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A Commitment to Community
Mission Statement
Provides comprehensive, long-term solid-waste
solutions in a safe, responsible, economically sound
manner and is a leader in raising public awareness of
sustainable waste management.
Adopted April 22, 2011
We work to capture these benefits for
our member communities, with an
emphasis on:
 Fiscal Responsibility
 Environmental Stewardship
 Sustainability
At ecomaine, we
understand that
Municipal Solid Waste
represents far more than
a simple policy decision;
it is a resource that,
properly managed, can
provide both short-term
and long-term benefits
for our communities, our
state and our region.
Our integrated approach to Solid Waste Management rests on the Waste Hierarchy.
Reduce
Reuse
Recycling
Composting
Waste-ToEnergy
Landfill
A Commitment to Fiscal Responsibility
By any metric, we achieved a remarkable record of
success. During the past year, ecomaine:
 Eliminated long-term debt ahead of schedule.
 Produced a record amount of electricity – more
than 100,000 MWHs.
A Commitment
to Community
A strong
commitment to
fiscal responsibility
 Recycled nearly 35K tons of material
is essential in all of
 Improved and expanded education and outreach
our operations and
efforts
 Reduced tipping fees by 20%
 Lowered assessments will be down 49% by 2015.
activities.
Long-Term Debt Retired Ahead of Schedule
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
MSW Tons
from Owner Communities
Down 28% Over 10 Years
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
FY 04
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
Commercial Tons
Down 19 % Over 10 Years
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
FY 04
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
Associate & Contract Member
Tons Up 131% Over Ten Years
18,000
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
FY 04
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
Spot Market MSW Tons: Up 5% from FY 2012
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
FY 04
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
Overall Solid Waste Tons
Up 2% - from 171,911 to 175,691
190,000
185,000
180,000
175,000
170,000
165,000
160,000
155,000
150,000
145,000
FY 04
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
Adjusting Assessments Down
Reduced 49 % from 2006
From $4.679 Million to $2.4 Million
(In Thousands of Dollars)
$5,000
$4,500
$4,000
$3,500
$3,000
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,000
$500
$0
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
FY 14
FY15
MSW Tipping Fees
Per Ton: Down 20%
$90
$80
$70
$60
$50
$40
$30
$20
$10
$0
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
FY 14
Power Rates Low
$ per MWH
$80
$70
$60
$50
$40
$30
$20
$10
$0
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
Recycling Tons Per Year
Increased By 78% Over 10 Years
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
FY 02
FY 03
FY 04
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
The Recycle Market Experienced Significant
Downward Pressure in FY 2012-13
$/Ton
$120
$100
$80
$60
$40
$20
$0
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
Operating Expenses - in Thousands of Dollars
$16,000
$14,000
$12,000
$10,000
Landfill
Recycling
WTE
$8,000
Admin
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
$0
FY 2010
FY 2011
FY2012
FY 2013
WTE Facility
Landfill Facility

Reduced in-house energy used as a
result of upgraded electrical
equipment, boosting electricity sales
revenue by $205,000.

Expanded Landfill facility, adding an
additional five years of capacity to
facility lifespan, increasing total
available capacity to over 25 years.

Upgraded key boiler components,
increasing boiler availability,
reliability and output.

Installed 4.5 acres of new rainfall cap
to reduce leachate generation and cut
assessments payable to Portland
Sewer System in coming years.
In FY 2012-13, the total tons of material processed by the Recycling Facility
increased by about 200 tons over the previous year, to 35,124 tons.
FY 2012-13 Outbound Recycling Commodities
Total: 31,124 Tons Sold
Cans
2%
Aluminum
1%
Loose Metal
1%
Glass
6%
Cardboard
21%
Newspaper and
Mixed Paper
66%
Plastic
4%
In FY 2012-13, we experienced one of our best years to date with respect to
electricity production, selling approximately 90,000 Mega-Watt Hours
(MWHs) of power on the New England power grid.
Power Sales Since 2005
(In MWH)
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
FY 13
We remain deeply committed to environmental sustainability.
Key achievements in FY 2012-13 include:

All ecomaine facilities certified in compliance with OHSAS 18001 for occupational health and
safety excellence.

All ecomaine facilities recertified in compliance with ISO 14001 for operational environmental
excellence.

Upgraded Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) for improved ability to monitor and
control emissions.

Developed grant program awarding $10,000 to schools to encourage innovation in recycling and
sustainability.
In FY 2012-13, to help communities divert material from solid waste streams and
reduce tipping fees, we created extensive education and outreach programs.
In FY 2012-13, we:

Engaged 4,369 people via public outreach
 417 via tours
1,615 through events
2,337 via presentations.

Created a virtual tour using in-house camera feeds for people who could not visit
our facilities.

Developed school-specific programs to teach sustainability practices.

Tailored education and outreach efforts for communities to boost participation
in Single-Sort recycling.
In FY 2012-13, we reaffirmed our commitment to fiscal
responsibility, lowering Owner Member Assessment fees.
FY 2006: $4.7
million
FY 2015: $2.4
million
Adjusting Assessments Down
Reduced 49 % from 2006
From $4.679 Million to $2.4 Million
(In Thousands of Dollars)
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$0
FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10
FY 11 FY 12
FY 13
FY 14
FY15
The Bottom Line: a projected
49 percent reduction in Assessment Fees.
In FY 2012-13, we also lowered our tipping fees across the board.
$88/ton
$70.50/ton
A 20 percent reduction for
Owner Member Communities and Commercial Accounts
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