Skowhegan, ME Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

Skowhegan's dumping rules sit in its Solid Waste Management Ordinance and the facility Rules and Regulations. Section 10 states that the Skowhegan Solid Waste Management Facility is not available for the dumping of industrial waste, rocks, debris, stumps, and Special Waste as defined in M.R.S.A. 38 Section 1303 and materials of a similar nature. It adds that refuse is not to be deposited or left along the road leading to the site, and that persons doing so are subject to prosecution and a fine under Sections 11 and 12 of the ordinance and Maine State Law.

Section 10 also bars hazardous waste, closed containers, dead animals or animal parts outside Average Food Waste, and any material classed as Unacceptable Waste in the Town's disposal contract. Any clean up and all costs of proper disposal of those wastes are borne by the person responsible for the disposition of them.

Enforcement under Section 13 belongs to the Code Enforcement Officer, the Solid Waste Supervisor, or Skowhegan Police, depending on the type and nature of the offense. It includes denial, suspension or revocation of a permit and any civil or criminal process authorized by State Statute. The ordinance prints no dollar amount: the minimum fine is determined by the rules and regulations, and Part V.E of the Rules says violations are subject to a fee set forth by the Select Board. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense.

Permit consequences run through Sections 11 and 12. The Solid Waste Management Facility Supervisor or Code Enforcement Officer can deny, suspend or revoke a permit for violating the ordinance, violating a related state or local law, violating a license condition, or falsehoods, misrepresentations or omissions in the application. The affected person can request a hearing before the Board of Selectpersons in writing within 30 days, and review goes to Superior Court under Rule 80B.