Title 22a, Title 22a: Environmental Protection

Sec. 22a-241e. Orders if local processing not implemented. On or after January 1, 1991, the commissioner may order a municipality to deliver its recyclable items to an operating or planned intermediate processing center if such municipality has failed to enter into a contract wit…

Sec. 22a-241f. Recyclable items prohibited in landfills and resources recovery facilities. Section 22a-241f is repealed. (P.A. 87-544, S. 6; P.A. 90-220, S. 10, 11.)

Sec. 22a-241g. Noncompliance with recycling strategy. (a) No municipality shall be deemed not to comply with the recycling strategy of the state-wide solid waste management plan if noncompliance results from a contract entered into before February 29, 1988, to deliver a minimum a…

Sec. 22a-241h. Eligibility of single municipalities and certain regional solid waste authorities or operating committees for funds made available by Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Notwithstanding the provisions of the recycling strategy of the state-wide sol…

Sec. 22a-241i. Commercial establishment. Penalty. Notwithstanding any other sections of the general statutes to the contrary, a municipality may impose a penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars for each violation by a commercial establishment of the requirements of subsection …

Sec. 22a-241j. Municipal curbside or backyard collection of designated recyclable items. Exempt municipalities. Collector curbside or backyard collection of designated recyclable items. Exempt collectors. (a)(1) Not later than July 1, 2011, each municipality shall offer curbside …

Sec. 22a-241k. Recycling receptacles for designated recyclable items at common gathering venues. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Generated” means sold or given away at a common gathering venue; and (2) “Common gathering venue” means any area or building, or portion the…

Sec. 22a-241l. Solid waste contract requirement for provision re collection of designated recyclable items. (a) For the purposes of this section, “collector” means any person offering collection services for solid waste or designated recyclable items and “designated recyclable it…

Sec. 22a-241m. Opportunities for recycling infrastructure investment program. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with other state agencies or quasi-public agencies, shall identify opportunities for the establishment of a new, or the expansion…

Sec. 22a-241n. Solid waste reduction strategies. Program. Development and implementation. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, within available resources, shall develop and implement a program to support solid waste reduction strategies that are consistent wit…

Sec. 22a-241o. State-wide solid waste management plan or Comprehensive Materials Management Strategy revisions. Approval by General Assembly. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 22a-228 and 22a-241a, respectively, any proposed revision to the state-wide solid waste managem…

Sec. 22a-243. (Formerly Sec. 22a-77). Definitions. For purposes of sections 22a-243 to 22a-245c, inclusive: (1) “Carbonated beverage” means beer or other malt beverages, hard seltzer, hard cider and mineral waters, soda water and similar carbonated soft drinks in liquid form and …

Sec. 22a-244. (Formerly Sec. 22a-78). Beverage containers: Refund value; exceptions; labeling and design requirements. (a)(1) Every beverage container containing a carbonated beverage sold or offered for sale in this state, except for any such beverage containers sold or offered …

Sec. 22a-244a. In-state processing of wine and liquor beverage containers for cullet or by-product. Memorandum of agreement. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall develop the terms for a memorandum of agreement that provides, by January 1, 2023, for the in-s…

Sec. 22a-244b. Nips. Five-cent surcharge. Payment by retailer. Payment by wholesaler to municipality. Use of payments by municipalities. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, on and after October 1, 2021, any beverage container containing a spirit or liquor o…

Sec. 22a-245. (Formerly Sec. 22a-79). Registration of redemption centers. Payment of refund value by dealers and distributors. Handling fee. Regulations. Redemption of out-of-state beverage containers. (a) No person shall establish a redemption center without registering with the…

Sec. 22a-245a. Special account of deposit initiator. Reimbursement payment. Calculation and publication of average state-wide redemption rate. Reports. Deposit in General Fund. Subtraction of deficiency. Examination. Enforcement. Treatment as tax. Credit for containers donated fo…

Sec. 22a-245b. Exemption for small manufacturers re beverage containers containing noncarbonated beverages and who bottle and sell 100,000 gallons or less of juice in beverage container each year. Application. Approval. Any manufacturer who bottles and sells: (1) Two hundred fift…

Sec. 22a-245c. Implementation delay re beverage containers containing noncarbonated beverages. Any manufacturer, dealer or distributor of beverage containers containing noncarbonated beverages may apply to the Governor or the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for a…

Sec. 22a-245d. Regulations. The Commissioner of Revenue Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of section 22a-245a. (P.A. 10-25, S.…

Sec. 22a-245e. Reverse vending machine installation and maintenance. Dealer requirement. Exemptions. Violation. Fine. Civil penalty. (a) On and after October 1, 2021, any dealer, as defined in section 22a-243, whose place of business is part of a chain engaged in the same general…

Sec. 22a-245f. Distributor and dealer consumer education efforts re beverage container redemption value. Redemption limit at any one time. (a) On and after January 1, 2024, each distributor and dealer shall undertake efforts to educate consumers of the ten-cent redemption value f…

Sec. 22a-246. Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of section 22a-244, 22a-245 or 22a-245a shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and for a second offense shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred…

