The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6795, aims to establish a pay-as-you-throw program for municipalities in Connecticut. This program would require the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to create incentives for municipalities to implement unit-based pricing for residential solid waste. Under this system, residents would benefit financially by reducing the amount of recyclable materials, such as food scraps, textiles, and glass bottles, that they dispose of. Instead, they would incur a charge based on the number of units or bags of solid waste they throw away.

Additionally, the bill encourages municipalities to offset the costs associated with this unit-based pricing model, potentially through reductions in property taxes. The overarching goal of the legislation is to promote a decrease in the overall waste stream and to enhance the sorting and separation of waste materials by linking disposal costs directly to the amount of waste generated by residents.