UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

__________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~August~~December 2418, 2009

Startech Environmental Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Colorado	0-25312	84-128657
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

	88 Danbury Road, Suite 2A Wilton, CT 06897 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(203) 762-2499

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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~~____________________________~~Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

~~Item~~(b) Peter J. 1Scanlon, the Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary of Startech Environmental Corporation (the “Company”), has retired from the Company.~~01 Entry~~ Mr. ~~into~~Scanlon ahas ~~Material~~been ~~Definitive~~employed ~~Agreement~~by the Company for eleven years.

On August 24, 2009, Startech Environmental Corporation (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) between the Company and Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”), dated as of July 24, 2009. Amendment No. 1 extends the “Expiration Date,” as defined in the Rights Agreement, from August 24, 2009 to September 23, 2009, provided that if the rights shall become exercisable at or before the close of business on September 23, 2009, the “Expiration Date” shall mean September 23, 2014. Amendment No. 1 is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

OnAs disclosed ~~August~~in 24a press release on November 16, 2009, the Company ~~issued~~is continuing to work toward completing a ~~press~~potential ~~release~~new ~~announcing~~financing before the year-end. However, ~~amendment~~the Company cannot provide any assurance that it will be able to complete any potential financing by the ~~Rights~~end ~~Agreement~~of the year on terms that are favorable to the Company, if at all. A ~~copy~~If ofthe Company raises additional funds by issuing equity securities or any securities convertible into equity, the ~~press~~Company ~~release~~expects isthat ~~attached~~its ~~hereto~~shareholders aswill ~~Exhibit~~experience 99dilution of their shareholdings.1 ~~and~~If the Company is ~~incorporated~~unable ~~herein~~to obtain financing by ~~reference~~the end of the year or shortly thereafter, the Company will have to cease operations.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

4.1 Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 24, 2009, to Rights Agreement between the Company and the Rights Agent, dated as of July 24, 2009.

99.1 Press Release, dated August 24, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 24, 2009

STARTECH ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION

By: /s/ ~~Peter~~ JJoseph F. ~~Scanlon~~ Longo Name: Josh F. Longo Title: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

Name: Peter J. Scanlon

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 24, 2009

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