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.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Boat shrink wrap piling up as recycling efforts flounder
The vast majority of the plastic that comes off Maine boats every spring goes to landfills or incinerators.
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Elementary school students promote recycling
Recycling is fun, amazing and helps the environment, according to students.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
It’s a new year, start fresh: reuse, reduce, recycle, Part 2
Part 2 of reuse, recycle, reduce: local options for reducing your footprint
Posted inBethel, The Bethel Citizen
It’s a new year, start fresh: reuse, recycle, reduce, Part 1
A guide for recycling in the Bethel Area
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston likely to shift to automated trash collection system
City officials say the system would help the city’s image, with each household receiving new bins for curbside pickup.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Norway offers temporary help for waste facility’s cash flow issues, potential budget shortfall
The Select Board agreed to send two months of funding with conditions for Norway Paris Solid Waste.
Posted inMaine
Municipal Review Committee completes purchase of Hampden recycling, waste-to-energy plant
The MRC announced the $1.5 million purchase Wednesday and intends to reopen the plant in nine to 12 months after it establishes a partnership with a financial firm.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
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.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
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.