welcome to ecomaine

ecomaine is a non-profit waste management company owned and operated by 21 municipalities in Southern Maine. With the additional 23 contracted communities, ecomaine provides services to a combined population of 335,000. We are dedicated supporters of recycling and environmental protection, as evidenced by our ISO 14001 certification for excellence in environmental management at each of our three facilities.

Our three waste management facilities—a waste-to-energy plant, a landfill/ashfill site and a recycling operation—are located just west of the Maine Turnpike at Exit 46. (View directions to ecomaine.)

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• eco-Excellence Awards presentation luncheon will be
  Wednesday, March 7.
  
  
• RFP for auditor (year ending 6/30/12)
  
  
• Design & paint a "silver bullet" in our Recycing is a Work of Art contest! Entries are due March 30, 2012.
  
  
  
• See your town's recycling rate and compare to other towns.
  
  
  
• Videos
  • ecomaine: Recycling, Waste-to-Energy, & Landfill/Ashfill
    (6 minutes)
    
    
  • TV Recycling promotion(5.93 MB, 30 seconds)
    
    
  • How the ecomaine single-sort recycling process works
    (Windows Media™ Video - 68MB)
    
    
  • Where Does My Trash Go?
    (South Portland Community Television) (Windows Media™ Video - 99MB)
    
    
  • View a single-sort recycling video by Roger McCord
    
    
• Maine legislature link

Site Updated: February 3, 2012

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