CT SB01046

Schools boards must separate source-separated organic materials from other solid waste and ensure recycling at authorized composting facilities if located within 20 miles and generating at least 26 tons per year, effective January 1, 2024.

Schools boards may comply through on-site composting or organic treatment equipment permitted under state or federal law.

Department of Education must develop guidelines by January 1, 2024 for implementing composting station programs in school cafeterias, addressing organic material types, food safety practices, and disposal processes consistent with federal regulations.

Schools may voluntarily implement composting station programs starting July 1, 2023, allowing students and employees to deposit unconsumed organic material for composting.

Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection must establish a voluntary pilot program for school boards seeking to separate and recycle source-separated organic materials by January 1, 2024.