Council 9-11-12)
- Venture Capital Investment Drivers in Recycling (Presentation. Liddy Karter, Enhanced Capitol, 9-11-12)
- CRRA's Role and Value Today and Tomorrow (Presentation, Tom Kirk, Don Stein, 9-11-12)
- CRRA Information Package (Supplemental Materials, 9-11-12)
- EU Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Slide (Handout, Covanta, 9-11-12)
- Solid Waste Policy Third Party Documents (Handout, Covanta, 9-11-12)
- Hauler/Industry Overview & Thoughts (Presentation, Steve Changaris, NSWMA, 10-9-12)
- DEEP Solid Waste Management Roles & Responsibilities (Presentation, Diane Duva, DEEP, 10-16-12)
- CRRA Functions (Presentation, Tom Kirk, CRRA, 10-16-12)
- CRRA Matrix (Handout, 10-16-12)
- DSM's Findings & Draft Recommendations (Presentation, DSM, 11-13-12)
- DSM's Facilitated Discussion Slides (Presentation, DSM, 11-13-12)
- GWG Draft Recommendations Under Consideration (Discussed 11-20-12)
- Draft Revised Priority Recommendations (Revised 12-4-12)
- Draft Additional Recommendations (Discussed 12-4-12)
- Setting Product Stewardship Priorities for CT (Briefing Document, PSI, 11-29-12)
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