It could take 4 years for the state to craft detailed regulations that make big corporations shoulder the local cost of disposing of hard-to-recycle packaging they produce.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta’s Hatch Hill landfill eyes fee increases to stave off budget shortfalls
City officials say that even with the fee increases, Hatch Hill will still cost less than other area landfills even as the site is prepared for an expansion before it fills up.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
MRC seeks support from member towns to restart Hampden waste-to-energy plant
If the Municipal Review Committee ends up purchasing the plant, it would look to secure $20 million for operational needs, with MRC municipalities either co-signing on the loan or possibly becoming investors by loaning cash to the MRC.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Gov. Janet Mills signs law to close loophole that allows out-of-state debris
Final measure revised to ease the impact on Lewiston recycler that has benefited from past policy.
Posted inBusiness
Is Walgreens overcharging bottle deposit fee in Maine stores?
The company is only supposed to charge 5 cents for beverage containers in the state of Maine as a part of the state’s “Bottle Bill” program, but customers are currently incurring 15-cent fees at locations across Western Maine.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Building supply company seeks rezoning of former Sacred Heart Church property in Waterville
Ware-Butler Building Supply company proposes to expand the existing office building at the former church and store materials on the adjacent parking lot off Middle Street.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
It may take 2 years for Hampden waste-to-energy plant to make profit once it’s up and running again
The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of several central Maine towns, held a hearing Thursday outlining its efforts to buy the plant for $1.5 million and get it operational again.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s invest in bipartisan bill to tackle plastic waste
Both environmentalists and Big Business support L.D. 1467, which would reduce the amount of virgin plastic in our state’s beverage bottles.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta residents on private roads seek city trash pickup
An association of property owners says city requirement for public easement to collect rubbish is onerous.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Lawmakers tell Massachusetts to stop sending its waste to Maine
Committee endorses bill that limits out-of-state construction debris and likely hurts a Lewiston firm caught in the middle