Maine trash pickup schedules
No Maine city page is published yet: a city page goes live only after every fact is checked against the city’s own pages. Below: Maine’s statewide recycling, bottle deposit and hazardous waste rules.
Maine cities
No Maine city has a page on this site yet. The state’s larger cities are listed below with a link to each city’s own trash and recycling page.
Maine cities whose schedule is not yet published on this site
A city page goes live here only after the collector, the holiday rule and bulk pickup are confirmed on the city’s own pages. Until then, use the city’s official page for pickup days and holiday changes.
| Portland | 69,911 | Schedule not yet published on this site (not yet researched) | portlandmaine.gov |
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Maine recycling and disposal rules
| State agency | Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle |
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| Bottle deposit | 15 cents on spirits and wine containers (over 50 mL; 50 mL or less max 5 cents); 5 cents on beer, hard cider, wine coolers, soda, noncarbonated water and other covered beverages. Covered: Glass, metal and plastic beverage containers for beer, hard cider, wine coolers, soda, noncarbonated water, wine, spirits and other alcoholic or noncarbonated drinks sold in Maine. Not covered: milk/dairy, Maine-produced apple cider and blueberry juice, broths/soups, frozen products, syrups/concentrates. Return containers to a DEP-licensed redemption center (dealers/redemption centers refund the deposit). Program administered by Maine DEP since 2015; LD 1909 (2023) moved initiators of deposit into commingling agreements. Statute 38 M.R.S. §3103 sets minimum refund values (maine.gov, checked October 30, 2026) |
| Household hazardous waste | No statewide state-run HHW program; the Environmental Depot (Lewiston) and Riverside Recycling Facility (Portland) accept HHW from all Maine residents (fees may apply), and many towns hold one-day HHW events. Board of Pesticides Control runs free obsolete pesticide collection each October. (maine.gov, checked October 30, 2026) |
| Material | What the state requires or offers | Source |
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| Electronics recycling program | Manufacturer-funded e-waste stewardship program for TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, printers, game consoles etc. for households, schools, small businesses; municipalities provide collection sites (some charge a small fee). CRTs and LCD screens may not be thrown away. | maine.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Batteries | Manufacturers must provide a rechargeable-battery collection system (38 MRSA §2165, fulfilled by Call2Recycle/The Battery Network); businesses may not trash rechargeable batteries; homeowners urged to recycle. DEP is reviewing EPR for all other batteries. | maine.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Fluorescent lamps (mercury) | All mercury-added bulbs (CFLs, fluorescent tubes, HID, neon, etc.) must be recycled - illegal to put in the trash. Sale of new CFL/linear fluorescent lamps restricted from Jan 1, 2026. | maine.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Mercury thermostats | Mercury thermostat recycling program: bring old mercury thermostats to participating hardware stores, HVAC wholesalers or ecomaine for a $5 credit/payment each. | maine.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Paint take-back (PaintCare) | PaintCare paint stewardship program (since October 2015): free drop-off of leftover paint, stains and clear coatings at PaintCare sites; funded by a fee on new paint. | paintcare.org · October 30, 2026 |
| Medicine take-back | Manufacturer-funded drug take-back stewardship program (2023 law); all registered pharmacies must offer mail-back envelopes, kiosks or another free take-back option. | maine.gov · October 30, 2026 |
| Packaging producer responsibility | Stewardship Program for Packaging (38 M.R.S. §2146, 2021): producers fund reimbursements to participating municipalities for recycling packaging. Program still being implemented (DEP contracting a Stewardship Organization as of 2026). | maine.gov · October 30, 2026 |
- Maine's product stewardship list (DEP) also covers mercury auto switches and cell phones.
- Battery Network lists a pending Maine stewardship act for primary and rechargeable batteries; DEP page says producer take-back for all batteries is under review - not yet in effect per official pages.
- Most Maine residents use municipal transfer stations; local rules vary.
State facts checked October 30, 2026 against the state’s own pages. Local rules come first: your city page lists the drop-off sites and hazardous waste days that apply to you.