Sec. 22a-246a. Single-use checkout bags. Definitions. Fee for provision by stores. Report of fees collected. Regulations. Prohibition on provision of single-use checkout bags by stores. Preemption of less restrictive municipal ordinances. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Single-…

Sec. 22a-246b. Beverage container stewardship organization. Authority. Requirements. State-wide beverage container stewardship program. Plan. Recommendations concerning plan. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall approve the formation of a beverage con…

Sec. 22a-246c. Beverage container recycling program account and program. Grants. Purpose. Financial audit. (a) There is established a beverage container recycling grant program account. All moneys in such account shall be used by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protect…

Sec. 22a-246d. Plastic beverage container post-consumer recycled content. Definitions. Requirements. Compliance. Registration. Report. Waiver. Multistate clearinghouse. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection;…

Sec. 22a-247. (Formerly Sec. 22a-80). Legislative findings and declaration of policy. The General Assembly finds that in order to create and maintain a healthful, clean and beautiful environment, it is necessary to implement a comprehensive litter control program that will serve …

Sec. 22a-248. (Formerly Sec. 22a-81). Definitions. As used in sections 22a-247 to 22a-249, inclusive, 22a-250 and 22a-251: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or his designated agent as defined in subsection (a) of section 22a-2; (2) “…

Sec. 22a-249. (Formerly Sec. 22a-82). Duties of commissioner re litter control and recycling. The commissioner shall (1) coordinate programs of state and local agencies relating to litter control and recycling, (2) develop public education programs concerning litter and recycling…

Sec. 22a-250. (Formerly Sec. 22a-87). Littering or dumping prohibited. Orders. Procedures. Penalties. (a) No person shall throw, scatter, spill or place or cause to be blown, scattered, spilled, thrown or placed, or otherwise dispose of any litter (1) upon any public property in …

Sec. 22a-250a. Forfeiture of vehicles used in violation of certain environmental laws. (a) When any vehicle used as a means of disposing of hazardous waste without a permit required under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, or as a means of committing a vi…

Sec. 22a-250b. Reward for information re illegal dumping. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may offer a reward of up to one thousand dollars for information which leads to the imposition of a civil penalty for a violation of section 22a-250 or a conviction u…

Sec. 22a-250c. Collection of civil penalties by state or municipalities. (a) Except as provided in this section, all civil penalties collected for violations of section 22a-250 shall be paid to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for deposit in the General Fun…

Sec. 22a-251. (Formerly Sec. 22a-88). Regulations. (a) The commissioner may adopt, in accordance with chapter 54, such regulations as he deems necessary to implement the provisions of sections 22a-247 to 22a-249, inclusive, and 22a-250. (b) The provisions of sections 22a-247 to 2…

Sec. 22a-252. Disposal of asbestos. No person shall dump, discard or otherwise dispose of more than one cubic foot of any substance containing asbestos or an asbestos-containing material, as defined in section 19a-332, except at a solid waste facility which has been granted a per…

Sec. 22a-255. Definitions. As used in sections 22a-255a and 22a-255b: (1) “Beverage” means mineral waters, soda water or carbonated soft drinks in liquid form and intended for human consumption; (2) “Plastic bottle” means a container with a capacity of sixteen ounces or more comp…

Sec. 22a-255a. Sale of certain beverage containers prohibited. No person shall sell or offer for sale any beverage container composed of one or more plastics if the basic structure of the container, exclusive of the closure, also includes aluminum or steel. (P.A. 88-231, S. 14.)

Sec. 22a-255b. Identification code. Regulations. (a) On or after January 1, 1990, any plastic bottle sold or offered for sale in this state shall bear an identification code indicating the plastic material that is in the structure of the bottle. (b) The Commissioner of Energy and…

Sec. 22a-255c. Symbols indicating packaging is recyclable or made of recycled material. Section 22a-255c is repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (P.A. 88-231, S. 16; P.A. 89-385, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-209, S. 20.)

Sec. 22a-255d. Regulations re packaging material. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, not earlier than October 1, 1991, establishing standards and requirements, consistent with the provisions of the state…

Sec. 22a-255e. Plastic bags and paper bags at retail establishments. On and after January 1, 1990, each retail establishment which offers plastic bags to customers for goods purchased at such establishment shall offer paper bags to customers and inform customers that a choice is …

Sec. 22a-255f. Public education program on waste reduction. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall develop a public education program on waste reduction. The program shall include (1) promotion of packages and products which are reusable, recyclable or made…

Sec. 22a-255g. Legislative finding. The General Assembly finds that the management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment; that packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall solid waste stream; that the use…

Sec. 22a-255h. Definitions. As used in sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m, inclusive: (1) “Package” means any container, produced either domestically or in a foreign country, used for the marketing, protecting or handling of a product and includes a unit package, an intermediate packa…

Sec. 22a-255i. Sale of packaging components or packaging composed of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium of PFAS. (a) As soon as feasible, but not later than October 1, 1992, no package or packaging component shall be offered for sale or promotional purposes in this state…