CT Municipalities to Begin Food Scrap Collection Pilot Programs to Significantly Reduce Disposal Tonnage, Save on Waste Tipping Fees

Recently, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced that Seymour was one of the recipients of a Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Grant. The SMM grant program supports the development of food scrap collection and unit-based pricing pilot programs, the type of waste diversion efforts recommended by the Connecticut Coalition for Sustainable Materials Management (CCSMM),a coalition of over 100 municipalities across the state working on ways to reduce waste and increase reuse and recycling.
Grants have been approved by DEEP for the following towns: Ansonia, Bethany, Deep River, Guilford, Madison, Meriden, Middletown, Newtown, Seymour, Stonington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, West Haven, Woodbridge, and Woodbury.
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