Tri-Town Transfer Station

EcoMaine is having a problem with contaminated loads of recycling materials. They cannot accept the following materials: single use shopping bags, trash bags with either recycling or trash in them, food waste, textiles, clothing, pillows, metal or plastic hangers, hoses, plastic containers larger than 5 gallons and Styrofoam forms still in their cardboard boxes.

Downgraded loads (loads which contain 5-9.99% contaminants by volume) incur a contamination fee of $40 per ton and rejected loads (loads which contain 10% or more of contaminants by volume) incur a contamination fee of $70.50 per ton.

Our last load was 20% contaminated, weighed 6.20 tons, and cost Tri-Town $437.10, when in fact, it should not have cost us anything.

Please help us keep our cost down by being aware of the items that are acceptable in the recycling containers. If this problem continues we will be forced to raise the amount requested for the station at your next town meeting. 

Thank you for your cooperation.

Please  be sure to have a valid station sticker on your vehicle when using the  station.  Effective January 1, 2017, if you do not have a sticker, you  will be turned away.

If you change vehicle, please remove the station sticker before passing it on to a new owner.

• **The Transfer Station is now accepting universal waste to be recycled from member towns only.  Items included are:
  Televisions, Computer monitors, CPUs, Keyboards, Desktop copiers and faxes,Printers, scanners, and Stereos. 
• **The Transfer Station is also accepting Fluorescent bulbs, and old rechargeable batteries to be recycled.
  
• **Please  check with the attendant before leaving these items as there are  certain restrictions and limited paperwork to be completed.
•  **If you would like to recycle your books, there is now a book drop-off box at the station for book recycling.
  These services are available to residents of Baldwin, Hiram, and Porter.
  Remember, the more we recycle the more we save in tipping fees. 

Not sure what you can recycle?  Check EcoMaine's RECYCLOPEDIA APP.

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The Tri-Town Transfer Station is  now part of the "Call2Recycle" program to recycle old cell phones and  rechargeable batteries, and regular batteries.  This is a free service.  Please see an attendant before leaving the batteries. See the list of  acceptable materials below.

 Have you ever wondered what happens to the materials you recycle?  If you would like to know click below.