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Recycling

Published
May 12, 2024

Beecoming the Change: Skowhegan Area High School students abuzz about recycling

A mural unveiled Saturday at the Skowhegan Transfer Station & Recycling Center is intended to encourage residents to recycle, which diverts waste from landfills and provides money for the town.
Published
April 18, 2024

Booming cold drink sales means more plastic waste. So Starbucks redesigned its cups

The company also adopted strawless lids in 2019, and last year, it said it would accept customer-provided cups for drive-thru and mobile orders in the U.S. and Canada.
Published
August 1, 2023

The first generation of solar panels will wear out. A recycling industry is taking shape

The largest solar panel recycling plant in North America has opened in Yuma, Arizona, just as the flow of used and spent solar panels sharply ramps up.
Published
June 28, 2023

Maine Voices: Long after Hollywood left Cliff Island, props will prove useful

The tradition of hanging on to something lives on – this time, in the form of Bette Davis’ gloves, which will be the focus of a benefit auction.
Published
April 6, 2023

Bottle battle: Boston talks of banning tiny bottles of booze

A Boston city councilor has proposed barring city liquor stores from selling the single-serve bottles that hold 100 milliliters or less of booze - both as a way to address alcohol abuse and excessive litter.

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Published
April 5, 2023

Municipal Review Committee announces new partner to restart Hampden recycling, waste-to-energy plant

Committee said Wednesday it is seeking a partnership with Innovative Resource Recovery, a special purpose entity backed by a multibillion-dollar asset management firm.
Published
April 4, 2023

Waterville City Council votes to change provider for solid waste disposal, recycling

Councilors also took the first of two votes needed to approve a zoning change at 74 Pleasant St. to allow Ware-Butler Building Supply to put offices at the former Sacred Heart Church rectory.
Published
March 27, 2023

Boat shrink wrap piling up as recycling efforts flounder

The vast majority of the plastic that comes off Maine boats every spring goes to landfills or incinerators.
Published
February 20, 2023

Augusta City Council approves increasing fees by 15% at landfill used by residents of several area municipalities

Officials are looking to put away funds to help pay for the potential vertical expansion of the landfill, which could cost about $20 million and extend the landfill's lifetime by 12 to 15 years.
Published
February 7, 2023

Panel once again looking for partners to relaunch Hampden waste-to-energy plant

The Municipal Review Committee ended its exclusivity agreement with New York-based Revere Capital Partners to help operate and partially own the Municipal Waste Solutions plant when it did not meet deadlines for submitting an engineering report and other documents.