Do you live in an ecomaine community that uses “Pay as you Throw” trash bags to reduce waste and promote reduction, recycling, and compost? Looking for info on where to buy them or how much they cost? Check out ecomaine’s list and map!
(Information accurate as of January 1, 2021.)
| Municipality | Where to Buy Bags? | How much do the Bags Cost? |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | Hannaford (West Falmouth) Hannaford (Yarmouth) Shaw’s (Falmouth) Town Landing Market (Falmouth Foreside) Food Stop Town Hall | 20 gallon bag: $1.25 per bag $12.50 per pack of 10 33 gallon bag: $2.50 per bag $25 per pack of 10 |
| Eliot | Eliot Agway Cumberland Farms All local businesses located on Route 236 in Eliot | 15 gallon bag: $12.50 per pack of 10 30 gallon bag: $10.00 per pack of 5 |
| Falmouth | Shaw’s (Route One) Shaw's (Northgate, Portland) Hannaford (West Falmouth) Falmouth Town Hall Town Landing Market (Falmouth Foreside) Waldo’s General Store Falmouth Public Works Office | 20 gallon bag: $1.91 per bag $19.10 per pack of 10 33 gallon bag: $2.95 per bag $29.50 per pack of 10 Disposal Tag $5.00 each |
| Freeport | Punch cards for sale at transfer station | $0.90 per 30 gallon bag at the transfer station $18.00 for a 20 bag punch card $9.00 for a 10 bag punch card |
| Fryeburg | Punch cards for sale at town office | $0.08 a pound at transfer station; Punch cards come in $10 or $25 amounts. |
| Gorham | Town Clerk's Office Public Works (cash or check only) Hannaford stores in Buxton, Gorham, Standish, and Westbrook Shaw's in Westbrook and Windham Gorham Ace Hardware Community Pharmacy Baxter Memorial Library Phinney Lumber on Route 114 Lampron's Little Mart Route 25 in West Gorham 1st Stop on County Rd Friendly Village office | Pink tags for 15 gallon bag: $7.50 for 5 Yellow tags for 33 gallon bag: $15 for 5 |
| Midcoast Solid Waste Corp. (Camden, Hope, Lincolnville, Rockport) | Transfer Station Hope General Store Western Auto in Lincolnville Hannaford EBS Rankin's Lumber Megunticook Market Maritime Farms in Rockport French & Brawn's All four town offices | 20 gallon: $15 for 10 bags 33 gallon: $10 for 4 bags |
| North Haven | Town Office Transfer Station | Sticker for 33 gallon bag: $1.50 |
| North Yarmouth | Town Office Shaw's (Falmouth) Hannaford (Gray, West Falmouth, and Yarmouth) | 15 gallon bags: $12.50 for 10 bags 33 gallon bags: $12.50 5 bags |
| Portland | Hannaford Shaw's Whole Foods Walgreens CVS Cumberland Farms Many various retailers in Portland (See https://www.portlandmaine.gov/2118/Trash for full list) | 15 gallon bags: $1.50 per bag 30 gallons bag: $3.00 per bag |
| Pownal | Hannaford (Yarmouth and Gray) Shaw’s (Freeport) Bow Street Market (Freeport) Short Stop Mallett Hall (Pownal Town Offices) | 15 gallon bags: $3.25 per roll of five bags 33 gallon bags: $7.15 per roll of five bags |
| Sanford | Apache Campground (seasonal) Aubuchon Hardware Eastside Convenience Hannaford Jerry's Market Roger's Supa Dolla Shaw's Walgreens Walmart | Bags cost $13.50 per roll of: - Small (8-gallon) bags, packages of 10 - Medium (15-gallon) bags, packages of 8 - Large (33-gallon) bags, packages of 5 |
| Tri-County Solid Waste Corp. (Appleton, Liberty, Somerville, Union, Washington) | Town offices Transfer station | 33 gallon bags: $2 per bag |
| Vinalhaven | Town offices Transfer station | 30 gallon bag: $2 per sticker 15 gallon bag: Half a sticker |
| Waterville | Most grocery & convenience stores in Waterville | 15 gallon bags: $12 per roll of 8 bags 30 gallon bags: $12 per roll of 5 bags |
| Windham | Aubuchon Hardware Corsetti's (Windham) Cumberland Farms (Windham) Hannaford (Windham, Westbrook, Gray, West Falmouth, and Riverside/Portland) Shaw's (Windham & Westbrook) Walgreen's (Windham) Walmart (Windham) Windham Public Works Windham Town Office | 13 gallon bag: $13.50 per roll of 10 30 gallon bag: $13.50 per roll of 5 |
