On This Page:

• For Kids
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Compost
• Garbage Disposal—Combustion & Landfills
• Electronics, Household Hazarous Waste & Other Special Waste & Recyclables
• Garbage & Recycling in Connecticut
• Publications & Media
• Corporate Recycling Programs (The Web sites listed are to programs with which CRRA has participated.)
• CRRA's Contractors
• Connecticut Statutes

The links listed on this page are only a small sample of the many valuable resources on solid waste management on the Internet. Each Web site will open in a new browser window.

FOR KIDS

http://connecticut.earth911.org/usa/master.asp?s=kids&a=kids/
kids.asp
Earth 911 Kids

http://www.packnboxnow.com/library/teaching_kids_about_recycling.htm
Custom Boxes Now! information about recycling for young people

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

http://www.YellowPagesOptOut.com
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http://www.ctrecyclers.com
Connecticut Recyclers Coalition

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2718&q=325496&depNav_GID=1653
Advice on disposing of "those not-so-common household items" from the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/reduce.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

http://www.recycletheworld.org/
Recycle the World offers the opportunity to give away items that might otherwise be difficult to recycle.

http://www.earth911.org/
Earth 911

http://www.nrc-recycle.org/
National Recycling Coalition

http://americarecyclesday.org/
America Recycles Day

http://www.nerc.org/
Northeast Recycling Council

http://www.greendisk.com/default.html
Green Disk

http://www.epa.gov/wastes/wycd/catbook/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > Consumer Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste

http://www.nrdc.org/recycling/
Natural Resources Defence Council > Recycling

http://learner.org/exhibits/garbage/landfill/
Annenberg/CPB > Garbage: How Can My Community Reduce Waste?

http://www.pbs.org/kcts/affluenza/
Affluenza

http://www.wastefreelunches.org/
Waste-Free Lunches

http://www.homestead.com/prosites-closetheloop/
Close the Loop

www.greenlinepaper.com
GreenLine Paper Company (for green office supplies)

http://www.freecycle.org/
Freecycle (people giving and getting stuff for free in their own towns)

http://www.babyearth.com/
BabyEarth calls itself "a hassle-free baby gear recycling program."

COMPOST: Recycling Organics

http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wst/compost/comindex.htm
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection > Composting and Organics Recycling

http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wst/compost/grass.htm
Don't Trash Your Grass

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/composting/index.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > Composting

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/catbook/compost.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > Composting is Easy!

http://www.mastercomposter.com/
Compost! Master Composter Home Composting

http://www.howtocompost.org/
How To Compost: Your Compost Resource

http://connecticut.earth911.org/master.asp?s
=lib&a=organics/composting/wormcompost.asp
Earth 911 > Vermiculture Worm Compost

GARBAGE DISPOSAL — COMBUSTION & LANDFILLS

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > Wastes

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/index.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > Municipal Solid Wastes

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/disposal.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > MSW Disposal — Landfilling and Combustion

http://www.wte.org/
Energy Recovery Council

http://www.seas.columbia.edu/earth/wtert/
Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council

http://www.swana.org/
Solid Waste Association of North America

http://www.dioxinfacts.org/
Facts about dioxin from the Chlorine Chemistry Council

ELECTRONICS, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND OTHER SPECIAL WASTE & RECYCLABLES

http://www.holidayleds.com/holidayledscom_christmas_light_recycling_program
Special holiday-light recycling program runs through February 28, 2013, and offers a 25-percent discount on the purchase of new light-emitting diode (LED) lights.

http://www.loosefillpackaging.com/search/default.asp
Find a place to drop off foam peanuts and other loose-fill plastic packaging for recycling

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2718&q=
325496&depNav_GID=1646#ConsumerElectronics
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection > Electronics recycling

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2714&q=463108&depNav_GID=1645
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection town-by-town electronics recycling collection points

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2718&q=325496&depNav_GID=1646#HHW
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection > Household Hazardous Waste

