AUBURN — City councilors will see plans to purchase new trash and recycling bins, and return to weekly recycling collections in their spring budget discussions. Councilors heard a report at their workshop meeting Tuesday from a solid waste subcommittee on options for replacing the current twice-monthly collections. The group recommended switching to an automatic system […]
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No school on Tuesday; blizzard means many closings
MORE STORM COVERAGE: Lewiston, Auburn schools canceled on Tuesday | Maine utilities bracing for potential outages from snowstorm | This week’s expected blizzard has folks buzzing ALSO ON THIS PAGE: Transportation cancellations Governments, businesses and organizations also began planning Monday to close their doors during Tuesday’s storm. As we get information, we will share it here: AUBURN — The city […]
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Lewiston council reduces curbside trash fines
LEWISTON — Councilors on Tuesday eased fines against landlords when tenants leave curbside trash illegally. “This is just trying to make it a little bit easier for landlords who, for the most part, are spending their time and effort downtown,” Planning and Code Enforcement Director Gil Arsenault said. “And for the most part, the violations […]
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Lewiston automated recycling sorting facility open, working out the kinks
LEWISTON — An automated recycling sorting facility near the city landfill opened quietly about a month ago. But Bob Cappadona, vice president of recycling operations for Casella Solid Waste, said Lewiston’s new single-stream recycling facility won’t be running at top capacity for another three months. “It’s up and operational but, like anything, we’ll go through […]
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Auburn committee weighing recycling, pay-per-bag options
AUBURN — Expanding the city’s recycling program could save up to $7 million over 10 years — if residents are willing to purchase special trash bags. Members of the city’s Solid Waste and Recycling Committee outlined three basic options for Auburn’s trash and recycling program going forward. The city could continue the twice-monthly collections, switch […]
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Auburn to host meeting to discuss waste disposal options
AUBURN — The city of Auburn and the Solid Waste and Recycling Committee have scheduled a public information session to discuss the future of solid waste and recycling in Auburn. The meeting will be held 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Auburn City Hall, City Council Chambers. Over the past several months, the Auburn […]
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Livermore changes to Zero-Sort recycling operation
LIVERMORE — Residents will be able to recycle more items and do it quicker beginning Tuesday at the Transfer Station. People will no longer have to separate recyclables. Instead, items will be placed in a roll-off container as part of the new Zero-Sort recycling operation. Among the new items that can be recycled are Nos. […]
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No trash, recyclables pickup in Jay on Labor Day
JAY — There will be no pickup of trash or recyclables on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. People need to either hold on to their trash and recyclables for the next week’s pickup or take them to the town’s transfer station, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said.
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R. Desrochers: Help improve recycling
I am very disappointed and embarrassed to find that Auburn’s recycling is now 8.5 percent, when it used to be 20 percent (Sun Journal, July 27). What happened? Because recycling went to twice a month? That’s a lame excuse. People should mark their calendars. Then, when there are items to discard, they are either going […]
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Auburn’s irregular pickup means fewer are recycling
AUBURN — Before Auburn residents put out their recyclables, many check the calendar to see if it’s the right week. After discovering it’s not, some haul their bottles, cardboard, plastics and paper back inside. Others skip recycling and throw it all out. The irregular recycling pickup is attributed as one reason why Auburn’s recycling rate […]