ecomaine

Maine's Leader in Sustainable Waste Management

Multi-Family Recycling Initiative

Working alongside communities to make recycling accessible, impactful, and inclusive in apartments and multi-family housing.

Recycling Made Simple for Multi-Family Communities: A New Initiative 

Recycling should be simple and accessible for everyone, but for residents of multi-family housing, it’s often not. Limited space, unclear guidance, and inconsistent access create barriers that make recycling more challenging. At ecomaine, we’re working to change that. 

With support from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant, we’re launching a program to expand recycling opportunities and make it easier for residents of apartments, condos, and other multi-family properties to participate. 

 

How We’re Helping

Our team, Emily, Sarah, and Zoe, is actively developing a program that makes recycling straightforward for both property managers and residents. Best of all, this program is completely FREE. We provide: 

  • Customized on-site evaluations – We review your property’s current waste setup (or help implement recycling from scratch) and identify opportunities to make recycling easy, efficient, and cost-effective. 
  • Tailored educational materials – Signage, flyers, and resources created for your residents and staff to encourage participation and reduce confusion. 
  • Ongoing assistance and check-ins – We’re available to answer questions, track progress, and provide technical support to help your property run smoothly. 

Why This Matters

Multi-family housing makes up roughly 21% of Maine’s housing population, yet only 8% of these properties have on-site recycling access. This gap presents a major opportunity to improve recycling rates and ensure that residents in these communities have the same access to recycling as those in single-family homes.

Expanding recycling in multi-family buildings helps reduce waste, conserve resources, and create a cleaner, greener Maine!

Help Shape the Future of Multi-Family Recycling

We’re in the early stages of developing this program, and your input matters! Whether you’re a property manager, resident, or community leader, we want to hear from you. Let’s work together to make recycling work for multi-family communities.
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