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Ridgefield Honored for Its Smart Energy Management
The town is praised for its single-stream recycling program.
On January 7, Ridgefield’s First Selectman, Rudy Marconi, was saluted for the Town’s fine leadership in smart energy management at the official launch of the expanded Live Green CT! sustainability initiative Live Green CT! president and co-founder, Daphne Dixon, presented a certificate of appreciation to Mr. Marconi and six other Fairfield County municipal leaders who together are piloting a state-wide program that forges new “green” connections among cities, towns, business communities and the general public.
An exemplary Case Study on Ridgefield’s robust single-stream recycling program appears on the new www.LiveGreenCT.org web site. Ridgefield is proud to be one of the seven CT towns selected for the Live Green CT!state-wide program and, in his remarks, Mr. Marconi detailed the many examples of Ridgefield’s commitment to sustainability. Joining him at this well-attended Fairfield event were representatives from the other towns in the pilot program - Bridgeport, Fairfield, Norwalk, Stamford, Westport and Wilton.
