Two Greater Danbury area towns have been awarded grants to help with local waste reduction, reuse, and recycling programs. Bridgewater and Ridgefield were among seven towns sharing $60,000 in grant funding from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.  

Bridgewater will use nearly $4,000 in funding for a guard shed at the Town’s Recycling Facility, which will allow for staff to provide recycling and reuse education and to monitor incoming loads and minimize contamination.  They will also be improving their town public space recycling with new recycling bins. 

Ridgefield is launching a residential organics drop-off program at the municipal recycling center.  $13,000 is being used for kitchen collection containers, rental of a dumpster to keep food scraps separated and educational materials.