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Eastport Recycling Committee sets April 25 reopening, seeks volunteers and business cardboard drop-off
Summary
The Eastport Recycling Committee set April 25, 2026 as the reopening date for the town Recycling Center, approved meeting minutes, reported a $1,822.92 balance and assigned follow-up tasks including volunteer recruitment, advertising and fluorescent bulb recycling.
The Eastport Recycling Committee agreed on Feb. 12 to reopen the town Recycling Center on April 25, 2026, and to begin recruiting volunteers and preparing public outreach in the weeks before the restart. The committee met at Shead High School Library to approve minutes and assign operational follow-ups.
At the start of the meeting, Dave Dineen, a committee member, moved to approve the minutes from the Nov. 24, 2025 meeting; Becca Hammond seconded the motion and the minutes were approved (vote tally not recorded in the minutes). Committee members reported that as of Feb. 11 the committee account balance was $1,822.92 and that $1,177.08 of committee funds had already been spent.
Stephanie Thomas, a committee member, recommended the committee begin soliciting volunteers in March to staff the center when it reopens; members agreed. Thomas will also contact local business owners to explore opening the center for about one hour one weekday to accept cardboard from businesses. The committee agreed that advertising for the reopening will begin in early April to publicize hours, the list of acceptable and nonacceptable items, and volunteer sign-ups.
Beth Clifford, a committee member, reported that 165.9 pounds of plastic have been recycled by the group since the Nov. 24 meeting. On hazardous recycling, Chip Hammond said he will take boxes of fluorescent light bulbs to Columbia Falls for recycling through the Veolia light-recycling program in the near future.
The group discussed the Municipal WasteHub — a regional program that sifts and sorts recyclables and compostables and includes more than 115 member communities — and agreed that any decision about joining should be made by city officials rather than the committee. Samra Kuseybi will follow up with Brian about options for handling rejected items (trash) the center cannot accept; the committee noted that adding that waste to the city's dumpster was unworkable in December because of access and snow cover.
Sally Claroni said she has a contact who can provide shoveling at the center; she will connect that person with Dave Dineen so the committee can obtain a bid for snow/ice clearing. The committee set a tentative plan to meet at the end of March (date TBD) to finalize volunteer lists and advertising plans. The Feb. 12 meeting adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
The committee did not record a formal vote on joining the Municipal WasteHub; that item was deferred to city officials.
