China has drastically curtailed its import of recycled materials from the United States. We’ll learn about the impact of this decision on recycling programs in Maine. We’ll also learn about the right and wrong ways to recycle some everyday products.
Guests
- Kevin Roche, CEO of Ecomaine
- Victor Horton, Executive Director, Maine Resource Recovery Association
Resources
Maine Public's Brian Bechard has put together a video of Ecomaine’s recycling process
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- Maine's Leading Recycler Faces Problems of Rising Recycling Costs
- Maine Recyclers Deal With Chinese Foreign Garbage Ban
- Your Recycling Gets Recycled, Right? Maybe, or Maybe Not
- Should you recycle it? Throw it away? Check out RECYCLOPEDIA
- What Do Those Numbers on the Bottom of Plastic Bottles Mean?
- Plastic film can clog up machines at recycling center. Here's what to do with it instead.
- Maine Calling on composting
- Ways to reduce waste before you need to recycle
- More Maine restaurants opting for alternatives to plastic straws
- Reusable Bag Ordinance
- Waste-To-Energy Plant