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Trash & recycling · Maine

Trash day in 111 Maine towns

Each town’s pickup day, drop-off and rules, from its own website. 18 of them have no curbside pickup: residents take trash to the town drop-off.

111towns
8set pickup day
21day by address
18drop-off only

Tap a town for its pickup day, drop-off and rules.

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ActonActon Transfer StationDrop-offWedAlbionWednesdayTrash dayAuburnEvery week, same day as trashCurbside recyclingAugustaBy addressTown pickup · day by address
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BangorBangor Public Works compound (yard waste and cardboard drop-off)Drop-offBar HarborBar Harbor Solid Waste Facility (Transfer Station and Recycling Center)Drop-offBathBy addressDay by addressBelfastBelfast Transfer StationDrop-offBerwickBerwick Transfer StationDrop-off onlyBiddefordBy addressPay per bag · day by addressBoothbayCounty or districtA county or regional provider runs trash and recyclingThuBowdoinhamThursdayTrash dayBristolBristol/South Bristol Transfer StationDrop-off onlyBrownfieldFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesBrunswickBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressBucksportBucksport Solid Waste Facility (Transfer Station)Drop-off onlyBuxtonBy addressTown’s hauler · day by address
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CalaisFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesCape ElizabethCape Elizabeth Recycling CenterDrop-off onlyCaratunkFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesCarrabassett ValleyFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesCranberry IslesIslesford and Great Cranberry transfer stationsDrop-offCumberlandBy addressPay per bag · day by address
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Deer IsleFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesDexterCounty or districtA county or regional provider runs trash and recyclingDixfieldNorthern Oxford Regional Solid Waste FacilityDrop-offDover-FoxcroftDover-Foxcroft Regional Solid Waste & Recycling FacilityDrop-offDurhamBy addressPay per bag · day by address
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ThuEastonThursdayTrash dayEastportEastport Recycling CenterDrop-offFriEddingtonFridayHire your ownEliotEliot Transfer Station & Recycling CenterDrop-offEllsworthPine Tree Waste (Casella)Trash hauler
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FairfieldFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesFryeburgTown of Fryeburg Transfer StationDrop-off only
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GardinerFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesGrayGray Transfer & Recycling CenterDrop-off onlyGreenbushFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesGreeneTown of Greene Transfer StationDrop-off onlyMonGreenvilleMondayTrash dayGuilfordGuilford Transfer StationDrop-off
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TueHancockTuesdayTown’s haulerHermonTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homeHiramFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesHollisBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressHowlandHowland Transfer Station/Recycling CenterDrop-off
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IslesboroFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rules
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KennebunkBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressKennebunkportBy addressDay by addressKingfieldKingfield/New Portland Transfer Station & Recycling FacilityDrop-offKitteryResource Recovery Facility (Transfer Station)Drop-off
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LamoineLamoine Transfer StationDrop-off onlyLevantCasellaTrash haulerLewistonBy addressTown pickup · day by addressLimingtonBy addressDay by addressLincolnLincoln's Transfer StationDrop-off onlyLisbonLisbon Transfer & Recycling CenterDrop-off onlyLitchfieldFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesLivermore FallsLivermore Falls Transfer StationDrop-off onlyMonLong IslandMondayTrash dayLubecMarion Transfer StationDrop-off
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MadisonFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesMariavilleFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesMarshfieldMachias Bay Area Transfer StationDrop-off onlyMillinocketMillinocket Transfer StationDrop-off onlyMontvilleMontville Transfer StationDrop-offMount DesertEMR Transfer StationDrop-offMount VernonMount Vernon Transfer Station & RecyclingDrop-off
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NewcastleNobleboro-Jefferson Transfer StationDrop-offNorridgewockHire your ownNo town pickup: you hire a private haulerNorth BerwickTown of North Berwick Transfer Station and Recycling CenterPay per bagNorth YarmouthFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesNorwayNorway-Paris Solid Waste, Inc. Transfer StationDrop-off
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OgunquitOgunquit Transfer StationDrop-offOld Orchard BeachBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressOronoBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressOtisfieldOtisfield Transfer StationDrop-off onlyOxfordOxford Transfer Station & Recycling CenterDrop-off only
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ParisNorway/Paris Solid Waste Transfer Station & Recycling CenterDrop-offPhillipsPhillips Transfer StationDrop-offThuProspectThursdayTrash day
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RangeleyFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesRaymondBy addressPay per bag · day by addressRocklandEcomaineTrash haulerRomeBelgrade Transfer Station and Recycling CenterDrop-offRumfordNorthern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Facility Transfer Station & Recycling CenterCounty or district
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SanfordBy addressPay per bag · day by addressScarboroughBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressShapleighShapleigh Transfer StationDrop-off onlySidneyTown of Sidney Transfer StationPay per bagSkowheganSolid Waste Management FacilityDrop-offSouth BerwickFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesSouth BristolBristol/South Bristol Transfer StationDrop-offSouth PortlandBy addressTown’s hauler · day by addressStandishFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rules
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TurnerTurner Transfer Station and Recycling FacilityDrop-off
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VassalboroVassalboro Transfer Station and Recycling facilityDrop-off
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WaldoboroDrop-off onlyNo curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-offWatervilleBy addressPay per bag · day by addressWellsWells Transfer StationPay per bagWestbrookBy addressTown pickup · day by addressWest ParisWest Paris Transfer StationDrop-offWhitefieldWhitefield Recycling CenterDrop-offWiltonWilton Transfer StationDrop-offWindhamCasella WasteTrash haulerWinslowRecycling Drop-off at the Public LibraryTown pickupWinterportWinterport Transfer StationDrop-offWinthropWinthrop Transfer StationDrop-off onlyWiscassetWiscasset Transfer StationTown’s hauler
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YarmouthYarmouth Transfer Station & Recycling CenterPay per bagYorkBy addressTown’s hauler · day by address

How Maine towns handle trash

Of the 49 towns whose website says who picks up.

  • Town pickup 8%Town crews pick up at the curb
  • Town’s hauler 24%A contract hauler picks up at the curb for every home
  • Pay per bag 20%Curbside pickup, paid by the bag
  • County or district 6%A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling
  • Hire your own 4%No town pickup: you hire a private hauler
  • Drop-off only 37%No curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-off

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