PORTLAND
Freeport residents and others who take advantage of ecomaine’s annual open house in Portland on Saturday will discover exactly what happens to the recyclables they leave for collection in their yards.
The more operative consideration might be, why is that important? Frank Gallagher, communications director for ecomaine, provided a quick answer Thursday.
“Because recycling incorporates more sustainability,” Gallagher said. “Recycling is easy. We’d love to bump up recycling rates. Landfills are the last resorts.”
The open house is listed on the town of Freeport website.
Those who choose to take advantage of Saturday’s open house of the ecomaine single-sort facility on Blueberry Road will be treated to breakfast sandwiches and, more to the point, recycling bins. The tour is from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
“The open house is a tremendous opportunity for people to see firsthand what happens to their recycling and garbage after it’s picked up by the collection trucks,” ecomaine Recycling Committee Chairperson Susan McGinty said. “It’s also a great chance to drop off items that people might have hanging around the house because they weren’t sure how to properly dispose of them.”
A number of community organizations and small businesses will be on hand at the ecomaine Open House for exactly that purpose, including:
— Goodwill, accepting donations of household goods, clothing, books, toys, cd’s, etc.
— OrganizeME, accepting donations of gently used clothing, hearing aids, crutches, old trophies, towels, blankets and linens, and ink/toner cartridges.
— Ruth’s Reusable Resources, accepting donations of materials that can be used by teachers in the classroom, such as paper, pens, pencils, notebooks and more.
— Casco Bay Cleanup Services, accepting small motors and household appliances for recycling.
— North Coast Services, accepting e-waste, such as computers, monitors, dvd players and microwave ovens for recycling.
In addition, several other organizations will be on hand to provide information about how people can become more sustainable in their everyday lives.
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