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One person’s trash, it has been said, is another person’s treasure — except when it comes to recycling. A crash in the global recycling market last year…
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The U.S. recycling industry is facing a quandary: Too much of the plastic we use can't be recycled, and taxpayers increasingly are on the hook for paying for all that trash to hit the landfills.
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Schools around Maine are getting help improving their recycling programs. Ecomaine, a nonprofit group, is providing more than $20,000 in grants to 13…
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FALMOUTH, Maine - The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is awarding a half dozen grants to try to expand composting and recycling programs…
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A collapse in the global recycling market is having reverberations in Maine.Bales of paper are building up at Portland-based ecomaine and costs are…
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A few times a year, people from all over the US — and well beyond — come to Maine to learn the science of all things rotten. The Maine Compost School has…
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PORTLAND, Maine - The city of Portland is replacing recycling bins with new covered carts in an effort to reduce litter. The Portland Press Herald reports…
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Studies indicate that every person in Maine generates at least four pounds of trash a day. That adds up to millions of pounds that to be disposed of,…