Coastal Resources of Maine has announced its intention to expand the number of Maine municipalities that deliver single-stream recycling to the Hampden, Maine, facility for processing.
The company’s decision to suspend a previous requirement that a municipality deliver municipal solid waste (MSW) to the facility to contract for single-stream recycling services comes as the facility approaches its one-year anniversary April 22.
“With recycled commodity prices at historic lows, too many communities have suspended recycling programs or limited collection to a few items and now they may be struggling to provide these essential services to their residents during the COVID-19 pandemic,” says Shelby Wright, director of community services at Coastal Resources. “We have a more affordable and stable pricing structure for the processing of recyclable materials and are excited to be at a stage of our operations where we can now offer our state-of-the-art recycling services to communities across the state.”
Costal Resources of Maine says this expansion of single-stream recycling services demonstrates the company’s commitment to respond to unexpected shifts in consumer behavior and market fluctuations while maintaining operational standards.
“With recycling facilities limiting operations during this period of social distancing, we can report that not only is our process safe, sound and fully operational but, we feel it is our responsibility to provide more Maine communities with disposal options that maintain a hierarchy of recycling over incineration,” says Wright.