- For the streets west of Main Street, from Gardner Road to Bennoch Road, trash pick-up is Thursdays. - For both sides of Main Street and all streets east of Main, including everything north of the Stillwater River (College Avenue, Webster side), trash pick-up is Fridays. - Recycling occurs every other week. - On the following holidays, trash pick-up is delayed by one day (except when the holiday falls on the weekend): New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
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Orono's residential trash is currently being processed by Penobscot Energy Recovery Company (PERC). Recycling is Zero-Sort and is processed by Casella. 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.
You have a household item to discard...what do you do with it?
...is it RECYCLABLE?
Paper
Plastics (see Casella figure below on which plastics are recyclable)
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 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. Go to Casella's website for more information.
...is it a TEXTILE?
Clothing
Footwear
Blankets
Towels
Once limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic have passed, textiles can be donated to used goods locations like the Orono Thrift Store, and Textile Donation Bins at the Orono Thrift Shop and Bell’s IGA.