MAINE PUBLIC • September 19, 2023
After discontinuing a curbside recycling program last spring, Auburn city councilors voted unanimously Monday night to approve a new pilot program within designated areas of the city. The council ended Auburn's curbside recycling program in May, citing low participation and cost concerns. But a 2020 report from an ad hoc committee found Auburn didn't have enough data to properly evaluate its recycling program. It also recommended that the city better educate the community about the program.