Sustainable Partners
Connecticut Food Waste Reduction
and Recycling Assistance
Sharable resources for municipalities, community organizations, and sustainable partners
Connecticut businesses are called to reduce wasted food under the Connecticut Commercial Organics Recycling Law.
Reducing wasted food can help ensure business avoid penalties, contribute to statewide sustainability efforts, and potentially reduce waste disposal costs.
CET has provided free support to hundreds of businesses to reduce wasted food, donate excess food, and recycle food scraps. We are an environmental non-profit working with partners across Connecticut to offer our grant-funded services to your network.
Use the sharable content below to help spread the word about our free assistance support businesses to reduce waste, improve their bottom line, improve employee job satisfaction, and respond to customer demands for sustainable practices.
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Is your business subject to the Connecticut’s Commercial Organics Recycling Law? CET can help you determine your obligations.
CGS 22a-226e requires businesses and institutions such as (but not limited to) wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, supermarkets, resorts, and conference centers to source-separate and recycle food waste and other organic materials. Any business generating 26 tons or more of Source-Separated Organic Material (SSOM, or food waste) annually must comply.
With support from Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, CET offers easy, practical solutions to businesses and institutions across Connecticut at no-cost. With this support, a CET waste reduction expert will meet with you and provide custom recommendations to help you identify ways to reduce your waste.
Still wondering if this applies to you? Check out this CET guidance on estimating food waste tonnage.
Their experts are available at reducewastect@cetonline.org and 888-410-3827, or click here to learn more and get started.
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Are you looking for ways to save money, improve employee job satisfaction, and integrate sustainable practices into your business? CET is here to help!
With support from Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, CET offers easy, practical solutions to businesses and institutions across Connecticut at no-cost. With this support, a CET waste reduction expert will meet with you and provide custom recommendations to help you identify more beneficial uses for your surplus and waste.
Still wondering if this is right for you? Check out these success stories to hear how CET has helped businesses all over CT.
Their experts are available at reducewastect@cetonline.org and 888-410-3827, or click here to learn more and get started. Don’t miss out on helpful tips, industry news, and valuable resources to reduce wasted food by subscribing to our newsletter.
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According to The U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30-40% of the food in America is wasted.
In Connecticut, businesses are facing waste reduction challenges; traditional options for waste disposal are diminishing or becoming more expensive, and costs continue to increase. Recently, I learned that we have a resource to help businesses tackle this problem.
With support from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, non-profit organization CET has provided free support to hundreds of Connecticut businesses to reduce wasted food, donate excess food, and recycle food scraps. An environmental non-profit, they offer free assistance that centers the business, looking at waste through a lens that saves money, improves employee job satisfaction, and integrates sustainable practices into day-to-day operations.
Their website (https://www.cetonline.org/waste-assistance-connecticut), shares numerous resources on addressing food waste in Connecticut.
CET’s assistance can also help businesses to comply with Connecticut’s Commercial Organics Recycling Law (CGS 22a-226e), and associated state reporting requirements.
Handling our waste with care is a way to take care of our community. It opens the door for more food donation, less strain on our landfills, and has the potential to improve the bottom line of our local businesses.
Connecticut businesses can take advantage of this free service by emailing reducewastect@cetonline.org or phone 888-410-3827.
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Looking to find more beneficial uses for your food surplus or scraps? 🥦
CET can help! With partners across Connecticut, CET assists businesses and institutions in waste reduction.
As a nonprofit with over 45 years of expertise, their staff offers customized assistance to help businesses reduce wasted food, donate excess food, and recycle food scraps.
Contact one of CET’s recycling experts at 888-410-3827, or visit https://www.cetonline.org/waste-assistance-connecticut/ to learn more or get started.
Let’s make a difference together! 🌱🌍
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🌱 Attention Business Owners and Institutions! 🌱
CET is offering no-cost technical assistance to help you navigate the Commercial Organics Recycling Law.
As a nonprofit with over 45 years of expertise, their staff offers customized assistance to help businesses reduce wasted food, donate excess food, and recycle food scraps.
Contact one of CET’s recycling experts at 888-410-3827, or visit https://www.cetonline.org/waste-assistance-connecticut/ to learn more or get started.
Your commitment to sustainability starts here! 🥦♻
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CET is under contract with @CTDEEPNews to help CT businesses to reduce, divert, and donate surplus food and waste. 888-410-3827 or visit https://www.cetonline.org/waste-assistance-connecticut/
Let’s make a sustainable impact together! ♻️🏢 #Sustainability #WasteReduction
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CET is under contract with @CTDEEPNews to help CT businesses understand and comply with the Commercial Organics Recycling Law. To find out more visit https://www.cetonline.org/waste-assistance-connecticut/ or call 888-410-3827.
Let’s make a sustainable impact together! ♻️🏢 #Sustainability #WasteReduction
