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Committee hears EcoMaine fee increase and EPR timeline; town to absorb interim costs
Summary
Finance committee was told March 16 that EcoMaine raised recycling fees to equal municipal solid waste tipping rates (roughly $87 to $117 per ton), and that extended producer responsibility (EPR) revenue is expected to arrive later (staff cited October 2027) — leaving the town to carry higher disposal costs for now.
The finance committee on March 16 discussed a near‑term spike in recycling costs after regional waste authority EcoMaine adjusted its rates and the prospect that extended producer responsibility (EPR) revenues will not offset that increase until later fiscal years.
Matt (town staff) said EcoMaine’s board voted to change its recycling rate to match municipal solid waste tipping fees, a move staff said raised the town’s recycling cost from about $87 per ton to about $117 per ton. Matt explained the change was…
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