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Old Town, ME Transfer
Address:
248 Gilman Falls Ave, Old Town, ME 04468
Hours of Operation
Thu: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Fri: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sat: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Phone(s)
(207) 944-1660
Overview
Accepted Waste and Materials
Before visiting your local Casella Recycling Facility in Old Town, please review the list of acceptable and non-acceptable materials below. Knowing what can and cannot be dropped off helps ensure safe handling and efficient processing for everyone.
Bulky Items
- AC unit with freon
- AC unit without freon
- Boiler
- Bookshelf
- Box spring/Mattress
- Car tires with rims
- Car tires without rims
- Chair
- Christmas tree (artificial)
- Christmas tree (natural)
- Commercial freon-containing appliance
- Crib
- Dehumidifier
- Desk (metal)
- Desk (wooden)
- Dishwasher
- Dryer
- Filing cabinet
- Freezer with freon
- Freezer without freon
- Furniture
- Gas grill without propane tank
- Hot water heater
- Humidifier
- Microwave
- Patio umbrella
- Pool heater
- Pressure washer
- Push mower without gas
- Refrigerator with freon
- Refrigerator without freon
- Riding mower
- Snow blower without gas
- Stove
- Toilet
- Treadmill
- Washer
Construction
- Brick
- C&D
- Cinder blocks
- Clean wood (dimensional lumber)
- Concrete
- Concrete masonry
- Drywall
- Flooring (carpet & underpadding)
- Flooring (linoleum)
- Latex caulk
- Plywood
- Vinyl siding
- Wood
- Wood pressure treated
- Wooden food crate
Electronics
- Alkaline Batteries
- Answering Machine
- Camera
- Cell phone
- Cell phone battery
- Circuit board
- Computer peripherals
- Copier
- Desktop computer
- DVD player
- Electronic
- E-reader
- Fax machine
- Hearing aids
- Laptop
- MP3 player
- Printer
- Projector
- Scanner
- Speaker
- Tablet
- Telephone
- Television
- Tuner
- Turntable
- Typewriter
- VCR player
- Video game console
Food Scraps
- Bread
- Butter
- Candies
- Cereal & grains
- Chicken
- Chicken (including bones)
- Coffee grounds & filters
- Crackers
- Dairy products, cheese & yogurt
- Eggs
- Fish & shellfish (including bones)
- Flour & grains
- Food Scraps
- Fruits
- Meat (including bones)
- Meat (without bones)
- Nuts & shells
- Pasta
- Popcorn
- Pumpkins
- Rice
- Seafood shells
- Shrimp tails
- Tea bags
- Vegetables
Glass
- Aquarium
- Broken glass
- Glass bottle
- Glass jar
- Liquor container
- Mirror
- Sliding glass door
- Window
- Wine bottle
Hazardous
- Aerosol can (full or partially full)
- Fluorescent bulb (CFLs)
- Fluorescent tube
- HID bulbs
- Mercury device
Metal
- Aerosol can (empty & punctured)
- Aluminum baking tray
- Aluminum foil
- Aluminum pie plate
- Bike
- Hangers (metal)
- Metal beverage can
- Metal food can
- Nuts & bolts
- Paint can (empty)
- Propane cylinders
- Propane tank
- Scrap Metal
Other
- Coffee maker
- Cooking oil
- Copier toner / printer cartridges
- Envelope (with plastic window)
- Grease
- Halogen
- Irons
- Paddle
- Pager
- Pots & pans
- Radio
- Receiver
- Satellite dish
- Skis
- Smoke detectors
- Toaster
- Toilet paper roll
Paper
- Boxboard
- Catalogues
- Corrugated cardboard (clean)
- Envelope
- Greeting cards
- Junk mail
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Paper
- Paper bags
- Paper egg carton
- Paper towel roll
- Phone book
- Pizza box (empty with no food residue)
- Shredded paper
- Soft cover book
- Wrapping paper (paper only)
Plastic
- Cup (plastic)
- Milk jug
- Plastic "clam shell" container
- Plastic 4
- Plastic bottle
- Plastic bottle cap
- Plastic detergent bottle
- Plastic egg carton
- Plastic sauce bottle
- Plastic single-serve food container
- Plastic soap bottle
- Plastic take-out container
- Plastic tubs & lids
- Plastic water bottle with cap
- Plastic water bottle without cap
Yard Waste
- Cornstalk
- Houseplants
- Yard debris
Bulky Items
- AC unit with freon
- AC unit without freon
- Boiler
- Bookshelf
- Box spring/Mattress
- Car tires with rims
- Car tires without rims
- Chair
- Christmas tree (artificial)
- Christmas tree (natural)
- Commercial freon-containing appliance
- Crib
- Dehumidifier
- Desk (metal)
- Desk (wooden)
- Dishwasher
- Dryer
- Filing cabinet
- Freezer with freon
- Freezer without freon
- Furniture
- Gas grill without propane tank
- Hot water heater
- Humidifier
- Microwave
- Patio umbrella
- Pool heater
- Pressure washer
- Push mower without gas
- Refrigerator with freon
