Recycling in Orono, ME

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Maine DEP: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
  • It is illegal to throw away cathode ray tubes and LCD screens in Maine, so TVs must be recycled. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Under Maine's e-waste product stewardship program, manufacturers pay to recycle TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, printers, game consoles and other screens of 4 inches or more. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Each municipality must make sure its residents have a collection site or event for covered electronic devices; some sites charge a small fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Households, K-12 schools, and businesses and 501(c)(3) nonprofits with 100 or fewer employees can use the program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Users must bring their e-waste to a collection site or event. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Cell phones and accessories are not covered by the program, though sites often take accessories. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1610: Electronic waste (opens in new tab) · Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
  • Covered entities under the e-waste law are Maine households, small 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and primary and secondary schools. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Maine DEP: What can I recycle, and where? (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
  • DEP says Maine has a free paint recycling program. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Return your old car battery to the store where you buy the new one to get $10 back or credit. Checked October 26, 2026.
• PaintCare: Maine (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
  • PaintCare drop-off sites across Maine take leftover paint from households, businesses, agencies and others. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare takes house paint, primers, stains, sealers and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Maine DEP: Paint Stewardship Program (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
  • The program is funded by a fee on paint sold in Maine; residents of other states should not bring paint into Maine. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Empty, leaking, contaminated or hardened paint is not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Call the drop-off site first, especially a store, and bring paint during open hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Maine DEP: Battery Recycling (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
  • Call2Recycle runs a free rechargeable-battery recycling program with sites at many transfer stations and some hardware stores. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • It takes all rechargeable battery types, cell phones and small sealed lead-acid batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Households may use Call2Recycle free of charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Businesses may not put rechargeable batteries in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • There is no free recycling program for single-use (alkaline) batteries in Maine; small quantities may legally go in household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1604: Lead-acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
  • Stores selling lead-acid batteries must accept used ones, at least as many as the new batteries bought. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Bangor: Disposal of Bulky Waste & Demolition Debris (opens in new tab) · City of Bangor
  • Bangor's page says Pinetree Transfer Station accepts Bangor residential bulky waste and demolition debris. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents weigh in and out on the scales and pay the tipping fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Loads must be tarped and tied. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepts appliances containing CFCs such as refrigerators and air conditioners. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepts metal, universal waste (including non-lithium batteries and CRT TVs) and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Universal wastes go to the onsite consolidation facility, dropped at the scale house for a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Paints and hazardous waste are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Bangor: Disposal of Electronic & Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Bangor
  • Bangor's page sends e-waste (TVs, computers, cell phones) to Casella's Pinetree Transfer Station; call 207-862-4200 for details. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Town of Orono: Landfill (opens in new tab) · Town of Orono
  • Accepts certain waste generated in Orono by Orono taxpayers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • An annual Resident Permit (window sticker) costs $25 at the Town Office, 59 Main St. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The permit includes two free Cubic Yard Tickets; extra tickets are $25 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • No payment is taken at the landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Permit holders can leave scrap metal, non-freon white goods such as microwaves, and rechargeable batteries under 11 lb. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • A Cubic Yard Ticket is needed for tires (4 per ticket), couches and furniture, each mattress or box spring, and each freon appliance such as a refrigerator. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • TVs, monitors, computers and fluorescent tubes are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Oils, pesticides, paints and other liquids are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Town of Orono: Trash & Recycling (opens in new tab) · Town of Orono
  • Orono residents can recycle flattened, clean cardboard free at the landfill during open hours. Checked October 26, 2026.

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