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Maine Recycles Film and Radio Competition

Thank you to all students who submitted entries to the Maine Recycles PSA Competition. We received a total of 81 entries from 25 high schools and two colleges. Seventy-eight of the entries were videos. Our judges report that entries run the gamut from serious and factual to hysterical and absurd, proving that Maine students are a highly creative group. Check back soon, we'll be posting videos online.

Maine Joins State Electronics Challenge

Maine is one of the first northeastern states to joined the Northeast State Electronics Challenge, a voluntary program that encourages state, regional, and local governments, including schools, colleges, universities, and other public entities, to face the new challenges posed by the electronics waste stream.  The SEC is committed to helping states:

• Purchase greener computers.
• Reduce the impacts of computers during use.
• Manage obsolete computer products in an environmentally safe way.

To learn more about the SEC, visit the web site: (www.stateelectronicschallenge.net)
For more information about Maine’s participation, contact Jetta Antonakos at 287-9074 or jetta.antonakos@maine.gov

Maine Recycles Week

Compact Fluorescent Recycling Program

Efficiency Maine, a program through the Maine Public Utilities Commission, just launched a statewide CFL bulb recycling program. You can now bring your used (unbroken) CFL bulbs to any participating store for free recycling. Note: CFL bulbs must be recycled and cannot be disposed of in the trash because they contain small amounts of mercury. Or you can contact your local transfer station or municipal office to see if they accept these bulbs for recycling.  A list of public facilities can be accessed at the Department of Environmental Protection's website, which is an Excel spreadsheet (look at sheet 3)

Signs are Now Available to Communities

As a way to educate the public the State Planning Office has signs available at no cost for Maine transfer stations and disposal facilities. Each aluminum sign is 24"x30" and lists common items that are banned from disposal in Maine. Signs will not be mailed out but can be picked up at our Augusta office by contacting us to arrange pick-up.