Patricia Dillon

Rep. Dillon: New Haven Receives Funding for Composting and Food Scrap Diversion Facility

View this email in your browser Dear Neighbor, Great news!  New Haven is set to receive a $3.3 million state grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). The funds will be used to build a new composting and food scrap diversion facility to support plans for the launch of citywide residential curbside composting in the Elm City.   The funds awarded to New Haven will support the building of a new co-collection facility at the New Haven Transfer Station, which will provide the physical infrastructure needed to support a citywide residential curbside composting and food scrap diversion program. Once the facility is built, residents will be educated on composting, disposing of their food scraps in color-coded bags that are collected as part of their weekly refuse and recycling pickup. The food scrap bags would then be sorted at the facility and sent to be processed into compost and biogas. In total, DEEP awarded nine grants worth $15 million statewide through the inaugural Materials Management Infrastructure (MMI) Grant Program, which aims to support municipalities and regional organizations in developing waste management infrastructure and addressing waste disposal challenges.   As a member of the Environment committee, this issue is important to me and I am thrilled that our community will benefit from this funding.  Sincerely, Patricia Dillon Website Email Facebook Forward to a friend | Unsubscribe from this list | Update subscription preferences