TIMES RECORD • June 1, 2021
For the past six Saturdays, a pilot program run by Sagadahoc Recycling with help from volunteers has been accepting source-separated recyclable materials, including glass, steel and aluminum cans and four types of plastic (#1, #2 natural, #2 colored, and #5), at the Bowdoinham Recycling Barn on the Post Road. Separating the various recyclable materials is a crucial step in the recycling loop, and source separation is the least expensive method of doing it. If Town residents delivered their containers already sorted to the Recycling Barn that would eliminate the costly transportation and tipping fees associated with Casella’s operation. All the sorted materials have value in the recycling market. The Pilot Program will continue into mid-June. ~ David Berry