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The Transfer Station will be working with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to start a program of organic waste... More… The Transfer Station will be working with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to start a program of organic waste recycling. This will begin as a pilot program to collect food waste and turn it into high quality compost which will be available for residents for use in gardens and lawns. The plan will start small with a group of up to 25-50 households and businesses signing up for the program. We will supply 5-gallon containers with covers and set up a section of the leaf pile with a compost bin into which the food waste will be deposited. We will then mix grass, leaves, and manure into it and turn it over as the material breaks down. It is important that all NON-ORGANIC MATERIAL such as paper and plastic be kept out of the mix. When we last tried to do this, we had to stop because of the amount of trash contaminating the pile.Less…