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Meet the City of Sanford, this year's eco-Excellence Award winner for Municipality of the Year!

From textile diversion to multi-family recycling to community-wide outreach, Sanford has built a sustainability program that touches nearly every corner of the city. In its first year alone, their Apparel Impact partnership collected nearly 134 tons of textiles, and their work with ecomaine's Multi-Family Recycling Initiative expanded from 61 units to 173 in just a few months - diverting nearly 1,800 pounds of recyclables in it's first few weeks.

Congratulations to the City of Sanford, we're glad to honor them as part of this year's eco-Excellence Awards.

🌱 Read more about each winner of this year's eco-Excellence Awards at the link in our bio.

Meet Portland Housing Authority, this year's eco-Excellence Award winner for the Multi-Family Housing Leader category!

PHA has spent years building a sustainability program designed around one thing: their residents. Before rolling out anything new, they survey residents to understand their specific challenges, then reach them through newsletters, mobile push notifications, and property-specific signage. On the infrastructure side, rooftop solar panels across ten multi-family buildings will save nearly 1.8 million pounds of CO2 emissions over the next decade.

Congratulations to Portland Housing Authority, we're glad to recognize them as part of this year's eco-Excellence Awards.

🌱 Get to know all six 2026 winners at the link in our bio.

Meet Reverie Coffee House in Brunswick, this year's eco-Excellence Award winner for the Business category! Owner Hannah Josselyn built a shop where sustainability shows up before you ever order: composting programs, a reusable mug wall, and a to-go cup program designed to ditch single-use plastic for good.

Reverie’s commitment to make every choice sustainable invites all their customers to be part of the small daily changes that add up to big impact. It's our honor to recognize Reverie Coffee House as part of this year's eco-Excellence Awards.

🌱 More on Reverie and all six winners at the link in our bio! Stay tuned this week for the rest!

Years in the making. Now officially underway.

On May 21st, we broke ground on our new state-of-the-art recycling facility at 90 Blueberry Road in Portland, and we couldn't be more excited about what it means for Maine. Built for today's materials and tomorrow's demands, the new facility will feature the latest sorting technology and a modern, purpose-built space for our team. More capacity, cleaner outputs, and a bigger impact for every community we serve.

This milestone has been years in the making, and it would not have been possible without the incredible partners, board members, and team members who helped get us here. The future of recycling in Maine starts here. 🎉♻️

📸 Cy Cyr Photography