SUSTAINABLE ESSEX

Participating in a Home Energy Solutions energy assessment saves the average Connecticut homeowner $180 per year! Making your home more energy efficient is one of the most impactful things you can do to combat climate change at home. Sign up today by following the link below!

The Town of Essex Transfer Station is now accepting food scraps! Blue Earth Compost will remove the scraps and bring them to Quantum Biopower, where thery are composted in its anaerobic digestor, producing gases for energy, and mulch and compost for landscaping and agriculture. Make this part of your family’s new routine today!

Campaign to encourage neighbors to adopt sustainable lawncare practices, such as reducing mowing when pollinators are most active, and transitioning from gas- to battery-powered lawncare equipment to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality.

For several years, Sustainable Essex collected thin plastic films at the Ivoryton and Essex libraries. This program has ended, but fortunately, you can still bring these materials to Adams, Big Y, Stop ‘n’ Shop, Ocean State Job Lot, Kohl’s, and Price Chopper! Please help us reduce waste by keeping these recyclable items out of the landfill.

Sustainable Essex is now partnering with Baystate Textiles in order to divert more waste from our landfills and incinerators. Click on the button below to learn more about what items do and do not qualify for recycling! Essex residents can recycle their textiles for free at the Essex Transfer Station.