BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 5, 2022
Waterville residents who cannot afford the rising costs of disposing of their refuse are filling public trash cans and dumping household waste in parking lots and on sidewalks. Councilors who are frustrated with the limited number of trash cans and overflowing trash want to find solutions. Low-income residents are burdened by the city’s solid waste system. Waterville offers pay-as-you-throw garbage collection, which requires participating residents to purchase special Waterville trash bags. The purple trash bags cost $13 for five 30-gallon bags and $13 for eight 15-gallon bags.