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=96244&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1004542&highlight=
Staples, Inc., electronics recycling program

http://www.staples.com/sbd/content/about/soul/recycling.html
Staples, Inc., recycling initiatives

http://connecticut.earth911.org/usa/master.asp?s
=lib&a=electronics/bat_index.asp
Earth 911 > Battery Recycling

http://www.call2recycle.org
RBRC Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation: Recycle Your Used Rechargeable Batteries & Cell Phones

http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wst/recycle/propane.htm
Recycling Propane Grill Tanks

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/catbook/alt.htm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > Source Reduction Alternatives Around the Home

http://www.cristina.org
National Cristina Foundation -- reuse of computers

http://www.nlr-green.com
NLR, Inc., a DEP-permitted recycler of mercury-containing lamps,  e-waste, batteries, ballasts & mercury devices.

http://www.rbrc.org
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp.

http://www.computertakeback.com
The Computer Take Back Campaign, an advocacy group, has a list of recyclers

http://www.thecomputerrecycler.com
thecomputerrecycler.com in Cromwell, Conn., takes computers and peripherals for recycling.

http://www.planetgreeninc.com
Planet Green Inc. offers a program for recycling toner and ink cartridges and cellular telephones that can help non-profits raise funds.

http://www.werecycle.com
WeRecycle! Light bulbs, batteries, computers, and more...

http://www.babyearth.com/renew
BabyEarth RENEW for recycling baby products

GARBAGE & RECYCLING IN CONNECTICUT

http://www.ctrecyclers.com/
Connecticut Recyclers Coalition

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2708&q=335480&depNav_GID=1763
Guidelines for safely disposing of prescription medications

http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wst/index.htm
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection > Bureau of Waste Management

http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wst/recycle/ctrecycles.htm
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection > Connecticut Recycles

http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wst/recycle/recyfact.htm
CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection > Recycling in Connecticut

http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wst/recycle/remindrecy.htm
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection > Recycling Reminder

http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wst/recycle/hhwsched.htm
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection > Household Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule

http://www.geeksforgivers.org
Geeks For Givers

http://www.werecycle.com
WeRecycle! Light bulbs, batteries, computers, and more...

http://www.reconnstructioncenter.org
The Reconnstruction Center

PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA

http://www.ct-n.com
Connecticut Network
(broadcasts selected meetings of the CRRA Board of Directors)

http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wst/gargaz2000/gargaz.htm
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection > The Garbage Gazette

http://www.forester.net/msw.html
MSW Management: The Journal for Municipal Solid Waste Professionals

http://www.resource-recycling.com/
Resource Recycling: North America's Recycling and Composting Journal

http://www.wastenews.com/headlines.html
Waste News

http://www.recyclingtoday.com/
Recycling Today

CORPORATE RECYCLING PROGRAMS

The programs listed include those with which CRRA has participated, either directly or through a contractor.

http://nikeinc.com/pages/reuse-a-shoe
Nike Reuse-a-Shoe

CRRA'S CONTRACTORS

This list is not comprehensive. It includes those contractors that operate CRRA facilities and have Web sites.

http://www.recommunity.com/
ReCommunity operates Mid-Connecticut Project's regional recycling facility in Hartford

http://www.covantaenergy.com
Covanta Energy (operates Mid-Connecticut Project's power generating facility and Southeast Project trash-to-energy facilities)

http://www.cwpm.net
CWPM (operates Mid-Connecticut Project transfer stations in Ellington, Essex and Watertown)

http://www.naes.com/
NAES Corporation operates the Mid-Connnecticut Project Waste Processing Facility.

CONNECTICUT STATUTES

http://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/title22a.htm
Connecticut General Assembly > Title 22a Environmental Protection (Sections 22-1 through 22a-903)

http://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap446d.htm
Connecticut General Assembly > Chapter 446d* Solid Waste Management (Sections 22a-207 through 22a-256ee)

http://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/Chap446e.htm
Connecticut General Assembly > Chapter 446e* Solid Waste Management Services Act (Sections 22a-257 through 22a-292)

http://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap014.htm
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Connecticut law, Section 1-200 (Sections 1-200 through 1-259)

http://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/Chap014.htm#Sec1-210.htm
Connecticut law, Section 1-210, Access to Public Records

http://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/Chap014.htm#Sec1-225.htm Connecticut law, Section 1-225, Open Meeting Law