{"id":19069,"date":"2021-07-15T16:07:34","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T20:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/?post_type=article&p=19069"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:38:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T16:38:55","slug":"connecticut-organics-recovery","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/connecticut-organics-recovery","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut \u2013 Mandato de Reciclaje de Org\u00e1nicos"},"template":"","class_list":["post-19069","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-state-policy","initiatives-composting-for-community","topics-climate-change","topics-recycling","impact_areas-climate-and-environmental-justice","authors-brenda-platt"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":"","background_color":"tan","article_type":[36],"initiative":15,"display_event_fields":false,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"start_time":null,"end_time":null,"time_zone":"America\/New_York","virtual_event":false,"location":"","topics":[62,112],"impact_areas":[16],"abstract":"Connecticut became the first state to mandate food scraps generated by large-scale generators be recycled when it passed Public Act 11-217 in 2011. The law was updated and expanded in 2013 by Public Act 13-285. These two bills constitute the whole of the organic recycling mandate and amend Section 22a-226e of Connecticut\u2019s Solid Waste Management Statute.","authors_tax":[601]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"A 2015 waste characterization study<\/a> of Connecticut\u2019s waste stream found that food scraps make up 22.3% of the state\u2019s disposed solid waste. In fact, the percentage of compostable materials found in the state\u2019s annual contribution to landfills increases to 37.3% with the inclusion of compostable paper and yard trimmings, which make up 10.7% and 4.3% of the waste stream, respectively.[1]<\/a>\u00a0 An earlier waste characterization study conducted in 2010 prompted Connecticut to enact a recycling mandate for certain organic materials, which came into effect on January 1, 2014.\r\n\r\nIn fact, Connecticut became the first state to mandate food scraps generated by large-scale generators be recycled when it passed Public Act 11-217<\/a> in 2011. The law was updated and expanded in 2013 by Public Act 13-285<\/a>. These two bills constitute the whole of\u00a0the organic recycling mandate and amend Section 22a-226e<\/a> of Connecticut\u2019s\u00a0Solid Waste Management Statute<\/a>. Connecticut\u2019s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is the regulatory body responsible for enforcing the mandate. CT DEEP provides information on all associated laws, regulations, permitting requirements, and general information about composting on their website<\/a>.\r\n

Setting the Stage<\/h3>\r\nConnecticut already had a number of composting facilities due to existing mandatory leaf and grass trimmings recycling programs.\u00a0According to\u00a0Diane Duva, a former\u00a0Assistant Director of the Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division at CT DEEP, there were three key steps in setting the stage for Connecticut\u2019s organics recycling mandate.[2]<\/a>\r\n\r\nStep 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Connecticut created a GIS-based map and database<\/a> of the state\u2019s large-scale food scrap generators to\u00a0demonstrate that there would be sufficient volume to sustain full-scale processing facilities and map the location of generators that could potentially supply those facilities with feedstock.\r\n\r\n\"food<\/a>\r\n
Connecticut\u2019s interactive Food Residuals Map<\/a><\/h6>\r\nStep 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Connecticut conducted a state-wide\u00a0waste characterization study<\/a> to determine the weight, type, and generator sector of food scraps being disposed of in the state. The 2010 study found that:\r\n