Title 22a, Title 22a: Environmental Protection

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…

Sec. 22a-255j. Exempt packages and packaging components. All packages and packaging components shall be subject to sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m, inclusive, except the following: (1) A package or packaging component which was manufactured prior to October 1, 1990, and displays a …

Sec. 22a-255k. Certificates of compliance. (a) Upon request, a certificate of compliance stating that a package or packaging component is in compliance with the requirements of sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m, inclusive, shall be furnished by its manufacturer or distributor to the …

Sec. 22a-255l. Penalties. Referral to Attorney General. (a) Any person who violates any provision of sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m, inclusive, including making a false statement in a certificate of compliance prepared pursuant to section 22a-255k, shall pay a civil penalty not to…

Sec. 22a-255m. Report. Recommendations by department. (a) The commissioner may, in consultation with the other member states of the Toxics in Packaging Clearing House, review the effectiveness of sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m, inclusive, and provide a report based on such review …

Sec. 22a-256. “Consumer product” defined. As used in sections 22a-256a and 22a-256b, “consumer product” means any product which is used or bought for use primarily for personal, family or household purposes. (P.A. 89-385, S. 12; P.A. 90-248, S. 5.) History: P.A. 90-248 revised li…

Sec. 22a-256a. Recycling of nickel-cadmium batteries contained in consumer products. On and after July 1, 1993, each municipality shall recycle nickel-cadmium batteries contained in consumer products and disposed of in municipal solid waste within three months of the establishmen…

Sec. 22a-256aa. Directory publishers: Failure to achieve percentages. Penalty. If the percentages specified in section 22a-256z are not achieved by directory publishers as a group on the dates specified, in any year, as shown by reports submitted to the Commissioner of Energy and…

Sec. 22a-256b. Sale of nickel-cadmium batteries contained in consumer products. Exemption. (a) On and after July 1, 1993, no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any consumer product which contains a nickel-cadmium battery unless (1) the battery can be easily removed…

Sec. 22a-256bb. Annual reports. Exemption. (a) On or before March 1, 1996, and annually thereafter, each directory publisher shall submit a report to the commissioner. The report shall indicate the percentage of recycled fiber used in the preceding calendar year, along with any i…

Sec. 22a-256c. Recycling of mercuric oxide batteries. Notice by retailers. Disposal. Program for the collection of mercuric oxide batteries at senior citizen centers. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Retailer” means a person who engages in the sale of mercuric oxide batteries to…

Sec. 22a-256cc. Deposit of revenue into General Fund. Any revenue collected under the provisions of section 22a-256aa shall be deposited in the General Fund. (P.A. 90-281, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 415.) History: (Revisor's note: In 1995 references to “municipal solid wa…

Sec. 22a-256d. Sale of alkaline manganese batteries. No person may sell or offer for sale an alkaline manganese battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1992, containing mercury in a concentration in excess of twenty-five one-thousandths of one per cent by weight of such batte…

Sec. 22a-256dd. Inclusion of expenses when determining rates. If the revenues generated by a directory publisher are included by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in determining the rates which may be charged by a telephone company defined in section 16-1 for telephone se…

Sec. 22a-256e. Sale of zinc-carbon batteries. No person may sell or offer for sale a zinc-carbon battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1993, containing mercury in a concentration in excess of one part per million by weight of such battery. (P.A. 91-377, S. 4, 6; 91-407, S. …

Sec. 22a-256ee. Directory publishers: Recycling goals. Any directory publisher who publishes a directory which does not meet the recycled content standard provided for in section 22a-256z shall file a plan with the commissioner not later than ninety days after such publication wh…

Sec. 22a-256f. Definitions. For purposes of sections 22a-256f to 22a-256i, inclusive: (1) “Battery” means a lead acid battery or a motor vehicle battery; (2) “Retailer” means a person who engages in the sale of batteries to a consumer; (3) “Wholesaler” means a person who engages …

Sec. 22a-256g. Batteries. Disposal. Penalties. (a) No person may place a used battery in mixed municipal solid waste or discard or otherwise dispose of such a used battery except by delivery to (1) a retailer or wholesaler, (2) a recycling facility as defined in section 22a-207, …

Sec. 22a-256h. Deposit for batteries. Refunds. Disposal by retailer. Written notice. Penalty. (a) Each person who purchases a battery shall return a used battery to the retailer or pay a deposit of five dollars for each new battery purchased. Any person paying a deposit pursuant …

Sec. 22a-256i. Acceptance of batteries by wholesalers. Inspections. Warnings and citations. A wholesaler shall not refuse to accept at the point of transfer, in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, used batteries from retailers or consumers. Any who…

Sec. 22a-256j. Tire tax. Section 22a-256j is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (P.A. 93-74, S. 47, 67; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-4, S. 82, 85; P.A. 95-160, S. 64, 69; 95-359, S. 13, 19.)

Sec. 22a-256m. Definitions. As used in sections 22a-256m to 22a-256u, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. (2) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. (3) “Newsprint” means that class or kin…