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Information about a pilot project in Connecticut using earthworms to compost food waste.
Connecticut's Water Resources include ground water, lakes & ponds, coastal/Long Island Sound, rivers & streams and wetlands
Learn about other state parks and forests in Connecticut.
Learn how to catch some of Connecticut's most popular saltwater fish!
Information about Connecticut's Solid Waste Management Plan.
CT DEEP helps increase awareness of native bats and the conservation issues they face.
Comprehensive Materials Management Strategy
Information about Connecticut's Comprehensive Materials Management Strategy (CMMS).
List of Active Solid Waste Landfills in Connecticut.
Information on the management of solid waste in Connecticut.
Transformation to a Materials Economy
How Connecticut can transform its management of solid waste into a materials management economy.
Information about the management of household hazardous waste in Connecticut.
How small businesses in Connecticut may bring hazardous waste to a household hazardous waste collection center or event.
Learn how to properly manage grass clippings from lawn mowing.
Steve Slipchinsky and DEP receive awards for the Foodshare Organics Recycling Project
Connecticut Food Share and DEP earn awards for their efforts in promoting composting in Connecticut.
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.