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Automated trash and recycling collection begins the week of 10/16. Please visit Casella's site for information on the new automated collection system.
Trash & Recycling will both be picked up every week.
New carts are currently out delivery. Once the new collection is underway, your existing trash & recycling plastic containers can be dropped off at Public Works at 135 Kelley Road Mon-Fri from 6AM - 4:30PM.
Please note: Tires will no longer be accepted curbside, since the truck can't pick them up. The landfill currently accept tires, at a charge of one $25 ticket for four tires. More landfill info, including how to purchase a window sticker and tickets on the Landfill page.
...is it RECYCLABLE? Click to see a complete list of allowable recyclable materials in the Casella Zero-Sort bin.
Recyclables go in your recycling bin to be picked up curbside by the Town of Orono and processed by Casella. Click to see a complete list of allowable recyclable materials. All recyclables should be clean and dry. We all need to understand what’s acceptable in our local recycling program and remember: When in doubt, throw it out. There are too many non-recyclable items in recycling bins. These sorting mistakes add up and hurt recycling programs. Please go to Casella's website for more information.
...is it a TEXTILE?
Textiles can be donated to used goods locations like the Orono Thrift Store, Textile Donation Bins at the Orono Thrift Shop (10 Birch Street), and Bell’s IGA.
2019: 5.3 tons of textiles were collected (6 months only)
2020: 12.4 tons of textiles were collected
2021: 10.6 tons of textiles were collected
2022: 7.5 tons of textiles were collected
Textile donation bin is located at 10 Birch Street, behind the Thrift Store. Acceptable Items List Here
...is it UNIVERSAL WASTE?
Learn about the many options to recycling universal waste services at the Environmental Education Materials Page.
... is it made of METAL? It can go to the Landfill to be recycled. (1 Putnam Road, Orono, ME 04473)
Landfill permits can be purchased at the Town Office. Scrap metal is free to drop off at Landfill, but a permit is required.
...can it go to the Orono CDD LANDFILL? (1 Putnam Road, Orono, ME 04473)
Landfill permits can be purchased at the Town Office. Yard waste is free to drop off at Landfill, but a permit is required.
...is it HAZARDOUS WASTE?
These items can be taken to the annual (June) Hazardous Waste Disposal Event at Old Town Transfer Station, 246 Gilman Falls Ave, Old Town. If you cannot wait until the annual June event, check out the Environmental Educational Materials webpage to determine where to take your hazardous waste.
...if the answer to all of these is NO, it is TRASH
The Town of Orono will continue to contract with Pine Tree Waste for curbside collection of trash and recycling. No changes to the schedule have been made. This relationship with PERC and Casella was formed to comply with the waste hierarchy adopted by the State of Maine.
Orono is a part of the Municipal Review Committee (MRC), which is a nonprofit organization representing 115 Maine communities that have joined together to ensure the affordable, long-term and environmentally sound disposal of their municipal solid waste.
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