recycling
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PublishedAugust 20, 2021
Maine’s recycling market recovers after years-long downturn
The value of household paper, cardboard, metal and plastic surged in the last year as demand for materials intensified.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
The Recycle Bin: Compostable
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PublishedJuly 31, 2021
Effort underway to charge packagers for recycling, but industry fights
In July, Maine became the first state to adopt such a program, and several others have similar bills pending.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2021
Scarborough continues recycling outreach program
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PublishedJuly 25, 2021
Ecomaine accepting designs for Recycling is a Work of Art contest
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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedJune 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.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Forum: Urge your legislators to support recycling reform in Maine
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PublishedJune 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.
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