BETHEL — Bethel Town Manager Loretta Powers and Newry Town Administrator Amy Bernard met with waste management company Casella regarding their contract renewal, and to discuss state inspection on August 4. In the initial contract, all four towns within the region, including Newry, Woodstock, Greenwood, and Bethel, were paying $29 a ton for three years, […]
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Four boards of selectman discuss collaboration
BETHEL — Selectboards from Bethel, Greenwood, Newry, and Woodstock met on Monday, August 9 to discuss four topics in detail in a collaborative effort rather than as separate communities. The four points of discussion were expanding broadband, rethinking solid waste, Bethel airport financial support, and housing for the medium income workforce. By collaborating, the goal […]
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Recycling bad habits put municipal programs at risk
Mainers’ — and Americans’ — poor recycling practices are shutting down some municipal programs, straining others and raising costs for taxpayers statewide.
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
'It smells like death:' Alabama endures NYC 'poop train'
PARRISH, Ala. (AP) — A stinking trainload of human waste from New York City is stranded in a tiny Alabama town, spreading a stench like a giant backed-up toilet — and the “poop train” is just the latest example of the South being used as a dumping ground for other states’ waste. In Parrish, Alabama, […]
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Lewiston, MMWAC renew ash-for-trash deal
LEWISTON — The city’s landfill will continue taking ash from Auburn’s Mid-Maine Waste Action Corp. incinerator, councilors agreed Tuesday night. Councilors renewed the ash-for-trash deal with MMWAC that sends Lewiston solid waste to the incinerator for a discounted rate. In exchange, Lewiston takes all of the ash from the MMWAC incinerator for a discount. “This […]
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Contest counts bulky waste in Auburn spring cleanup
AUBURN — The city will test to see how good residents are at estimating the weight of their trash with a new spring cleanup contest. Jaclyn Beebe, planner for the Auburn Public Services Department, said the city is taking guesses for how much bulky waste, in tons, residents leave at their curbs for city crews […]
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Holiday waste by the numbers
The holiday season generates a lot of waste, and many things contribute to this excess of trash this time of year. Thousands of paper and plastic shopping bags end up in landfills after the holiday season. Reusable cloth bags can limit the amount of bags tossed away, and users of plastic bags can recycle those […]
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Auburn to host meeting to discuss waste disposal options
AUBURN — The city of Auburn and the Solid Waste and Recycling Committee have scheduled a public information session to discuss the future of solid waste and recycling in Auburn. The meeting will be held 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, at Auburn City Hall, City Council Chambers. Over the past several months, the Auburn […]
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Turner board to interview rescue chief candidates
TURNER — Selectmen will interview candidates for rescue chief during an executive session at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11. The board is expected to meet in open session at about 6:30 p.m. for further action on the matter, Town Manager Kurt Schaub said. After a lengthy executive session this past Monday, the board unanimously agreed […]
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Wilton tannery landfill excavated; planting set for next week
WILTON — About 12,000 cubic yards of waste buried at the former Wilton Tannery site has been excavated and moved to an area on the east side of the driveway. “There was more waste than we anticipated,” Jaime Madore, lead engineer for the project, said Thursday during a tour of the site. “But we were […]