Recycling
Which bin should I put it in?
Single-sort recycling lets you put ALL of your family’s recyclables into the one blue bin. But what can be recycled? We can tell you.
Download a comprehensive list in English, French, Spanish, or Arabic or look up your item on our comprehensive online database, Recylopedia. You can even add it to your phone as an app!
About ecomaine
Looking for info on ecomaine’s recycling tagging education program?
ecomaine’s Recycling Tagging Education
Green, yellow, and red tags – what do they mean for your curbside recycling? What is — and isn’t — recyclable, anyway? There’s more info right here!
News
2021 Recycling is a Work of Art contest is NOW OPEN!
Every year, ecomaine, Maine’s leader in single-sort recycling, looks for local artists of all ages to turn its recycling drop-off containers into vibrant works of colorful art in its annual ecomaine Recycling is a Work of Art Contest.
ecomaine’s 2021 Open House Cancelled
Due to uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as shortages in rental equipment, electronic waste vendors and labor, ecomaine has reached the sad decision to cancel its 2021 Open House.
ecomaine to celebrate waste and recycling hauling community, focus on safety
Following a year in which essential services took on a whole new meaning, ecomaine will celebrate the drivers and crews that collect Maine’s recycling and trash, and who have done so throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.