HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Recycling trash for thousands of people in 70 Connecticut towns and cities should soon be easier.

The state trash agency, the Connecticut Resources Recovery authority, is spending $3 million to retrofit its Hartford recycling system, meaning customers no longer will have to separate recyclables.

Instead of separating paper, cardboard, bottles, cans and other containers, customers can put all of the materials into the same barrel.

Because most single-stream collection systems use 64-gallon barrels, rather than the 14-gallon bins currently in use, people will be able to recycle more material.

CRRA plans to give a $10 rebate for every ton of recyclables delivered to the Hartford plant by the 70 towns that make up the Mid-Connecticut Project.