What is Ash - Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority

The ash is the non-combustible residue left after trash is burned to generate power at the trash-to-energy plants in Connecticut.

It is moist and has the consistency of damp concrete, so it does not blow around in the wind.
It contains no food substances, so rats, birds and other pests do not scavenge an ash landfill like they might at a municipal solid waste landfill.
The ash is not organic, it doesn’t decompose, generate odors or produce landfill gases.



	What is ash anyway? The ash is the non-combustible residue left after trash is burned to generate power at the trash-to-energy plants in Connecticut. It is moist and has the consistency of damp concrete, so it does not blow around in the wind. It contains no food substances, so rats, birds and other pests do not scavenge an ash landfill like they might at a municipal solid waste landfill. The ash is not organic, it doesn’t decompose, generate odors or produce landfill gases.	The ash that is the residue left after trash is burned is so harmless that it can be handled with bare hands.