Cape Recycles - The Numbers
The recycling rate for Cape Elizabeth as reported by ecomaine (formerly Regional Waste Systems). Recycling tonnage includes materials from all three Silver Bullets and the corrugated cardboard tonnage. The recycling rate is calculated by dividing the total tons of recycled materials by the sum of the total municipal solid waste (MSW) and total tons recycled materials. All of these figures come from ecomaine
Additionally, the Town reports annually to the State Planning Office and the state Department of Environmental Protection. View reports:
Every 1 percent increase in the town's recycling rate saves the taxpayers $5,000.
See the links below to see how we compare with other communities:
- 2012
- 2011
Cape Elizabeth Numbers in Graph Form
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
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