LATEST NEWS
May 27th, 2008 -
TUNXIS RECYCLING OPERATING COMMITTEE WILL COLLECT HOUSEHOLD COMPUTERS AND TVs.
The Tunxis Recycling Operating Committee (TROC) region announces (...)
[ read more ] February 29th, 2008 -
BRRFOC Adopts Fiscal 2008-2009 Budget. Committee holds the line on tipping fees for fourth consecutive year; Recycling fees also to (...)
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LATEST LEGISLATION
March 10th, 2008 -
Raised Bill 5138, LCO 631. An Act Concerning Private, Municipal and State Recycling. Raised Bill 5138, LCO 631. An Act Concerning Private, Municipal and State RecyclingTestimony of the (...)
[ read more ] March 10th, 2008 -
SB636. An Act Concerning Resource Recovery Facility Contracts. SB636. An Act Concerning Resource Recovery Facility ContractsTestimony of the Bristol Resource Recovery Facility Operating (...)
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Aluminum
While Connecticut has enacted legislation requiring a 5¢ deposit on the retail purchase of certain beverages, and redemption centers are located at sites throughout the state (including grocery and package stores), many aluminum beverage containers are delivered to WMRA by the TROC region. Also, small amounts of aluminum foil typically used by consumers for food packaging and preparation also are recycled.
According to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the national recycling rate for aluminum in 2005 was 52% (well below the 1997 peak of 67%). Fewer natural resources are used to create new containers from recycled aluminum cans, and recovery of used beverage containers conserved the equivalent of more than 15 million barrels of oil. Recycling 40 aluminum beverage cans has the energy-saving equivalent of one gallon of gasoline.
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