House approves bill to ban single-use plastic shopping bags statewide

Lawmakers vote 91-52 to support the bill, which has been endorsed by the state's largest retailers and environmental advocacy organizations.

First they came for plastic bags; coffee cups are next

As local and national governments move to tax — or ban — to-go cups, Starbucks and Dunkin' race to find an alternative.

Reducing plastic because ‘it breaks up and never goes away’

Plastic pollution in Maine: How big of a problem is it, what's being done, and what can be done?

How to recycle right

Top ways to recycle better.

Recycling rates across Maine

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Lewiston-Auburn’s recycling rate is among the lowest in Maine

Recycling programs in Lewiston-Auburn, like many in Maine, are struggling with low participation and lots of "contamination."

Why recycling works in Greene

Education and a watchful eye at the transfer station help.

Program looking for more businesses to jump on board

Dean Richmond says the biggest need for his food waste program is "more volume."

Purging plastic starts at home, scientist advises at Bates College

Since half of all plastic comes in the form of single-use, disposable items that people don't really need, there's room to make a big dent in the flood of plastics that pose an increasing threat to the environment.

Recycling company collecting clothing, shoes from town waste stations