Haddam Will See $2.5K in Recycling Rebates

Haddam is among 64 municipalities across Connecticut getting rebates from the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority for its recycling efforts last year. More than $415,000 — $5 for every ton of recyclables delivered to the CRRA by June 20, 2010 — was approved Feb. 24 by its Board of Directors.

Haddam sent 492.02 tons of recyclables, triggering a payment of $2,460.10. According to the CRRA, money for the rebates comes from revenues it receives from the sale of recycled commodities. By not sending that waste to the Mid-Connecticut Project trash-to-energy plant, CRRA reports, the towns saved more than $5.7 million in disposal fees.

Single-stream recycling (in which all recyclables are placed in one bin and sorted by state-of-the-art machinery) began in the state in 2008. Last year, the CRRA began accepting #3 (vinyl and PVC, found in shampoo cooking oil bottles) and #7 (miscellaneous, found in sunglasses and DVDs) plastics.

East Haddam introduced single-stream recycling last year and has the items sorted at the Willimantic Waste Co. Haddam plans on incorporating single-stream recycling into its proposed new Transfer Station project, which must be complete by July 2012.

(Deep River recycled 1,451 tons and will receive $7,259.25; Chester, 325 tons, for a $1,626.85 rebate; Essex, 767 tons, $3,835 rebate).

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