Solid Waste Facility
 424 River Road
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 513-3006
 
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The Solid Waste Division plans, manages and oversees the collection, disposal and recycling of household solid waste for the Lewiston community. The Solid Waste Facility is located at 424 River Road, Lewiston.

Waste Collection - The Division provides quality assurance on two waste collection contracts which provide curbside waste and recycling collection for schools, municipal facilities and about 14,000 dwelling units in the City.  During an average year, more than 12,000 tons of waste are collected.  Most of this waste is collected, weighed and taken to Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation in Auburn, where it is incinerated.  After being burned, the ash from this waste is brought to the facility’s landfill requiring significantly less space than the original waste would have used.


Robert Stalford
Solid Waste Superintendent
Public Works Department
(207) 782-4200
E-Mail: rstalford@ci.lewiston.me.us.

Recycling - The Division also manages the City’s recycling program selling wastes including newspaper, plastic, cardboard, glass, mixed paper, office paper and tin cans.  By recycling this material it avoids placing this material in the landfill and therefore extends the life of the landfill.  Several surrounding communities bring their recycling materials to Lewiston to participate in our program.

Solid Waste Disposal – The City has a landfill which currently is expected to be filled in, in 20 years.  The City’s permit is specific about the types of waste, which can be placed in the landfill and therefore inspection of wastes to ensure compliance is required.  The Division provides comprehensive operation and maintenance of this landfill including:

  • Scaling and Inspection of incoming waste
  • Landfill development/management
  • Leachate collection system
  • Groundwater Monitoring
  • Cover Systems
  • Coordination, and
  • Negotiation with Regulatory Agencies & Permit Compliance

Hours of Operation:

  • Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Saturday 8:00 a.m. to Noon
  • Closed Sunday and Holidays

UPCOMING HOLIDAYS THE FACILITY IS CLOSED
July 4, 2010 – Independence Day The Independence Day holiday will be celebrated on a Sunday this year. Therefore, there will be no interruption in curbside trash collection service during this holiday. As always, all trash must be curbside by 7:00 AM. The Solid Waste Facility will be closed all day on Monday, July 5, 2010. The Solid Waste Facility will re-open on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 7:00 AM.

September 6, 2010 – Labor Day Due to the celebration of Labor Day on Monday, September 6th, the Solid Waste Facility will be closed. The Solid Waste Facility will be open on Saturday, September 4th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and will be closed on Monday, September 6th. The Facility will re-open on Tuesday, September 7th, at 7:00 a.m. Curbside residential trash and recyclables will be collected as usual, on Monday, September 6th. All residential waste and recyclables must be curbside by 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection.

City Calendar
(Trash Pickup changes are noted here)

Curbside Recycling
 (Items Accepted/Excluded)

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depot

Founded in the Fall of 2005, the permanent HHW Depot is located at Lewiston’s Solid Waste Facility. This Depot will be open to the residents of Lewiston beginning May through November, on the FIRST AND THIRD SATURDAY of those months, ONLY.
(EXCEPTION: - the Depot will be closed on July 3rd & September 4th)
Visit www.avcog.org or call AVCOG at 783-9186 for additional details concerning the depot.

Examples of waste, which WILL be accepted at the HHW Depot include:
  • oil based paint
  • pesticides
  • anti-freeze
  • old pool chemicals
  • waste gasoline & fuels
  • solvent based cleaners
  • smoke detectors
For a more complete list, visit the Environmental Depot’s web site envdepot.com
Examples of waste, which WILL NOT be accepted at the HHW Depot include
  • ammunition, ordinance, explosives (contact the Maine State Police for info. on disposal)
  • prescription medication
  • biological and/or infectious waste
  • compressed gas cylinders
If you are in doubt / have questions, please check the AVCOG website (www.avcog.org) or give them a call at 783-9186.

The HHW Depot is open to residents ONLY and cannot accept Hazardous Waste generated from businesses or other commercial firms.

Lewiston residents may dispose of 2 units (up to 10 gal. of liquid, 40 lbs. of solid waste material or a combination of liquid & solid waste) at no cost. Quantities, which exceed this amount will be charged $27.50 per unit. Residents can pay the contractor directly – cash or check. The contractor cannot accept credit cards.

If you are in doubt / have questions, please check the AVCOG website (www.avcog.org) or give them a call at 783-9186.

Services for the Safe Disposal of Medicines

Do you have Drugs / Medicines, which you are no longer using? Are you looking for a way to safely dispose of these waste items? The answer to these questions is closer than you think!

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency is providing funding for the safe collection and destruction of medicines, which have reached their expiration date or are no longer used.

By participating in this program, you will:

  • Help reduce the incidence of accidental overdoses and poisonings of people and their pets,

  • Limit illegal diversion of prescription medicine and prescription medicine-related thefts and crimes,

  • Limit abuse of prescription medicine,

  • Prevent contamination of the environment through improper disposal. This will help protect Maine’s rivers, lakes and wildlife.

  • Help reduce waste in the healthcare system

  • Participation in this program is voluntary and is FREE (will cost you nothing)

How can you participate?

Envelopes for placement of unused drugs / medicine can be obtained from the following pharmacies:

  • The Medicine Shoppe – 373 Sabattus St., Phone – 783-3539

  • Androscoggin Home Care – 15 Strawberry Av., Phone – 777-7740

  • New Beginnings Emergency Shelter – 491 Main St., Phone – 795-4070

  • CVS Pharmacy – 10 East Av., Phone – 783-9134

  • Seniors Plus – 8 Falcon Rd., Phone – 1-800-427-1241

  • Rite Aid Pharmacy – 315 Main St., Phone – 783-2011

For more information about this program, please...

  • Contact one of the listed participating pharmacies,

  • Connect to this web site - http://www.safemeddisposal.com/

  • Call Androscoggin Valley Council Of Governments – 783-9186

  • Call Lewiston’s Solid Waste & Recycling Facility – 513-3006

Solid Waste Division related files and links

Related Download Files:
 Schedule for trash collection (1.82MB PDF File):  A map showing which parts of the City have trash collection on specific days during the week.

To read PDF (Portable Document Files) you will need to have Adobe Acrobat reader installed on your computer. This program is available FREE from Adobe.

Chapter 62 - Solid Waste Ordinance (108KB PDF)
 Memo & Fee Schedule (Punch Pass) - (110KB PDF File) 10/06/2008 Memo from Solid Waste Superintendent, Rob Stalford, summarizing changes to the Solid Waste handling and fees, with a fee schedule included.

Standard Operating Procedure for the Acceptance of Non-Friable Asbestos Waste for Disposal (18KB PDF)

Lew. Solid Waste Task Force Evaluation Report
 (Report of 01/16/2007 - 1.2MB PDF)

Solid Waste Task Force Report issued 09/07/2007 (48 Pages - 855KB)
Adopt a Trash Can Program Application (4KB PDF)

Related Links on this site:
Adopt a Trash Can Program (Press Release)
 Curbside Recycling (Items Accepted/Excluded)
City Calendar (Trash Pickup changes are noted here)

Related External Links:
The Maine Environmental Depot
Maine DEP Solid Waste website
State of Maine Planning Office (recycling)
Pine Tree Waste website
Solid Waste Association of North America
City of Portland Waste Management website 
Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments Solid Waste Web Page

Chapter 62 of the City’s Code of  Ordinances provides more information regarding the rules and regulations for solid waste in the City and also includes information about the punch-pass system.

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