What benefits do the recent surge in green energy sources and electrification have for me? How can you save money, breathe healthier air, and reduce operating costs of transportation? How much will the 2024 decrease in electricity standard offer save me? Two generations ago, American cities weren’t car-centered, and people took electric trams, buses and […]
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Cumberland church hosts another Recycle Saturday
Tuttle Road Community Church in Cumberland will host a Recycle Saturday event from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 2. The church is looking for items such as sneakers and used paper face masks for recycling, used lamps to be donated to Furniture Friends, and winter coats and apparel for all ages. The church is located at […]
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Ecomaine seeking Eco-Excellence Award nominees
Ecomaine is accepting nominations for its 2024 Eco-Excellence Awards to honor recycling, sustainability and waste diversion advocates in Maine who are creating more sustainable models of living in their communities. Nominations are open Jan. 17. Nominees can be businesses, schools, nonprofits, municipalities or staff, or individuals. Award recipients will be selected based on the effectiveness, […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn looks to restart curbside recycling with pilot program
The pilot program would restart weekly curbside recycling in select parts of the city, and would stipulate only certain items be included in bins.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Textile recycling comes to Cumberland
The town of Cumberland recently received its first Apparel Impact textile recycling box, located at Town Hall. Residents can recycle their unwanted or even damaged textiles free of charge, including clothing, shoes, sheets, coats and jackets. The textiles will then be up-cycled and donated to families in need, or recycled to be used as materials […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
The first generation of solar panels will wear out. A recycling industry is taking shape
The largest solar panel recycling plant in North America has opened in Yuma, Arizona, just as the flow of used and spent solar panels sharply ramps up.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Thrifty Mainers find more life in Bette Davis’ ‘Whales of August’ gloves
Long after Hollywood left Cliff Island, the gloves will be the focus of a benefit auction.
Posted inTimes Record
The Recycle Bin: Tidal wave of ocean plastic
The United Nations Environment Program had another meeting June 5 on implementing solutions to rapidly rising plastic garbage pollution in lakes, rivers and oceans worldwide. Plastic was first produced in 1950 from oil and has risen to 460 million tons per year by 2019, with higher amounts in high-income countries. Europe has banned production of […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn decision to can recycling program sparks debate over what’s more sustainable
City officials have said incinerating material at Maine Waste to Energy will be cheaper and more sustainable than continuing a recycling program. But, advocates say that’s debatable and that the program was set up to fail.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Aurora Milton wins ecomaine’s Upcycle Challenge for Cape Elizabeth
Students created new items out of used materials for ecomaine’s annual competition.