recycling

Published
July 25, 2021

Ecomaine accepting designs for Recycling is a Work of Art contest
Published
July 8, 2021

Maine Voices: Landmark new Maine law more fairly allocates products’ real costs

Gov. Mills should sign L.D. 1541, so towns and cities won’t have to keep picking up the tab for product disposal and recycling.
Published
July 2, 2021

Maine lawmakers approve landmark recycling reform bill

If signed by Gov. Janet Mills, the bill would make private companies partly responsible for the cost of disposing of packaging waste and improving the state's recycling system.
Published
June 13, 2021

Maine tries to shift the cost of recycling onto companies instead of taxpayers

With mountains of boxes and bubble wrap from online pandemic shopping now going in the trash, Maine is trying to enact what is known as an extended producer responsibility program.
Published
June 8, 2021

Forum: Urge your legislators to support recycling reform in Maine

Published
June 7, 2021

Maine business groups say prices would rise under recycling bill

They point to a research paper that suggests consumer prices would increase, but critics say the report's findings aren't credible.
Published
May 25, 2021

Maine bill to require companies to pay for packaging disposal clears committee

Companies could reduce their liability by creating independent recycling programs or reducing the amount of packaging on the products they sell.
Published
May 17, 2021

Forum: Future of recycling construction debris in Maine grim, needs closer look
Published
May 10, 2021

Maine lawmakers to consider competing recycling reform bills

Two bills have been submitted to create a program to improve recycling and refund municipalities, but the sides are far apart on how those goals should be achieved.
Published
April 21, 2021

Sale of recycling, trash-to-energy plant in Hampden expected in June

The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste disposal interests of 115 Maine municipalities, voted Wednesday to authorize committee officers to adopt and execute all agendas necessary to push forward the sale of Coastal Maine Resources to Delta Thermo Energy Inc.