“Acadia Disposal District: Assisting member towns with cost-effective, environmentally friendly, efficient and lawful management, disposal and recycling of solid waste materials on behalf of our member towns.”
State of Maine Waste Hierarchy
The State of Maine Waste Hierarchy prioritizes waste management practices from best to worst, as follows: REDUCE: Best thing you can do about waste is not to have so much of it in the first place. RE-USE: Example: Carry a set of utensils with you, or in your car, and you won’t need that plastic […]
Solid Waste Flow Chart
In each town the cost of getting rid of solid waste is the second highest budget item (after schools). The code includes hauling fees, access fees (the right to deposit MSW and recycling at EMR and Ellsworth), per ton “tipping fees” for MSW at EMR, and rent of dumpsters. Only your composting costs our town […]