AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine state officials say recycling laws are helping to keep the environment clean. The Department of Environmental Protection says it presented data Thursday showing millions of pounds of toxic materials in electronics have been kept from entering landfills and other facilities. The DEP said laws enacted in 2008 led to the reduction […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Livermore board hears update on plan to move to single-sort recycling
LIVERMORE — The Oxford County Recycling work group recently agreed to move the organization to a single-sort recycling program, Livermore Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said. “If all goes as planned, the new recycling program will launch this fall,” he said. “Given that the organization works on behalf of 18 towns, there are still quite a […]
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Recommendation coming on OCSWC single stream
Area town managers whose towns are members of Oxford County Regional Solid Waste Corp. will meet as a group in early February to make a recommendation for a decision by the OCRSWC on whether the organization should make the leap to single stream recycling. Currently residents sort materials themselves before depositing them at their transfer […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn curbside recycling proposal getting public review
AUBURN — Curbside recycling collections will likely cost the city more, whether weekly service returns or not, according to a committee report. City councilors will host a public hearing Feb. 3 to find out what kind of recycling service residents want. “They just want people to come in and share pros and cons and any […]
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Solid waste public hearing in Auburn Feb. 3
AUBURN — The Auburn City Council will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, in the council chambers at 60 Court St. The hearing is about Auburn’s solid waste and recycling program options and the recent recommendation to pursue an automated solid waste and recycling program. The recommendation and options reviewed […]
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Rangeley board hears from recycling vendors
RANGELEY — The Board of Selectmen met Tuesday with representatives of three waste-management services to discuss the town’s recycling options. Presenting information and answering questions were Peter Lachapelle, account manager, and Matt Fullerton, route manager, from Waste Management of Rochester, N.H.; Karen McNaughton, municipal sales agent from Pine Tree Waste Services in Scarborough; and Alan […]
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Auburn mayor convenes group to help study solid waste, recycling options
AUBURN — With negotiations for a new solid waste and recycling contract looming, Mayor Jonathan LaBonte is hoping to form a new solid waste study group. “Having a citizens committee charged with playing an active role would be the best way to keep residents informed and engaged,” LaBonte said. LaBonte said the seven-member committee will […]
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New KTI bosses hope to boost efficiency
LEWISTON — The new owners of construction and demolition debris processor KTI Bio Fuels hope to boost the facility’s efficiency. New York-based ReEnergy Holdings LLC announced Friday it purchased the Plourde Parkway-based processor from Casella Solid Waste for an undisclosed amount. The facility takes in wood, concrete, metal and other nonhazardous refuse from demolition and […]
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D. Smith: Recycling saves money
Even though the recycling program has been reinstated in Auburn, anyone who thinks the city can save money by eliminating curbside recycling should think again. Every pound of trash a community sends to a landfill costs that community a tipping fee. I would like to know if the city council calculated what the cost would […]
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Biddeford to be latest community to push recycling
BIDDEFORD — The city of Biddeford is set to become the latest community in southern Maine to try to boost its recycling rates with a new trash disposal system. The system gives residents a large 65-gallon bin for recyclables and a smaller, 35-gallon bin for trash. If a resident generates more trash that can fit […]