Coastal Resources Of Maine Puts Operations On Hold Coastal Resources of Maine, Hampden, Maine, has had to temporarily close as the facility struggles to pay its expens- es and faces a new lawsuit from a contractor that alleges it’s owed at least $1.2 million for staffing and running the facility. According to the Bangor Daily News , the closure has forced the 115 communities that normally send waste to the Coastal Resources of Maine plant to instead divert it to landfills. The latest closure has also prompted a warning from the organization representing those communities that the plant is violating its contractual obligations and has 30 days to fix the situation.That violation notice is a step toward the or- ganization, the Municipal Review Committee, terminating its contract to have its members send their waste to Coastal Resources of Maine. The Bangor Daily News previously reported the plant has been seeking a $14.7 million loan to help pay its bills and make operating improvements after it had trouble bringing in revenue during its first six months of commercial opera- tion, which began in November 2019. Immediately following the threat of shutdowns and the beginning of quarantines as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, consumers experienced shortages of paper products, such as toilet paper and paper towels. Despite the widespread shortages and attention they received, new research reveals that most consumers fail to make the connection between their recycling of paper at home and its value in providing feedstock to help make new products. A survey by CCNA found most consumers don’t relate recycling to providing feedstock for new paper products. Thirty-Three percent said it might have an impact but weren’t sure how much it would help, while 18 percent felt recycling had no impact on alleviating shortages. The good news is regardless, residents report they are keeping up their recycling during the pandemic.According to a national survey conducted last month by the Carton Council of North America, almost one-third of consumers (29 percent) report they have been recycling more during the pandemic and 56 percent have been recycling the same. While promising, especially as the industry worked to maintain recycling programs when possible, the survey also revealed that consumers don’t understand the impact be- tween recycling and the new products created.When asked how much impact recycling at home has on helping with paper shortages, 33 percent of consumers reported they thought recycling might have some impact on helping with the shortages, but they were not sure how much it really helped.While 18 percent felt recycling had no impact at all on alleviating shortages, 13 percent were unsure and had not thought about the connection. Consumers Don’t Fully Understand Recycling
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