Household and business recycling habits — for CFLs, thermometers, and other products containing mercury matters. Improper disposal of waste ends up in one of CT’s trash-to-engergy plants, where through the disposal process mercury gas is emitted into the air and eventually pollutes our waterways and ends up in our fish. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has worked to reduce mercury high levels exist in many of the state’s fresh waterways. And, fisherman admit that they love to fish and consume what they catch.
