Recycling in Westbrook, 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 Westbrook: Waste Management (opens in new tab) · City of Westbrook
  • Westbrook publishes Riverside Recycling and Casella prices but notes they are commercial facilities that need not tell the city of price changes; information current as of 7/22/26. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Westbrook: Riverside Recycling and Casella Disposal Fees (July 2026) (opens in new tab) · City of Westbrook · effective July 22, 2026
  • Casella charges $46 per box spring and per mattress of any size. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Casella charges $23 (auto, off rim), $40 (auto, on rim), $69 (truck, off rim) and $91 (truck, on rim) per tire. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Casella charges $57 per console TV and $35 per non-console TV or monitor. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Casella charges $35 per CPU/laptop. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Casella charges $18 per PC peripheral and $18 per printer/fax/scanner. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Casella charges $19 per ton for metal ($10 minimum). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Casella charges $188 per ton for furniture/bulky waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Westbrook: Bulky Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Westbrook
  • Westbrook's Bulky Waste Program collects properly tagged large items at the curb for any resident eligible for the city's curbside trash and recycling service. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tag fees: box springs $60, couches $70, large wooden furniture $60, mattresses $70, small wooden furniture $35, stuffed furniture $60. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Residents may buy one tag per item category per calendar year. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Appliances, construction debris, electronics, metal, sleep sofas and tires are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • After buying the orange tag at City Hall and setting the item out, residents call Public Services at 207-854-0660; collection typically occurs within 48 hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of Westbrook: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · City of Westbrook
  • Westbrook's 2026 household hazardous waste drop-off was Saturday, August 29, 9 a.m.–noon, free, at Casella/Pine Tree Waste, 594 County Road. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The drop-off is for Westbrook residents only, with proof of residence. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Rechargeable and button batteries should go to the free HHW drop-off or a Riverside Recycling hazardous waste day (fee); ordinary alkaline batteries can go in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Oil-based paint and similar products go to the annual HHW drop-off; latex paint is not accepted at the event. Checked October 26, 2026.
• City of South Portland: Transfer Facility Accepted Items & Fee Schedule (opens in new tab) · City of South Portland
  • Televisions are on the unacceptable list; the city notes the Casella Transfer Station, 594 County Rd, Westbrook accepts all sizes of TVs. Checked October 26, 2026.

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