Ecomaine will roll out second phase of its recycling education program next month

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 25, 2021

Ecomaine will roll out the second phase of its recycling educational program next month, sending two interns to show homeowners in five communities what materials can and can’t be put in recycling bins. The program, which started last fall, has already shown that many Greater Portland residents are unaware of the difference. From April until early June, the interns will go through residential neighborhoods in Portland, Scarborough, South Portland, Westbrook and Yarmouth, flagging bins with color-coded tags to indicate whether they contain mostly recyclable material or too many contaminants – dirty diapers, food scraps and Styrofoam, for example – which can’t be recycled and must be removed.