Earth Day 2024
The SCRRRA team was delighted to spend the past weekend supporting two local Earth Day events: Groton’s Earth Day Expo and Ledyard’s “Fill the Dumpster!” cleanup event. See more below: Article in the Day: Youth […]
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Legislation Tracker Spotlight: SB 191
Are you familiar with Senate Bill 191: An Act Concerning Food Scrap Diversion from the Solid Waste Stream and the Redemption of Out-of-State Beverage Containers? This proposal would make food scrap recycling mandatory in Connecticut. […]
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Free Food Scrap Recycling Pilot Program in Preston
February 1, 2024: The Preston Board of Selectmen has unanimously approved a new, free food scrap recycling pilot program to begin February 2, 2024. Blue Earth Compost, based in Hartford, will be placing food scrap […]
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2024 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Schedule
SCRRRA funds and administers a household hazardous waste collection program for residents of our 12 member municipalities. Held April through November, these nine annual collections change location each month, providing free, convenient HHW disposal for […]
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Progress Toward a Regional Compost Facility
January 31, 2024: SCRRRA continues to actively work towards building eastern Connecticut’s first commercial-scale food scrap compost facility. On January 25, 2024, we received twofold good news: our site plans were unanimously approved by the […]
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Recycling Contamination Reduction Project to Begin this Month
Press Release: Single Stream Curbside Recycling Contamination Reduction Project to Begin this Month January 1, 2024: Ledyard and East Lyme residents will soon have artificial intelligence (AI) helping them recycle. The Southeastern Connecticut Regional Resources […]
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