Dive Brief:
- The Connecticut Recyclers Coalition, a Hartford, CT-based trade organization, stressed the importance of food scrap recycling by shifting the focus of an entire conference to the reuse of organic waste.
- This is the first time in the group’s 25 year history that the gathering was devoted to organics exclusively.
- Connecticut is exploring ways to achieve a higher recycling rate, and organic waste is considered to be a key aspect of the effort. The state hopes to grow its rate from the current 25% to 60% within the next decade.
Dive Insight:
The state has multiple projects underway at this time. For instance, Quantum BioPower is in the midst of construction an $11 million waste-to-energy plant in Southington, CT. And Blue Earth Compost, a compost hauler based in West Hartford, CT, offers customers organic collection pick-up, then transports the waste to a composting facility operated by Harvest New England.