Waste Management
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Waste Management & Recycling Program
Maine Recycles Week 2007 Sponsors
Maine Recycles Week 2007 was made possible by contributions from the following sponsors:
PREMIER SPONSORS
($1,000 or more)
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Penobscot Energy Recovery Company is a waste-to-energy facility located in Orrington, Maine. The PERC facility processes, recycles, and uses for fuel MSW from approximately 150 communities in Northern Maine. |
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The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram is Maine's leading newspaper. Publishing since 1862, we have earned a reputation in Maine and around the country for top-quality journalism, exceptional printing and design and a commitment to the communities we serve. Our online version can be found at our nationally recognized affiliate, MaineToday.com. |
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Maine Resource Recovery Association is dedicated to the promotion of professional solid waste practices and the development of stable recycling markets through education and technical assistance. |
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Waste Management, Inc. North America's largest recycler has a clear and dedicated focus on the fundamental values of Trust, Service and Commitment that makes them the global leader in recycling and solid waste management. As a founding member and majority owner of Recycle America Alliance, Waste Management is continuing their role as an industry leader - offering communities and businesses recycling options as well as providing manufacturers and end users with the secure, consistent stream of high-quality raw materials they need to maintain operational efficiency. |
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Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments strengthens local self-government while combining resources for regional challenges that may be beyond the individual communities capacities. |
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Baker Commodities has been engaged in one of the oldest recycling businesses, rendering, since 1937. Located throughout the United States, Baker Commodities Inc. provides service to Maine from its facility in Vassalboro, Maine. We invite you to visit their web site learn more about baker Commodities. |
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Poland Spring's water comes from some of the most pristine and protected sources deep in the woods of Maine. They respect and care for the area in Maine where Poland Spring Brand water comes from. Poland Spring uses environmentally friendly practices at their Maine spring sources and facilities. |
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NewPage Corporation, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, is a leading producer of coated papers in North America. With more than 4,300 employees, the company operates integrated pulp and paper mills in three states – including theirs in Rumford, Maine. We thank NewPage for joining our team of Maine Recycles Week sponsors and ask you to explore their web site at the above link. |
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Casella Waste Systems provides integrated waste management solutions crucial to public health in communities throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and Pennsylvania. Founded in Rutland, Vermont, in 1975 with a single truck, Casella Waste Systems has grown into a multi-faceted corporation which is able to provide a variety of waste management and recycling services. |
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The Colony Hotel not only continues the historic tradition of the grand wooden hotels of New England but also is exemplary of the green hotel commitment. Located in Kennebunkport, Maine, at the mouth of the Kennebunk River, the Colony Hotel offers a full treatment of environmentally responsible hospitality. |
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Dragon Products Company is the only cement manufacturer in New England. Plants are located throughout Maine; however the Thomaston plant has been in operation for more than 60 years. MRW welcomes dragon Products and thanks them for their support. We invite you to visit their website to learn more about one of the newest sponsors of Maine Recycles Week. |
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The Maine State Planning Office, Waste Management & Recycling Program provides technical assistance to municipalities and organizations in implementing the solid waste hierarchy of reduction, reuse, recycling, incineration, and landfilling. |
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CHAMPION SPONSORS
($500)
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Aggregate Recycling Corporation is a leading provider of soil recycling services for contaminated sites throughout New England. ARC works with environmental consultants and state environmental agencies to solve the problem of special waste disposal. |
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L.L Bean For over ninety years L.L.Bean has been committed to environmental stewardship. They seek to minimize the adverse impacts that producing, marketing and distributing these products has on the environment. L.L.Bean Order Form paper is 100% recycled and contains 40% post consumer waste. All of the cardboard used for shipping is made from 100% recycled content and office paper is made from 50% recycled content. Last year L.L. Bean recycled over 80% of their own solid waste stream. |
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HP Hood, Inc. is one of New England's leading dairy processors. In 2004, Hood is in its 158th year of operation. Hood's Portland plant has supplied dairy products to Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts since 1928. The Hood trade mark is as familiar around Maine as the circling arrows of recycling, and we gratefully recognize HP Hood, Inc., for it's support of Maine's recycling effort. |
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National Semiconductor is one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers, having a Maine plant in South Portland. National specializes in analog devices and subsystems. National's key markets include wireless handsets, displays and a variety of broad electronics markets, including medical, automotive, industrial, and test and measurement applications. |
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Commercial Paving & Recycling was established to provide a wide range of soil/dredging remediation and construction/demolition debris recycling services. Materials may be processed for beneficial reuse at the site of generation at their ME DEP licensed Processing Facility located in Scarborough, ME. |
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SUPPORTING SPONSORS
($250)
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Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, has moved into its second century as a premier engineering and shipbuilding company. With recent facility upgrades, and as lead designer and builder of the world's most capable surface combatant, BIW is positioned to continue a tradition of excellence and innovative technological leadership for the U.S. Navy. |
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Northern Maine Development Commission is a nonprofit organization that provides regional planning, economic and community development, business loans and packaging, geographic information system services, and small business counseling services to the northern Maine region. |
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Boralex operates power generation sites in Canada and the United States. In the State of Maine, plants are located in Sherman Station, Lisbon Falls, Ashland, and Stratton. Please click on their logo and learn more about a company committed to recycling as well as to the Environment. |
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Returnable Services Inc., a division of NexCycle, is dedicated to the success of Maine and Vermont's bottle bill. With over fourteen years of experience in providing collection for various manufacturers and owning a full recycling facility since 1998 they provide a full range of services. This includes collections at both redemption centers and reverse vending locations, payments on behalf of manufacturers, and the recycling needs. |
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Maine Recycling Corporation was formed in 1977 in response to the State of Maine bottle bill. Since it's inception in 1977, Maine Recycling has kept over 1,000,000,000 pounds of material from landfills. The Corporation primarily works with Maine's bottle bill material which includes PET1 (used beverage containers-plastic soda bottle), HDPE 2 (milk jugs/water jugs/clear containers), HDPE mixed (detergent/etc), Glass (amber, green, clear). |
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