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Trash talk: towns’ garbage in Maine landfills is up nearly 50 percent

Trash talk: towns’ garbage in Maine landfills is up nearly 50 percent

Five years ago, the Bar Harbor town council voted 5-1 to stop recycling glass and asked residents to throw it in the trash instead. The reason? The constant crashing of glass into the bins was too noisy for neighbors of the transfer station, according to the Mount Desert Islander.

Councilors figured the glass would eventually be sorted out and recycled anyway at the new facility in Hampden, which was slated to open later that year.

But that never happened. The Hampden facility remains closed, and Bar Harbor’s glass — one of the world’s most readily recyclable materials — is being buried in the landfill at Juniper Ridge, 66 miles north.

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A Warm and Cozy Winter Break || Images From Maine by Peter Ralston

A Warm and Cozy Winter Break || Images From Maine by Peter Ralston

While everybody else is hoping for plenty of snow for skiing, or, perhaps, sturdy ice for inland fishing (etc. etc.) I am going to be indolent in the sun, charging my batteries and pretending to be unaware of all things Maine for ten days.

Having said that, it will be difficult—nay, impossible—for me to forget the battering the coast took from the two big wind/tide events last week. It’s with that in mind that I chose Azimuth at the top of this morning’s letter.

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Maine Class A Girls Basketball : Camden Hills vs Cony 1/23/24

Maine Class A Girls Basketball : Camden Hills vs Cony 1/23/24

Watch this Replay of the Live Stream of the Class A Maine Girls High School basketball game between the Windjammers of Camden Hills and the Rams of Cony. The Replay includes coaches’ interviews at halftime. Game time scheduled for 6:30 PM, following the JV game. The commentators are Charlie Crockett and Dave Ridley. The sports videographer is Penny Crockett.

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Turkey, After America || Peter Zeihan

Turkey, After America || Peter Zeihan

Today’s country shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Sure, Turkey has been relatively silent over the past 70 years, but as American guardianship of the global seas declines, Turkey will reemerge as a dominant power.

Much of Turkey’s significance stems from its very, very fortunate geography; it controls the Turkish Straits and several other key waterways. This means that if anyone wants to move anything in this region, guess who they have to work with – Bingo – Turkey.

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Rockport storms January 2024 || Peter Ralston

Rockport storms January 2024 || Peter Ralston

On Wednesday we had a serious SE blow that gusted to near 70 here. That wind, combined with high tide shortly before 10AM created a lot of damage along the coast, hitting some of the lower lying harbors hard indeed. More than a few buildings floated away and were beaten to death on the shorelines. Rockport is a relatively elevated harbor but SE is the one wind direction that really can do a number on us here. We were relatively lucky.

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