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Category: Waste and Recycling

Tyre Nichols
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | State Police Contracts, Taking Out The Trash, And Other Thoughts

Terry Cowgill by Terry Cowgill February 1, 2023, 4:45 amFebruary 1, 2023, 1:50 am

Opinion writer Terry Cowgill highlights the state’s difficulty in hiring State Troopers, and what’s being done about it, along with Connecticut’s trash conundrum.

Posted inTown News

Reducing Trash, Saving Money

Avatar photo by Christine Stuart October 26, 2022, 12:00 pmOctober 26, 2022, 3:19 pm
Dirty used mattresses piled at a recycling site.
Posted inWaste and Recycling

One Million Mattresses Recycled in Connecticut’s First-in-the-Nation Program

Avatar photo by CTByTheNumbers December 10, 2021, 11:00 amDecember 10, 2021, 2:11 pm
Posted inOpinion

OP-ED | Garbage Watch: Could Bailing Out MIRA Be Cheaper and Cleaner?

Terry Cowgill by Terry Cowgill July 19, 2021, 5:00 amDecember 16, 2022, 11:55 pm
Dirty used mattresses piled at a recycling site.
Posted inEarth Day

OP-ED | April 22 is Earth Day: Let’s Celebrate What Connecticut Is Doing Well With Its Waste

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Justine Fallon and Dan McGowan April 20, 2021, 5:05 amApril 20, 2021, 11:06 am
Image of Covanta's waste-to-energy plant in Bristol (Contributed photo)
Posted inEnergy & Environment

OP-ED | Let’s Work Together to Solve Connecticut’s Waste Crisis

Avatar photo by Ben Gassaway April 7, 2021, 12:01 amApril 21, 2021, 4:12 pm
Posted inEnergy, Energy Sector, Environment, The Economy, Waste and Recycling

Lamont Declines To Invest In Trash-To-Energy Plant, Says It’s Time To Move On From Outdated Tech

Avatar photo by Christine Stuart July 15, 2020, 1:37 pmJanuary 21, 2021, 6:51 pm
Posted inOpinion, Waste and Recycling

OP-ED | Despite What You May Have Heard, Connecticut Is a Recycling Leader

Avatar photo by Steve Changaris October 17, 2019, 5:02 amJanuary 21, 2021, 5:44 pm
Posted inOpinion, Waste and Recycling

OP-ED | Despite What You May Have Heard, Connecticut Is a Recycling Leader

Avatar photo by Steve Changaris October 17, 2019, 4:02 amJanuary 21, 2021, 6:08 pm

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