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• COVID-19 Updates Fisheries Division

  Enjoy spring fishing safely and responsibly. Maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from others, wash your hands often, and stay home if you feel unwell.

• Collection Containers

  Recycling bins for special events, concerts, fairs, and festivals are now available to Connecticut communities through the Special Events Recycling Bin Loan Program.

• Coliseums, Arenas, Large Venues

  Opportunities for recycling in public places vary depending on the type of venue.

• Food Waste Reduction and Recovery

  The single largest component of solid waste sent to incinerators and landfills is food waste. According to the EPA, food waste comprised 21.3% of total U.S. Municipal Solid Waste generated in the United States in 2011 - that’s 36.31 million tons of wasted food.

• Zero Waste

  Zero Waste is a philosophy and a design principle for the 21st Century. It includes 'recycling' but goes beyond recycling by taking a 'whole system' approach to the vast flow of resources and waste through human society.

• Solid Waste & Recycling Data

  state law and regulation require solid waste and recycling data to be submitted to the Connecticut DEEP by municipalities and by permitted solid waste facilities.

• Solid Waste & Recycling Reporting Forms

  Information regarding the origin, types, amounts, and destinations of Connecticut solid waste disposed and recycled is essential for state and local solid waste planning, assessment, and compliance assurance.

• Green Building

  Green buildings are part of the larger practice of smart growth, also known as sustainable design and development, thatoutline of a house in green advocates that the use of natural resources by this generation shall not diminish the capacity of the environment to provide for successive generations.

• Your Home Landscape

  Your home landscape can be built green too. A well-designed yard needs less water and maintenance which saves money.

• Managing Residential Construction Waste

  In Connecticut, the easiest and most common way to manage construction waste is to commingle most waste into one roll-off where it is taken by the hauler to a materials recovery facility or transfer station.

• Save Money and Reduce Trash

  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.

• School and Institution Recycling Main Page

  A gateway to information on school and institution recycling resources.

• College and University Recycling

  Because of their educational mission, large student populations, high community visibility, and active involvement in research, development, and new technology, Connecticut’s universities and colleges have the potential to become waste reduction and recycling models for other institutional waste generators in the state.

• 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.

• School Recycling Reminder

  Recycling in CT is mandatory for everyone