Biddeford Recycles

10/01/2021

08/23/2021

Good news about recycling markets:

The value of household paper, cardboard, metal and plastic surged in the last year as demand for materials intensified.

08/21/2021

Pretty flowers, composting, and collecting used cooking oil to make biofuel!

07/02/2021

Household Hazardous Waste Day options!

07/01/2021

Free webinar to learn about upcycling food:

06/02/2021

Residents of Biddeford may go to S**o's Household Hazardous Waste Day (and vice versa): https://www.sacomaine.org/departments/public_works/2017hhw.php?fbclid=IwAR3jnESMUjWKQzt8vUKTVJ6KHm4h5_OXVlm03udc0YeKbcPQSp4NVGdeGKw

2021 Household Hazardous Waste Days Residents of S**o, Biddeford, Scarborough, and Old Orchard Beachwill have an opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste this summer at the locations and dates listed below.Proof of residency such as a driver s license or tax bill is required SATURDAY, MAY...

05/26/2021

Somewhat grim news of PPE and litter:

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement for-impact organization, has announced the summary of its 2020 study on litter in

05/20/2021

Waste management professional going above and beyond:

Rene Lieurance, a Front Load Commercial Driver who has been with the Waste Pro Ft. Myers Division for more than a decade, was in the right place at the

04/22/2021

Here's your Solid Waste Commission, including new members Katie Tomai and Lisa Lambert Brunelle, at our meeting last night -- discussing ways to reduce recycling contamination in our community!

04/21/2021

Big news! We now accept Used Cooking Oil at the Biddeford Recycling Center! What a cool program that saves the environment and also our drainage systems - give it a try.... and even better, it gets made into heating fuel by Maine Standard Biofuels!

04/20/2021

Something to consider in Biddeford?

The City of Salem is partnering with HELPSY to offer free curbside pick-up of clothing and household textiles for recycling starting on April 24. Pick-ups

04/11/2021

Super interesting and informative article that gives you an idea what we are up against!

Experts say China's ban forced Maine and the country to confront 'flaws' in its waste system, and advocates hope greater awareness and pending state and federal legislation will kick-start more recycling.