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Recycling in Falmouth, ME

Falmouth residents with a $15 annual sticker use the town Transfer Station on Woods Road. Paint, scrap metal, cardboard and rechargeable batteries are free there; TVs, monitors, tires and car batteries need $5 disposal tickets bought in town.

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • Maine DEP: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    • It is illegal to throw away cathode ray tubes and LCD screens in Maine, so TVs must be recycled. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Under Maine's e-waste product stewardship program, manufacturers pay to recycle TVs, monitors, laptops, tablets, printers, game consoles and other screens of 4 inches or more. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Each municipality must make sure its residents have a collection site or event for covered electronic devices; some sites charge a small fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Households, K-12 schools, and businesses and 501(c)(3) nonprofits with 100 or fewer employees can use the program. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Users must bring their e-waste to a collection site or event. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Cell phones and accessories are not covered by the program, though sites often take accessories. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1610: Electronic waste (opens in new tab) · Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Covered entities under the e-waste law are Maine households, small 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and primary and secondary schools. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine DEP: What can I recycle, and where? (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    • DEP says Maine has a free paint recycling program. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Return your old car battery to the store where you buy the new one to get $10 back or credit. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • PaintCare: Maine (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
    • PaintCare drop-off sites across Maine take leftover paint from households, businesses, agencies and others. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • PaintCare takes house paint, primers, stains, sealers and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine DEP: Paint Stewardship Program (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    • The program is funded by a fee on paint sold in Maine; residents of other states should not bring paint into Maine. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Empty, leaking, contaminated or hardened paint is not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Call the drop-off site first, especially a store, and bring paint during open hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine DEP: Battery Recycling (opens in new tab) · Maine Department of Environmental Protection
    • Call2Recycle runs a free rechargeable-battery recycling program with sites at many transfer stations and some hardware stores. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • It takes all rechargeable battery types, cell phones and small sealed lead-acid batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Households may use Call2Recycle free of charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Businesses may not put rechargeable batteries in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • There is no free recycling program for single-use (alkaline) batteries in Maine; small quantities may legally go in household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 §1604: Lead-acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
    • Stores selling lead-acid batteries must accept used ones, at least as many as the new batteries bought. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Town of Falmouth: Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Town of Falmouth
    • An annual Transfer Station sticker ($15 for 2026) is required; stickers are for residents only. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Some materials need $5 disposal tickets, sold at Town Hall, Public Works and local stores (not at the Transfer Station); most cost 1 or 2 tickets. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • TVs under 40 inches take 1 ticket ($5); console TVs or TVs over 40 inches take 2 tickets ($10). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Computer monitors and computer hard drives take 1 ticket ($5) each. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Printers, scanners and copiers take 1 ticket ($5). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Tires take 1 ticket ($5) each. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Car batteries take 1 ticket ($5). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • No charge for waste oil, gas, antifreeze, paint products (Maine paint stewardship law), scrap metal, cardboard and recyclables. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Rechargeable batteries are accepted at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Town of Falmouth: Public Works (opens in new tab) · Town of Falmouth
    • Car, rechargeable and button batteries can be taken to the Transfer Station; alkaline batteries go in the yellow trash bags. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Oil-based paint goes to the Transfer Station; dried or latex paint can go in yellow trash bags. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Town of Falmouth: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Town of Falmouth
    • The Transfer Station accepts paint (water and/or oil-based); lead paint is not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.

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