Cumberland County itself has no recycling ordinance, but every municipality in the county must report recycling activity biennially to Maine DEP under 38 M.R.S. § 2133, follow the state waste hierarchy, and comply with the 32 M.R.S. § 1863-A bottle deposit and 38 M.R.S. § 2146 packaging EPR programs.
Title 38 M.R.S. § 2133 expressly states municipalities 'must demonstrate reasonable progress' toward the state recycling goal in § 2132 and 'shall report biennially' on solid waste management and recycling practices. Title 38 M.R.S. § 2101 establishes the solid waste hierarchy (reduce > reuse > recycle > compost > volume reduction > land disposal). Statewide consumer programs operating in Cumberland County include: (a) the Maine bottle deposit law, 32 M.R.S. § 1863-A, requiring a 5¢ deposit on most beverage containers and 15¢ on wine/liquor bottles, redeemed at licensed redemption centers under § 1871-A; (b) the Packaging Stewardship Program, 38 M.R.S. § 2146 (enacted 2021, rules adopted Dec. 5, 2024 in DEP Chapter 428), which makes packaging producers fund municipal recycling costs; (c) electronics-waste producer responsibility, 38 M.R.S. § 1610. Most Cumberland County municipalities use ecomaine's single-stream MRF and are subject to its acceptance list.
Municipal failure to report under § 2133 may result in loss of state grants. A retailer/distributor failing to honor the bottle bill under 32 M.R.S. § 1863-A is subject to civil penalties under § 1866. Packaging producers failing to register under § 2146 face civil enforcement by Maine DEP.
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