Auburn could revive its curbside recycling program next month.
The City Council shelved the program this past spring, but Mayor Jason Levesque said it’s considering a new system that will only take select items.
Levesque said one of the big factors in the program’s success will be whether Auburn can find a buyer for its recyclables. And he said that could be a challenge.
“There is no commodity market right now for glass,” he said. “Paper can be contaminated. Plastics, it’s hit or miss, you know, depending on what type of plastic. So we really have to analyze where our recycling is going.”
The City Council is expected to vote on a pilot project next Monday. Levesque said if the numbers work, a new recycling program could be launched in the spring.
This article appears through a media partnership with Maine Public.
