LATEST NEWS
February 29th, 2008 -
BRRFOC Adopts Fiscal 2008-2009 Budget. Committee holds the line on tipping fees for fourth consecutive year; Recycling fees also to (...)
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LATEST LEGISLATION
March 10th, 2008 -
Raised Bill 5138, LCO 631. An Act Concerning Private, Municipal and State Recycling. Raised Bill 5138, LCO 631. An Act Concerning Private, Municipal and State RecyclingTestimony of the (...)
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SB636. An Act Concerning Resource Recovery Facility Contracts. SB636. An Act Concerning Resource Recovery Facility ContractsTestimony of the Bristol Resource Recovery Facility Operating (...)
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Recovered Products
Connecticut currently diverts 30 percent of its solid waste from disposal through recycling. The state plans to increase that to 49 percent by 2024. Besides saving space in our landfills, recycling prevents the materials from generating the dangerous methane gas that accumulates.
TROC recovers corrugated cardboard, newspaper, and other paper products; plastic, steel, aluminum and glass. Newspaper is by far the most prevalent material, and TROC receives about 9,000 tons a year from member communities.
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