recycling
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2020
Two sides clash on bill to make producers pay for disposal of packaging
Supporters tell lawmakers that making producers pay to dispose of packaging waste would improve recycling programs and help taxpayers. Businesses and national trade groups say it would be expensive, disruptive and hard to follow.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2020
Commentary: Proposed $23 million ‘pack tax’ won’t solve Maine’s recycling problems
Requiring businesses to compensate municipalities for the cost of recycling packaging simply shifts costs.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2020
With ‘significant success’ area communities plan to continue recycling outreach
An eight-week pilot program led to a reduction in recycling load contamination rates, along with cost savings.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2020
Summer monitoring program improves Portland-area recycling quality
Residents in 4 communities showed improvement in removing contamination from recyclables – and saving their municipalities money – when interns from ecomaine graded their curbside recycling bins.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Our View: Maine Legislature right to take on packaging waste
Cardboard boxes, plastic jugs and things like them are filling the waste stream, and their disposal costs Maine taxpayers millions each year.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2020
Bill pending in Maine to make producers pay for disposal of packaging
Maine is drafting a first-in-the-nation law to shift the cost of disposing of packaging materials from consumers to private companies.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Commentary: Make it easier for Maine shoppers to avoid single-use plastic
L.D. 1933 aims to make refilling your own containers more widely accepted at grocery stores.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2020
Scarborough tree pick up starts Jan. 6
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PublishedDecember 24, 2019
Students invited to compete in ‘upcycling’ contest to win money for school
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PublishedDecember 11, 2019
Scarborough recycling center announces winter hours
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