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  1. #Mainers - Unfortunately, the deadline for purchasing this year has passed. But bug your municipality about buying in bulk for next year! [Similar programs exist in other states... I'll take a look-see after posting this.]

    Maine Resource Recovery Association -
    #Recycling and Solid Waste Management

    2025 Spring Backyard #Composting Supply Sale

    It's that time of year again! Put in your bulk order today!

    Backyard Composting Supplies

    - Kitchen Pail
    Collect food scraps for easy transfer to your compost bin.

    - Lobster Trap Composter
    Available in both a 3 and 4 foot size. Ideal for grass clippings, leaves, garden and food scraps. Comes with rings to assemble. Hog ring pliers are also available to order. MADE IN MAINE.

    - REOTEMP Thermometer
    Designed with a 20 inch stem this device is perfect for monitoring the interior temperature of your compost.

    - #EarthMachine [I own two of these...]
    80 gallon composting bin that converts, grass, leaves, and table scraps into an abundant supply of rich garden soil.

    - Wingdigger
    Use this handy tool to turn your compost. [I use a garden fork for that]

    - #RainBarrell
    55 gallon capacity, collects rain water for your garden.

    - Backyard #Compost Guide

    #Recycling Containers and Carts
    roll offs

    - Recycling Carts
    Easy handling curbside cart comes in 35, 64, 96 gallon sizes. Carts have excellent balance and stability. They are available in various colors.

    - Recycling Bin
    18 gallon curbside recycler for paper, cans, glass, plastics, etc. Holds up to 80 pounds, and allows for drainage of any liquids.

    Contact us to order."

    mrra.net/home/products/

    #SolarpunkSunday #Composting
    #ReducingWaste #Landfills
    #Maine #Recycling #MRRA #BackyardComposting #FoodWaste #FoodWasteComposting #RainwaterCollection

  2. An excellent resource from #EcoMaine!

    #FoodWaste and #Composting

    "Did you know that almost a third of what we throw away is leftover or spoiled food? If Maine is to achieve a 50% recycling rate, we need to recover our food waste, too – it’s worth the weight!

    "ecomaine added food waste recycling to our sustainable waste management solutions in order to help Maine reach its recycling goal. We continue to build food waste recycling capacity in southern Maine, serving as a central collection point for grocery stores, institutions, and participating cities and towns.

    "Collected food waste is transported to #ExeterME’s #AgriEnergy [#AgricycleEnergy] to be de-packaged and anaerobically digested to produce sustainable power, organic farm #fertilizer, and cow bedding for the #Maine family dairy farm #StonyvaleFarm. Any packaging removed from the food waste is delivered back to ecomaine to be burned for energy—keeping all of it out of our #landfills!

    "By making #composting, anaerobic digestion, and food waste recycling so easy, we encourage our communities to dispose of their waste responsibly.

    "For more on compost that’s 'Worth The Weight,' check out our informational pamphlet!

    #BackyardComposting

    "Backyard composting is one of the easiest ways to keep organic material out of the trash. It also has some other great advantages:

    - It doesn’t weigh your trash down as much.
    - It doesn’t get into ecomaine‘s waste-to-energy plant, making our combustion more damp and less efficient.
    - It’s easy – and “grass-cycling” (leaving clippings on the lawn) is better for your grass!
    - It saves Maine’s towns money on collection and hauling.
    - And it saves YOU money on trash bags!

    "There are no trucks or driving involved – no carbon emissions! You just walk it out to your bin, and that’s it.

    "In the end, composting produces rich #soil for flower and vegetable #gardens – without paying for it (again) at the store.

    Drop Off Locations

    "If you’re looking for a compost drop-off location, instead of putting it in your backyard, here are a few… If you know of one that’s not here, let us know! (Some facilities may be for residents only; we advise calling ahead if you’re not sure.)

    [I've found that transfer stations are usually residents only...]

    #BridgtonME Transfer Station
    118 Sandy Creek Rd, Bridgton, ME, USA

    #BrownfieldME Transfer Station
    Pequawket Trail, Brownfield, ME, USA

    #CapeElizabethME Recycling Center
    10 Cooper Dr, Cape Elizabeth, ME, USA

    #EliotME Recycling Center
    468 Dow Highway, Eliot, ME, USA

    #FalmouthME Community Park
    Winn Rd, Falmouth, ME, USA

    #FalmouthME Transfer Station
    100 Woods Rd, Falmouth, ME, USA

    #FalmouthME Village Park
    22 Hat Trick Drive, Falmouth, ME

    #FreeportME Recycling Center
    100 Landfill Road, Freeport, ME, USA

    #NorthYarmouthME Town Hall / #SamRistichNatureTrail, North Yarmouth, ME, USA

    #PortlandME: #BoydStreet #CommunityGarden
    2 Boyd Street, Portland, ME

    Portland: #BrentwoodFarms Community Garden
    Brentwood Street, Portland, ME

    Portland: #Libbytown Community Garden
    175 Douglass Street, Portland, ME

    Portland: #NorthStreetCommunityGarden
    195 North Street, Portland, ME

    Portland: Parkside/King Middle School
    In the back of the school near the Fitzpatrick Stadium parking lot
    92 Deering Avenue, Portland, ME

