Connecticut Is In A Waste Crisis. What's That Mean For Newtown?

**News Release Submitted by Town of Newtown**

June 25, 2024

In September of 2023 the Town of Newtown joined other towns in the state piloting a program to reduce the generation of household waste and increase food scraps collection.

The State of Connecticut is in a Waste Crisis. This program addresses the crisis that was created in 2022 when the state lost one-third of its in-state disposal capacity with the permanent closure of the Materials Innovation and Recovery Authority’s waste-to-energy plant in Hartford’s South End.

How will it work beginning July 1, 2024?

• Recycling is FREE of charge at the transfer station for all Newtown residents.
• Only orange bags will be accepted at the transfer station for your trash disposal.
• As transfer station permittee or household, you will receive 104 orange trash bags as part of your permit. Permit fees will remain the same as the previous year.
• Additional bags will be available for purchase at cost if you run out of free bags (13 bags for $3.50).
• As the process is refined and as more information becomes available, the Town website will be updated