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Auburn Bureau of Public Works |
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Miles of Road Swept |
150 miles of city streets/200 miles of
sidewalk |
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Amount of Street Sweepings Collected
Annually |
5000-7000 cubic yards |
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What is done with the street sweepings? |
Landfill daily cover and trench backfill |
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Bangor Public Works Department |
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Miles of Road Swept |
165 miles |
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Amount of Street Sweepings Collected
Annually |
1030 cubic yards |
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What is done with the street sweepings? |
Used in a composite with clay on 700 acres of forest trails |
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Gardiner Department of Public Works |
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Miles of Road Swept |
40 miles |
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Amount of Street Sweepings Collected
Annually |
2000 cubic yards |
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What is done with the street sweepings? |
Used for fill |
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Lewiston Public Works Department |
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Miles of Road Swept |
~360 miles |
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Amount of Street Sweepings Collected
Annually |
4200 yards (over half of former amounts; less now with salt use)
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What is done with the street sweepings? |
Used for fill |
This information has been gathered as part of an effort to determine how much
non-municipal solid waste material is generated and reused in Maine.
