Conn. Gen. Stat. » Title 22a — ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION · Chapter 446e — Solid Waste Management Services Act
Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-257 (2026)

(Formerly Sec. 19-524p). Short title: Connecticut Solid Waste Management Services Act

✓ current as of May 2026
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Connecticut Solid Waste Management Services Act”.

(P.A. 73-459, S. 1, 26.)

History: Sec. 19-524p transferred to Sec. 22a-257 in 1983.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2022 · leading case: City of Waterbury v. Town of Washington, 800 A.2d 1102 (Conn. 2002).
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City of Waterbury v. Town of Washington, 800 A.2d 1102 (Conn. 2002). · cites it 2× “ourses Act, initially enacted in 1972); General Statutes §§ 22a-67 through 22a-76 (establishing state policy on noise pollution control, initially enacted in 1974); General Statutes §§ 22a-90 through 22a-112 (Coastal Management Act, initially enacted in 1978); General Statutes…”
Connecticut Resources Recovery Auth. v. Plan. & Zoning Comm'n, 626 A.2d 705 (Conn. 1993). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 22a-207 et seq. (Solid Waste Management Act); General Statutes § 22a-257 et seq.”
Tremont Pub. Advisors, LLC v. Connecticut Resources Recovery Auth., 217 A.3d 953 (Conn. 2019). · cites it 2× “The defendant, the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, is a quasi-public agency responsi- ble for providing solid waste disposal and recycling services to numerous municipalities in this state pursu- ant to the Connecticut Solid Waste Management Ser- vices Act, General…”
Helicopter Assocs., Inc. v. City of Stamford, 519 A.2d 49 (Conn. 1986). · cites it 2× “Commissioner, supra, 518 , we held that the Solid Waste Management Services Act; General Statutes §§ 22a-257 through 22a-281; preempted local zoning regulations governing solid waste disposal.”
City of Shelton v. Comm'r, 479 A.2d 208 (Conn. 1984). · cites it 2× “The Solid Waste Management Services Act; *518 General Statutes §§ 22a-257 through 22a-281; was based on express legislative findings, inter alia, “that prevailing solid waste disposal practices generally, throughout the statq result in unnecessary environmental damage, waste…”
Town of Beacon Falls v. Posick, 563 A.2d 285 (Conn. 1989). · cites it 2× “He also contends that when we stated that “the Solid Waste Management Services Act; General Statutes §§ 22a-257 through 22a-281; preempted local zoning regulations governing solid waste disposal”; Helicopter Associates, Inc.”
Town of Preston v. Dep't of Env't Prot., 591 A.2d 421 (Conn. 1991). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 22a-257 et seq.; see General Statutes §§ 22a-261, 22a-262.”
Tremont Pub. Advisors, LLC v. Materials Innovation & Recycling Auth., 216 Conn. App. 775 (Conn. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 3× “The defendant is a quasi-public agency responsible for providing solid waste disposal and recycling services to numerous municipalities in this state pursuant to the Connecticut Solid Waste Management Services Act, General Statutes § 22a-257 et seq.3 In 2011, the defendant…”
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