FORECASTER • August 26, 2020
A local recycling awareness campaign by ecomaine is having interns examine residents’ recycle bins. The nonprofit waste management organization hired two interns for the summer and fall to work in areas in South Portland and Westbrook, where the organization has found more people disposing of non-recyclable items in their bins, according to an Aug. 8 statement describing the program. In South Portland, the organization has recorded “between 85-90% contamination” at least since April in the areas in question. The organization found contamination rates as high as 40% in July in Westbrook.