Connecticut

Department of Environmental Protection
Source Reduction and Recycling Program
Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Phone: (860) 424-3365; Fax: (860) 424-4081

NERC Member Representative
Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance
Robert Isner, Director, Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division
Tel: (860) 424-3364; Fax: (860) 424-4059

Program Contacts

Press Releases

General Information

Business Assistance Guide ~ Connecticut

Compost Information

Connecticut Environmental Benefits Fact Sheet

Most Recent Recycling Data

State Surplus Property Program

State Recycling Organization

Overview

The Recycling Program is currently part of the Bureau of Waste Management & Compliance Assurance, which is in the Environmental Quality section of DEP. The recycling program has a staff of three professionals with expertise in composting, recycling technical assistance, recycling markets, solid waste facility operator certification, and data management. The staff provide technical assistance to Connecticut's municipalities, schools, and businesses to assure implementation of the state's mandatory recycling legislation. Connecticut's statute went into effect on January 1, 1991. Glass and metal food and beverage containers, corrugated cardboard, newspapers, used motor oil, lead-acid batteries, scrap metal, leaves and white office paper (non-residential only) are required to be recycled. Nickel-cadmium batteries were added to the list in May of 1996. Grass clippings are banned from disposal sites as of October 1, 1998. The state's source reduction/recycling goal is 58% by the year 2024.