West Hartford has entered the preliminary stages of development for a new recycling center and the closure of a historic landfill as a proactive step to addressing central Connecticut’s changing ...

Connecticut is now shipping 860,000 tons of trash to neighboring states after closing a refuse plant due to environmental reasons.The plant in Hartford processed one-third of its waste, including ...

I was dismayed that the failure of the Hartford plant at the end of 2018 was not a sufficient wake-up call to Connecticut leaders. Few people realize how close the state came to a public health ...

HARTFORD — The state Bond Commission approved funding for work at five closed landfills in Connecticut, including items to address PFAS contamination at two homes near the Ellington dump. The ...

HARTFORD >> The launch of a solar energy facility on top of the city’s North Meadows landfill has state officials eager to move forward with similar projects elsewhere in Connecticut. “A ...

Rotting food in landfills is contributing significantly to planet-warming methane emissions, according to a new federal report released this month. In Connecticut, food waste makes up about 22% of ...