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Published
July 14, 2022

Brunswick advocates: Composting can help both the planet and your wallet

A new food-waste drop-off site at the Brunswick Recreation Center is just part of a three-pronged effort to promote composting, which experts say could help the environment and the town's bottom line.
Published
June 29, 2022

Acquisition of Hampden recycling and waste-to-energy plant expected within two weeks

The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of 115 Maine municipalities, plans to buy the plant and updated the public Wednesday on the progress of the purchase.
Published
June 15, 2022

MRC now in position to purchase Hampden recycling, waste-to-energy facility

The Municipal Review Committee announced Wednesday that no qualified bidders have come forward to buy the defunct Coastal Resources of Maine plant, which means the MRC is now poised to take ownership of it for $1.5 million.
Published
June 4, 2022

Maine’s landmark recycling reform law will take years to implement

It could take 4 years for the state to craft detailed regulations that make big corporations shoulder the local cost of disposing of hard-to-recycle packaging they produce.
Published
April 19, 2022

Gov. Janet Mills signs law to close loophole that allows out-of-state debris

Final measure revised to ease the impact on Lewiston recycler that has benefited from past policy.

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Published
March 22, 2022

Cumberland church will recycle lamps, sneakers, surgical masks
Published
February 18, 2022

Maine Voices: Let’s invest in bipartisan bill to tackle plastic waste

Both environmentalists and Big Business support L.D. 1467, which would reduce the amount of virgin plastic in our state’s beverage bottles.
Published
February 7, 2022

Legislative committee endorses bill to close out-of-state trash loophole

Imported trash is prohibited at the state-owned Juniper Ridge landfill but gets in through a provision in the law that supporters want to eliminate.
Published
January 26, 2022

After failed efforts to find a buyer, panel seeks new path toward reopening Hampden waste-to-energy plant

The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of 115 Maine municipalities, is struggling to find a qualified buyer, in part because of the complex ownership structure of the Hampden site.
Published
December 18, 2021

The humble Farmer: Even old Maine men can relive the magic of Christmas

I experience a childlike sense of anticipation when noontime nears and I can ask The Almost Perfect Woman for a crabmeat sandwich.