General Information
| Hours of
Operation: |
Wednesday,
Thursday, and
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m.
Saturday- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Special Hours during Spring Clean-Up Week |
| Location: |
Hedgehog Mountain Road (off
Pownal Road) |
| Telephone: |
207-865-3740
at the Recycling facility
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| Mailing
address: |
30
Main
Street, Freeport, Maine
04032 |
| Director: |
Albert Pressgraves, Town
engineer
|
Facility Site
Manager:
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Mike Pottle
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| Meetings: |
Third Wednesday of each
month; 6:30 p.m.
at Freeport Community Center. The Public is welcome. |
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Recycling items accepted (at no
charge) for recycling
at the facility on Hedgehog
Mountain Road:
- Newspaper/Magazines/Junk Mail/Phone books/Brochures
- Paper
- Paperboard: cereal and food boxes (remove metal and
plastic objects, no
wax cartons)
- Glass Jars/Steel Cans/aluminum foil and plates
- Cardboard/Moving Boxes
- Clear Milk Jugs (#2 HDPE) & bleach, detergent,
and vegetable oil
bottles
(#1 PET)
- All Plastics labeled #3-#7 (no plastic bags)
- Motor Oil (clean)
- Household, Auto, and Marine Batteries
- Eyeglasses
- Leaf & Grass Clippings
- Christmas Trees
- Returnable bottle Donations for Freeport
Community Services
Also:
- Salvation Army Donation Box (clothing and shoes only)
- Swap Area: for Good, Used Household Items
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Recycling trailers ('silver bullets')
at other locations:
- The Village Store (South Freeport Road)
- Doherty's Market (Wardtown Road)
- West Street Fire Barn (West Street, behind police
station)
ITEMS ACCEPTED AT TRAILERS:
- Paper: Newspapers, Magazines/Phone Books, Junk
Mail/Brochures
- Paperboard: Cereal and Food Boxes, Remove All Plastic
and Metal
Objects,
Remove Waxed Cartons
- Glass and cans: Clean Clear, Green and Brown Glass
Containers, Steel
Cans,
Aluminum Foil and Plates
- Plastic containers: Clear milk, juice, water and
cider jugs (#2 HDPE)
Bleach,
detergent and vegetable oil bottles (#1 PET)
- All plastics labeled #2-#7 (no plastic bags)
Do not leave household garbage at the trailers.
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Household garbage:
The Recycling Facility on Hedgehog Mountain Road now has
a
Household Garbage
Drop-Off (must be a Freeport resident and have a valid Freeport
Transfer
Facility Sticker - sticker may be purchased at the Recycling Facility
for
$5.00):
- 80 cent fee for each bag of household garbage up to
30 pounds brought
to
the Recycling Facility (80 cent fee is cost of hauling)
- Purchase a Garbage Drop-off card at the Town Hall or
at the Recycling
Facility:
$16.00 for a 20 bag punch card, $8.00 for a 10 bag punch card. Prices
subject to change.
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Disposal Tipping Fees
The Recycling Facility accepts various items for disposal, such as
household appliances, electronics, construction debris, and yard waste.
Click here for a
list of applicable tipping fees in Word document form.
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Advantages of this Program:
- Lower your household garbage collection costs
- Learn about the advantages of using the Recycling
Facility
- Dispose of all your garbage and recycling items at
the same time you
visit
the Recycling Facility
- Drop off your recyclables as you dispose of your
garbage.
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Recycling/Solid Waste Committee:
Marjorie Hall, Chair
Paul Kane, Vice Chair
Jeff Stenzel
Louise Haggett
Mary File
Albert Presgraves, staff
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Frequently Asked
Questions
How do I dispose of
construction debris?
How do I dispose of leaves and brush?
How can I dispose of large items such as
refrigerators?
Does Freeport have a clean-up disposal
program?
Are there other items I can dispose of
for a fee?
Where can I dispose of items that you do
not accept,
such as household chemicals or paint?
Where can I find someone to haul my
household waste?
Who provides commercial waste collection?
How do I dispose of construction
debris?
Construction debris such as demo wood, asphalt shingles, bathroom
fixtures,
sheet rock, brick and concrete, metal studs, etc. are accepted for a
fee
at the Recycling/Transfer station. Items should be separated for
recycling. For information during hours of operation, call 865-3740.
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How do I dispose of leaves and
brush?
Brush is accepted at the facility for a fee. Leaves are accepted for
free.
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How can I dispose of large items
such as refrigerators?
Refrigerators, other appliances, and other large items such as sofas,
stuffed chairs, water tanks, furnaces, etc. are accepted for a
fee.
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Does Freeport have a clean-up
disposal program?
Generally, in the Spring Freeport has an annual spring clean-up for one
week in June.
Freeport
residents may deliver 1 pick-up size loads of household items: for
example:
brush, construction wood waste and sheetrock; mattresses, microwaves,
old
stoves, fridges, couches and chairs, carpets, clothes, and old things
that
no longer work! Residents will be allowed one free trip to the
facility.
We will accept tires and shingles for a fee. We cannot accept any
household
chemicals or paint.
If a spring cleanup is scheduled, a flyer will be mailed
to Freeport residents in May. The flyer will contain a coupon which must be presented at
cleanup.
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Are there other items I can
dispose of for a fee?
Asphalt shingles, flourescent lamps, metal, gasoline and anti-freeze,
TV's, computers,
mercury lamps, and tires, all for a fee.
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Where can I dispose of items that
you do not accept,
such as household chemicals or paint?
From time to time, special household hazardous waste collection days
are held to collect household chemicals, insecticides, pool chemicals,
solvents, weed killers, and oil-based paint. While no specific date has
been set for the next collection day, the State of Maine is working on
a program to hold more frequent collection days.
Note: Latex paint should have kitty litter added to it to dry it, then
it can be disposed with normal household trash.
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Where can I find someone to
collect
my household
waste?
Haulers authorized to collect household waste in the Town of Freeport
include:
- Waterman's Rubbish Removal and Recycling, Inc.
(865-6183)
- Pinetree Waste, Inc. (883-9777)
- Dan Wentworth Rubbish Removal (798-1268)
Check with the individual hauler regarding the costs, schedule,
and recycling services they
may provide.
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Who
provides commercial waste collection?
Haulers licensed to collect commercial waste in
Freeport are:
- BBI Waste Industries
934-3880
- Pinetree Waste, Inc.
883-9777
- Reynolds and Sons
Disposal 773-5862
- Troiano Waste Services, Inc.
767-2070
- Waste Management of Maine 797-8290
- Waterman's Rubbish Removal 865-6183
Note that Freeport's Solid Waste Ordinance mandates that
every commecial business must recycle their cardboard waste. Cardboard
must NOT be disposed of with other commercial solid waste. Commercial
cardboard waste is accepted at the Recycling Facility for no fee.
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