Investing in America through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling State and Territory Grant Fact Sheet Connecticut Grant Recipient Information EPA Information Name: Connecticut Department of Energy and Region: EPA Region 1 Environmental Protection Highlights • Develop and implement a new data storage system to track the flow of municipal solid waste, recyclables, and construction and demolition waste materials. • Evaluate the efficacy of recently implemented municipal diversion programs through targeted waste characterizations. • Support solid waste and recycling training program for state and local staff. Overview of Connecticut's Planned Activities Connecticut will design and develop a new, more nimble data management system than the one it uses now; evaluate the efficacy of recently implemented municipal diversion programs through targeted waste characterizations; and support the Northeast Waste Management Officials Association in establishing a regional professional development training program for solid waste and recycling officials. Connecticut will first focus on data system design and development, data system testing and migration, and data analysis. The result will be a system that is based on reliable baseline data, uses standardized data points, and supports a data extraction system that is more responsive to the needs of Connecticut, the legislature, local elected officials, and the public. SWIFR Grants for States and Territories The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides the largest EPA investment in recycling in 30 years to support National Recycling Strategy implementation and build a circular economy for all. As part of the Investing in America agenda, this funding can be used to develop or update plans to advance post-consumer materials management, implement those plans, and to improve data collection efforts. These grants also advance the Justice^ Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. EPA will make the award to Connecticut once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied. SWIFR Community Grant Fact Sheet City of Stamford SWIFR Community Grant Fact Sheet EPA 530-F-23-008-CT ppa.gov/infrastructurp/SWIFR Spptpmbpr 2023 ------- |