Connecticut HB 5524: AN ACT CONCERNING CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURES.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5524
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 22a-226e of the 2026 supplement to the general 1
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective October 1, 2026): 3
(a) (1) On and after January 1, 2014, each commercial food wholesaler 4
or distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, supermarket, 5
resort or conference center that is located not more than twenty miles 6
from an authorized source-separated organic material composting 7
facility and that generates an average projected volume of not less than 8
one hundred four tons per year of source-separated organic materials 9
shall: (A) Separate such source-separated organic materials from other 10
solid waste; and (B) ensure that such source-separated organic materials 11
are recycled at any authorized source-separated organic material 12
composting facility that has available capacity and that will accept such 13
source-separated organic material. 14
(2) On and after January 1, 2020, each commercial food wholesaler or 15
distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, supermarket, 16
resort or conference center that is located not more than twenty miles 17
from an authorized source-separated organic material composting 18

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facility and that generates an average projected volume of not less than 19
fifty-two tons per year of source-separated organic materials shall: (A) 20
Separate such source-separated organic materials from other solid 21
waste; and (B) ensure that such source-separated organic materials are 22
recycled at any authorized source-separated organic material 23
composting facility that has available capacity and that will accept such 24
source-separated organic material. 25
(3) On and after January 1, 2022, each commercial food wholesaler or 26
distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, supermarket, 27
resort or conference center that is located not more than twenty miles 28
from either an authorized source-separated organic material 29
composting facility or an authorized transfer station, or any collection 30
location authorized to receive source-separated organic materials, and 31
that generates an average projected volume of not less than twenty-six 32
tons per year of source-separated organic materials shall: (A) Separate 33
such source-separated organic materials from other solid waste; and (B) 34
ensure that such source-separated organic materials are recycled at any 35
authorized source-separated organic material composting facility that 36
has available capacity and that will accept such source-separated 37
organic material. 38
(4) On and after January 1, 2025, each commercial food wholesaler or 39
distributor, industrial food manufacturer or processor, supermarket, 40
resort, conference center or institution that generates an average 41
projected volume of not less than twenty-six tons per year of source-42
separated organic materials shall: (A) Separate such source-separated 43
organic materials from other solid waste; and (B) ensure that such 44
source-separated organic materials are recycled at any authorized 45
source-separated organic material composting facility that has available 46
capacity and that will accept such source-separated organic material. 47
For the purposes of this section "institution" means any establishment 48
engaged in providing hospitality, entertainment or rehabilitation and 49
health care services, and any hospital, public or independent institution 50
of higher education building or facility or correctional facility. 51

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(5) On and after July 1, 2027, any entity that generates an average 52
projected volume of not less than twenty-six tons per year of source-53
separated organic materials shall: (A) Separate such source-separated 54
organic materials from other solid waste; and (B) ensure that such 55
source-separated organic materials are recycled at any authorized 56
source-separated organic material composting facility that has available 57
capacity and that will accept such source-separated organic material. 58
[(5)] (6) On and after July 1, 2026, each public or nonpublic school 59
building or educational facility in which students in grades 60
kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, or any combination thereof, are 61
enrolled, that is located not more than twenty miles from either an 62
authorized source-separated organic material composting facility and 63
that generates an average projected volume of not less than twenty-six 64
tons per year of source-separated organic materials shall: (A) Separate 65
such source-separated organic materials from other solid waste; and (B) 66
ensure that such source-separated organic materials are recycled at any 67
authorized source