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.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
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.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
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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Exclusive: Walgreens overcharging bottle deposit fee in area stores
The company is only supposed to charge five cents for beverage containers in the state of Maine as a part of the state’s “Bottle Bill” program. But customers are currently incurring 15-cent fees at locations across Western Maine.
Posted inBethel, Business, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, The Franklin Journal
Exclusive: Walgreens overcharging for bottle deposit in area stores
Customers are paying a 15-cent deposit, instead of 5 cents as Maine law dictates.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Exclusive: Walgreens overcharging bottle deposit fee in area stores
The company is only supposed to charge 5 cents for beverage containers in the state of Maine as a part of the state’s ‘Bottle Bill’ program. But customers are currently incurring 15-cent fees at locations across Western Maine.
Posted inBethel, Business, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Livermore Falls Advertiser, The Franklin Journal
Exclusive: Walgreens overcharging for bottle deposit in area stores
Customers are paying a 15-cent deposit, instead of 5 cents as Maine law dictates.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Lawmakers tell Massachusetts to stop sending its waste to Maine
Committee endorses bill that limits out-of-state construction debris and likely hurts a Lewiston firm caught in the middle
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Central Maine’s goats like to pig out on Christmas trees
Many farmers like to pitch old trees into animals’ pens to give them something fresh and green during long, difficult winters
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Fate of a Lewiston recycling firm may rest on how legislators deal with a controversial bill
Lawmakers will renew debate next month on a measure aimed at restricting out-of-state wastes from a state landfill in Old Town.