- Refrigerator without freon
- Riding mower
- Snow blower without gas
- Stove
- Toilet
- Treadmill
- Washer
Construction
- Brick
- C&D
- Cinder blocks
- Clean wood (dimensional lumber)
- Concrete
- Concrete masonry
- Drywall
- Flooring (carpet & underpadding)
- Flooring (linoleum)
- Latex caulk
- Plywood
- Vinyl siding
- Wood
- Wood pressure treated
- Wooden food crate
Electronics
- Alkaline Batteries
- Answering Machine
- Camera
- Cell phone
- Cell phone battery
- Circuit board
- Computer peripherals
- Copier
- Desktop computer
- DVD player
- Electronic
- E-reader
- Fax machine
- Hearing aids
- Laptop
- MP3 player
- Printer
- Projector
- Scanner
- Speaker
- Tablet
- Telephone
- Television
- Tuner
- Turntable
- Typewriter
- VCR player
- Video game console
Food Scraps
- Bread
- Butter
- Candies
- Cereal & grains
- Chicken
- Chicken (including bones)
- Coffee grounds & filters
- Crackers
- Dairy products, cheese & yogurt
- Eggs
- Fish & shellfish (including bones)
- Flour & grains
- Food Scraps
- Fruits
- Meat (including bones)
- Meat (without bones)
- Nuts & shells
- Pasta
- Popcorn
- Pumpkins
- Rice
- Seafood shells
- Shrimp tails
- Tea bags
- Vegetables
Glass
- Aquarium
- Broken glass
- Glass bottle
- Glass jar
- Liquor container
- Mirror
- Sliding glass door
- Window
- Wine bottle
Hazardous
- Aerosol can (full or partially full)
- Fluorescent bulb (CFLs)
- Fluorescent tube
- HID bulbs
- Mercury device
Metal
- Aerosol can (empty & punctured)
- Aluminum baking tray
- Aluminum foil
- Aluminum pie plate
- Bike
- Hangers (metal)
- Metal beverage can
- Metal food can
- Nuts & bolts
- Paint can (empty)
- Propane cylinders
- Propane tank
- Scrap Metal
Other
- Coffee maker
- Cooking oil
- Copier toner / printer cartridges
- Envelope (with plastic window)
- Grease
- Halogen
- Irons
- Paddle
- Pager
- Pots & pans
- Radio
- Receiver
- Satellite dish
- Skis
- Smoke detectors
- Toaster
- Toilet paper roll
Paper
- Boxboard
- Catalogues
- Corrugated cardboard (clean)
- Envelope
- Greeting cards
- Junk mail
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Paper
- Paper bags
- Paper egg carton
- Paper towel roll
- Phone book
- Pizza box (empty with no food residue)
- Shredded paper
- Soft cover book
- Wrapping paper (paper only)
Plastic
- Cup (plastic)
- Milk jug
- Plastic "clam shell" container
- Plastic 4
- Plastic bottle
- Plastic bottle cap
- Plastic detergent bottle
- Plastic egg carton
- Plastic sauce bottle
- Plastic single-serve food container
- Plastic soap bottle
- Plastic take-out container
- Plastic tubs & lids
- Plastic water bottle with cap
- Plastic water bottle without cap
Yard Waste
- Cornstalk
- Houseplants
- Yard debris
Hazardous
- Acids
- Ammonia
- Ammunition
- Antifreeze
- Brake fluid
- Car batteries
- Cleaning products
- Darkroom chemicals
- Fire extinguishers
- Fireworks
- Gas/gasoline/oil mixtures
- Helium tank
- Home healthcare waste
- Kerosene
- Lead painted wood & chips
- Medications (prescription & over-the-counter)
- Metal halide bulbs
- Motor oil
- Oil filter
- Oxygen tank
- Paint - latex (full or partially full)
- Paint - oil (full or partially full)
- Pesticides, garden chemicals & fertilizers
- Petroleum caulk
- Pool chemicals
- Solvent (full or partially full)
- Thinners
- UV radiation tubes
- Varsol (full or partially full)
Other
- Air Pillows
- Animal Carcass
- Animal Waste & Bedding
- Aseptic Carton
- Bagged Trash
- Blister packaging
- Bowling ball
- Bubble wrap
- Cds, dvds, game disks
- Ceramics & drinking glasses
- Children's pool (blow up)
- Chip bag
- Christmas decorations
- Christmas lights
- Cigarettes, cigarette butts, cigars & ashes
- Compostable bags
- Cosmetics
- Cotton ball
- Cotton swab
- Crayons
- Cup (styrofoam)
- Cupcake liner
- Cutlery (compostable plastic)
- Diaper
- Disposable furnace filter
- Disposable mop sheet
- Dryer lint
- Dryer sheet
- Envelope (padded)
- Eyeglasses
- Facial tissues
- Feminine hygiene products
- Floss
- Gable top carton
- Garden hose
- Hangers (wood)
- Hypodermic needles/sharps
- Juice box
- Juice or drinking pouch
- Latex gloves
- Light bulb (not CFL)
- Makeup sponge
- Marbles
- Packing peanuts
- Pillsbury crescent rolls tin
- Plant markers & tags
- Popsicle sticks & toothpicks
- Pottery
- Receipts
- Ribbons & bows
- Sanitizing wipe
- Sawdust
- Shower curtains
- Single-serve coffee pod & disk
- Single-serve pouch
- Soup box
- Sticky notes
- String & twine
- Styrofoam
- Styrofoam egg carton
- