The Natural Resources Council of Maine was pleased to again participate in ecomaine’s annual recycling Open House and e-waste collection event on Saturday, September 29 at their location at 62 Blueberry Road, Portland (just off Exit 46 of I-95 near the Portland International Jetport). The morning included: Tours of ecomaine’s facilities Free electronic waste (e-waste) collection Read More
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Maine’s Advanced Recycling Programs Succeeding
Keeping Mercury and Other Toxics Out of Environment NRCM news release Today, DEP officials presented a report to the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee showing that Maine’s five advanced recycling “product stewardship” laws are a huge success and have prevented more than 45 million pounds of electronic waste and hundred of pounds of toxic Read More
China Recycling Clampdown Jolts Global Industry
The Green Fence’s campaign is abruptly changing a multibillion-dollar industry in which China is a major processing center for the world’s discarded soft drink bottles, scrap metal, electronics and other materials. By Joe Mcdonald, The Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story BEIJING — China for years has welcomed the world’s trash, creating a roaring Read More
Where Do Old Cellphones Go to Die?
Leyla Acaroglu New York Times op ed AMERICANS replace their cellphones every 22 months, junking some 150 million old phones in 2010 alone. Ever wondered what happens to all these old phones? The answer isn’t pretty. In far-flung, mostly impoverished places like Agbogbloshie, Ghana; Delhi, India; and Guiyu, China, children pile e-waste into giant mountains Read More
How Corporate America Might Just Save Recycling
Amy Westervelt Forbes Earlier in the week, this blog looked at some of the ways in which the U.S. recycling system has become dysfunctional. Today, we look at what might happen if recycling started to really work in this country, and turn to a potential solution–one that is being promoted by some of the very Read More
Maine Governor Signs Product Stewardship Bill!
On March 25th, Maine Governor John Baldacci signed a first-in-the-nation “framework product stewardship” law, introduced by Rep. Melissa Walsh Innes (D-Yarmouth). The law creates a systematic approach for identifying troublesome products in the waste stream for new “product stewardship” programs – which assign end-of-life recovery and recycling costs to product manufacturers. The approach will be Read More
New Maine Law Takes Aim at Hazardous Products
by Anne Mostue Maine Public Radio news story Gov. John Baldacci today signed off on what’s being billed as a first-in-the-nation law designed to help recycle a wide range of hazardous products. Supporters acknowledge that at this point, they’re not sure what those hazardous products might be, but they say the new law establishes a Read More
Church Hosts “E-waste” Recycling Event for Electronics, Donations
By Ann Bryant, Staff Writer Sun Journal news story FARMINGTON – A special event, “Earth Day Every Day!” could help area residents recycle electronics or “e-waste.” Members of Old South First Congregational Church are organizing the day for collection and recycling of old and broken electronics, said Debbie Davis-Robinson, church member. E-waste will be accepted Read More
Staples Recycling Computers for $10
by the Associated Press Sun Journal news story BOSTON (AP) – Staples Inc. is expanding its electronics waste recycling program by accepting used computers and monitors that can now be dropped off for a $10 fee at any of the office products chain’s 1,400 U.S. locations during store hours. The step by the world’s largest Read More