    Portland: #PaysonPark Community Garden
    Dropoff located on Front Street.
    Front Street, Portland, Maine

    Portland: #ReicheSchool
    Dropoff is on the Clark Street side.
    166 Brackett Street, Portland, ME

    Portland: #Riverton Community Garden
    45 Verrill Street, Portland, Maine

    #SacoME Dept. of Public Works
    15 Phillips Spring Road, Saco, ME

    Saco Parks & Rec
    75 Franklin St, Saco, ME, USA

    #ScarboroughME Public Works Facility
    20 Washington Avenue, Scarborough, ME, USA

    #SouthPortlandME City Hall
    25 Cottage Rd, South Portland, ME, USA

    South Portland Code Enforcement Office
    496 Ocean Street, South Portland, ME

    South Portland Golf Course Maint. Building
    221 Westbrook Street, South Portland, ME, USA

    South Portland High School
    637 Highland Avenue, South Portland, ME, USA

    South Portland Transfer Station
    929 Highland Ave, South Portland, ME, USA

    South Portland: Redback Community Center
    95 Macarthur Circle West, South Portland, ME

    #StandishME Transfer Station
    150 Moody Rd, Standish, ME, USA

    #SurryME: #ChickadeeCompost
    Jill's Lane, Surry, Maine www.chickadeecompost.com

    #VinalhavenME Transfer Station
    178 Round the Island Rd, Vinalhaven, ME, USA

    #YarmouthME Transfer Station
    659 East Main Street, Yarmouth, ME, USA

    Curbside Collection

    And if you’re really not into the backyard thing, there are some companies who will pick it up for you!

    - #WeCompostIt! (Greater Portland)
    - #GarbageToGarden (Greater Portland)
    - #ScrapDogs (Greater #CamdenME-#RockportME)
    - #MrFoxComposting (Southern Maine & #NH)
    - #ProjectEarth (Lincoln County)
    - #ChickadeeCompost (All of #BlueHillME Peninsula, #DeerIsleME, #EllsworthME)
    - #OneEarth Composting (#HampdenME)
    - #AgriCycle Energy (Collection from businesses & organizations for anaerobic digestion – all over!)

    Other Compost Resources:

    Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    207-592-0455

    University of Maine Cooperative Extension
    207-581-3188

    Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine – Food Recovery
    207-581-3195

    Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association [#MOFGA]
    207-568-4142

    #WormMainea
    207-831-3752

    #MainelyWorm Bins

    #UncleJimsWormFarm
    1-800-373-0555

    Source (with links):
    ecomaine.org/food-waste-and-co

    #SolarpunkSunday #Composting #WormBins #ReducingWaste
    #Landfills #Maine #WasteToEnergy

  3. Every household should have one of these. I've been composting most of my life -- growing up, we had a big pile (mixed with chicken manure), when I lived in the suburbs of Boston, we shared a wooden bin with neighbors, who also gardened. I've always had one since I've lived in Maine -- again, a wooden bin shared by the whole apartment building.

    Of course, the bins eventually break down, so now, living out in the "country," I use #EarthMachine composters (I bought one through a Maine program, my neighbor gave me the other). A lid flew away in a storm, and I was able to get a replacement lid direct from Earth Machine.

    Other than losing a lid, they have held up really well -- no cracks, and I've owned one for over 10 years and leave them out all winter. The design keeps critters out (that was a problem with the wooden bins). I turn the compost manually with a garden fork, so it gets nice and hot (and the dark color helps with that). They aren't cheap ($189 direct from the manufacturer), but sometimes municipal programs will offer them at a discounted rate (I think I paid $60 for mine).

    "Now from ORBIS (formerly Norseman Environmental). The 80-gallon Earth Machine is a durable backyard #CompostBin designed to compost food and yard waste, effectively diverting it from #landfills. When residents are encouraged to divert organics from the waste stream and are educated about the benefits of composting, up to 50% of organic waste can be diverted from the waste stream. The Earth Machine is for food and yard waste only.

    - 80-gallon, 300 liter capacity
    - Easy snap-together assembly
    - Twist locking lid
    - Harvest door, for easy compost removal
    - Vertical and horizontal ventilation
    - User guide, harvest door, lid, and screws included
    - BPA free
    - UV stabilizer is added to resist deterioration from sunlight
    - Made from recycled content

    orbiscorporation.com/en-us/pro

    #SolarPunkSunday #Landfills #Composting #ReduceFoodWaste #CompostFoodWaste #SoilIsLife