ABOUT US
WHAT WE DO
The RecycleCT Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the importance of managing materials more sustainably through waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting.
We encourage people, government entities, businesses, schools and organizations to adopt these practices as part of their everyday lives or operations. RecycleCT provides statewide promotion of recycling; creates educational materials available for printing that can be co-branded by municipalities, haulers and others; conducts research, including a recent recycling economic information study; and offers grant programs.
Grants are available to help fund efforts that foster greater understanding of and promote action and engagement in waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting in Connecticut. Learn more about our Grants and Programs including our Annual Reports.
WHO WE ARE
The RecycleCT Foundation is a Connecticut based 501c3 nonprofit that was started as a result of legislation in 2014 through Public Act 14-94. RecycleCT was created to help bring Connecticut from an estimated 35% to a 60% diversion of solid waste from disposal by 2024, as described in the Connecticut Comprehensive Materials Management Strategy, adopted by CT DEEP in 2016.
Current RecycleCT Board members are:
Frank M. Antonacci, Jr.,
Manager
Murphy Road Recycling
Vice Chair, October 2018 – Present
April 2015 – Present
Jennifer Heaton-Jones
Executive Director
Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority
June 2017 – Present
Thomas DeVivo
Mayor
Town of Windham
April 2015 – Present
Katie Dykes
Commissioner
CT Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection
Board Chair, April 2019 – Present
April 2019 – Present
Michael Ferro, III
Consultant
October 2018 – Present
Diane Lauricella
Solid Waste Consultant
February 2019 – Present
Kim O’Rourke
Recycling Coordinator
Town of Middletown
June 2017 – Present
Brian Paganini
Vice President & Managing Director
Quantum Biopower
Treasurer, October 2018 – Present
April 2015 – Present
Suzanne Huminski
Sustainability Coordinator
Southern Connecticut State University
August 2019 – Present
Emma Cimino
Deputy Commissioner, Environmental Quality
CT Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection
Alternative Chair, February 2024 – Present
Tammy Thornton
President
Wilton Go Green
February 2022 – Present
Jeff Ryalls
Vice President
Global Recovered Fiber Group, International Forest Products
April 2022 – Present
Current RecycleCT Advisory Council members are:
Katie Dykes
Commissioner
CT Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection
Board Chair, April 2019 – Present
April 2019 – Present
Binu Chandy
Director
Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development
CT Department of Economic and Community Development
December 2023 – Present
Christopher Antonacci
Counsel
USA Waste and Recycling
February 2023 – Present
Appointed by Senator Kevin C. Kelly