Recycling Centers in Maine
159 recycling locations in 102 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.
Maine at a glance: 93 recycling centers, 44 bottle and can redemption centers, 12 scrap yards, 6 transfer stations, 3 household hazardous waste facilities. The state pays a bottle deposit of 5¢ (15¢ for wine and liquor).
Top cities for recycling in Maine
- Lewiston8 locations
- Portland7 locations
- Waterville6 locations
- Bangor4 locations
- Scarborough4 locations
- Ellsworth4 locations
- South Portland3 locations
- Auburn3 locations
- Augusta3 locations
- Brewer3 locations
- Presque Isle3 locations
- Skowhegan3 locations
- Caribou3 locations
- Chelsea3 locations
- Sanford2 locations
- Falmouth2 locations
- Lisbon2 locations
- Berwick2 locations
- Hampden2 locations
- Hermon2 locations
- Oakland2 locations
- Bar Harbor2 locations
- Vassalboro2 locations
- Greene2 locations
All Maine cities
- Arundel 1
- Auburn 3
- Augusta 3
- Avon 1
- Bangor 4
- Bar Harbor 2
- Bath 1
- Belfast 1
- Berwick 2
- Biddeford 1
- Boothbay 1
- Bowdoinham 1
- Bradley 1
- Brewer 3
- Bridgton 1
- Bristol 2
- Brunswick 1
- Bucksport 1
- Cape Elizabeth 1
- Caribou 3
- Carmel 1
- Charleston 1
- Chelsea 3
- China 1
- Clinton 1
- Cutler 1
- Detroit 1
- Dover Foxcroft 1
- Dyer Brook 1
- Eliot 1
- Ellsworth 4
- Enfield 1
- Falmouth 2
- Fort Fairfield 1
- Fort Kent 2
- Frenchville 1
- Gouldsboro 1
- Greene 2
- Hampden 2
- Harpswell 1
- Hermon 2
- Holden 1
- Houlton 1
- Hudson 1
- Island Falls 1
- Jay 1
- Jefferson 1
- Kennebunk 1
- Kingfield 2
- Kittery 1
- Lee 1
- Lewiston 8
- Limerick 1
- Lisbon 2
- Lisbon Falls 1
- Marshfield 1
- Milford 1
- Millinocket 1
- Newcastle 1
- Newport 1
- New Sharon 1
- Norridgewock 1
- Oakland 2
- Old Town 1
- Orrington 1
- Oxford 1
- Patten 1
- Portland 7
- Presque Isle 3
- Randolph 2
- Raymond 1
- Readfield 1
- Rockland 1
- Saco 1
- Sanford 2
- Scarborough 4
- Searsport 1
- Shapleigh 1
- Skowhegan 3
- South Portland 3
- Stacyville 1
- St Agatha 1
- Standish 1
- Starks 1
- Steuben 1
- Thorndike 1
- Troy 1
- Vassalboro 2
- Veazie 1
- Waldoboro 1
- Waterville 6
- West Bath 1
- Westbrook 1
- Whitefield 1
- Wilton 1
- Winslow 1
- Winterport 1
- Winthrop 1
- Wiscasset 1
- Woolwich 1
- Yarmouth 1
- York 1
Maine recycling questions
How many recycling centers are there in Maine?
We list 159 recycling locations across 102 cities in Maine, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Lewiston has the most, with 8.
Does Maine pay for cans and bottles?
Yes. Maine has a beverage container deposit law: 5¢ (15¢ for wine and liquor). You get the deposit back when you return eligible containers to a redemption center or participating retailer. Rules about which containers qualify and how many you can return at once vary, so check with the center first.