Joseph P. Gresko

Governor Ned Lamont today held a news conference in Hartford to announce a series of waste management proposals he will introduce during the 2023 legislative session that address the future of materials and waste management in Connecticut, particularly in light of the decision by the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) to close its waste-to-energy facility in July of 2022 and reduce in-state waste processing capacity.

“I welcome Governor Lamont’s assistance in charting Connecticut’s path forward in modernizing how we handle our municipal solid waste,” State Representative Joe Gresko (D-Stratford), co-chair of the Environment Committee, said. “Exploring better technology, food waste diversion, and less packaging are great starting points as we pivot from shipping our waste to out-of-state landfills.”

Read the full press release announcing the proposals here, and check out coverage of the press conference in the Hartford Courant here.