DEP: Composting and Organics Recycling
Organic materials that are kept separate from the trash are highly recyclable and should be thought of as a resource, not a waste. Significant increases in recycling rates can be achieved through composting and other organics recycling efforts. The Connecticut DEP has successfully focused efforts on establishing large-scale leaf composting facilities, promoting home composting and grasscycling, and sponsoring pilot programs to compost organics at schools and other institutions. These programs have helped keep food scraps, yard trimmings and grass out of the waste stream, reduce waste handling and disposal costs, return valuable nutrients to the soil, and reduce the need for chemical fertilizers, thereby decreasing non-point source pollution.
Next on the horizon, the Department will be studying the commercial and institutional generators of organics, such as grocery stores, food processors, and universities, and working toward encouraging the development of manufacturing facilities to turn those organics into pelleted animal feed, liquid organic fertilizer or compost products.
Find out about organics recycling:
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"Don't Trash Grass!" Brochure NEW!
Grasscycling
Home Composting Fact Sheet
Home Composting Brochure NEW!
Sources of Compost in CT
School Composting Manual
Compost Erosion Control Study
Large-Scale Leaf & Grass Composting
Brush and Stump Management
Food Waste Pilot Projects
Food Waste Mapping Study
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Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Phone: (860) 424-3000 Voice/TTY
Email: dep.webmaster@ct.gov
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