Garbage pick-up day for most residents of Freeport has been moved up a day. Pick-ups normally scheduled for Friday will now take place on Thursdays, according to borough Manager Tina Ferringer. For ...

Maine legislators, advocates and curious residents tour the Eagle Point Energy Center in Orrington, a waste-to-energy facility that can use solid waste to generate up to 25 megawatts of electricity.

A new state law in Maine will make producers of packaged goods pay to recycle them, and it could set the standard for the rest of the nation. The law is particularly urgent now, because the cost of ...