The Connecticut Economic Resource Center found recycling adds $738 million and 4,790 jobs annually to the state’s economy.
Since 2006, recycling in the state had been worth $5.2 billion in total sales, according to the CERC report, which was commissioned by the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority.
CRRA handles municipal solid waste disposal and recycling management for 74 cities and towns in the state and owns the waste-to-energy Mid-Connecticut Project plant in Hartford.
The CERC study also found CRRA’s economic impact over the past seven years amounted to $883 million and 861 jobs annually.
