Brunswick, Bath look to expand composting services
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Lisbon rolled out a new compost drop-off station at the town transfer station last month that town officials say has been very popular with residents.
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Bath and Brunswick are looking to expand their composting programs, in part to offset fees incurred by processing waste.
“The point is to try to spread the concept of composting out into the community,” said Bath Public Works Director Lee Leiner. “It’s never too early to try to start to change the culture a little bit toward waste.”
Instead of putting organics in a landfill or incinerator, composting allows food waste to naturally decompose essentially back into soil. If organics are separated, food waste is also not factored into tipping costs, which, in Brunswick is more than $80 per ton.
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Former Bath councilor turns trash into treasure during pandemic
“When I’m sewing or creating something, it feels good knowing what I’m diverting it away from the landfill,” said Mari Eosco.
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Former Bath City Council Chair Mari Eosco started making whatever she could out of what would otherwise be trash during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has made many tote bags out of old pet food bags.
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BATH When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Maine in March, former Bath City Council Chair Mari Eosco adopted the adage “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” She began making whatever she could out of what would otherwise end up in the city’s landfill.