Cardboard boxes, plastic jugs and things like them are filling the waste stream, and their disposal costs Maine taxpayers millions each year.
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Bill pending in Maine to make producers pay for disposal of packaging
Maine is drafting a first-in-the-nation law to shift the cost of disposing of packaging materials from consumers to private companies.
Commentary: Make it easier for Maine shoppers to avoid single-use plastic
L.D. 1933 aims to make refilling your own containers more widely accepted at grocery stores.
Scarborough tree pick up starts Jan. 6
SCARBOROUGH — The Public Works Department will be picking up Christmas trees throughout the month of January, beginning Jan. 6. Trees should be placed curbside on the same day as trash pick up. Trees can also be dropped off the Public Works facility at 20 Washington Ave. and placed next to the winter-sand-for-the-public area. For […]
Students invited to compete in ‘upcycling’ contest to win money for school
PORTLAND —Ecomaine will commemorate Maine’s bicentennial in 2020 a contest for students to compete for a $2,020 prize for their school’s green team or Project Graduation. Ecomaine’s Outreach & Recycling Board Committee Chairman Caleb Hemphill said he hopes the “upcycling” contest forces students to “think about waste in a new light – as a resource.” Students […]
Scarborough recycling center announces winter hours
SCARBOROUGH — The Community Recycling Center, located at 8 Runway Road, will transition to its winter schedule beginning Tuesday, Dec. 17. Winter hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact pwinfo@scarboroughmaine.org or call 730-4400 for more information.
Susan Collins backs bill to bolster local recycling rates across the country
Maine’s senior senator is among the backers of a $75 million U.S. Senate proposal to educate Americans about how and why they ought to recycle.
Beverage companies investing millions in push to recycle bottles
Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo and Keurig Dr. Pepper are investing $100 million to improve U.S. bottle recycling and processing.
Yarmouth council weighs revised timeline for pay-to-throw
The new program might not go live for another year.
Portland composting company wins regional EPA award
Garbage to Garden composts the food scraps it picks up from local residents.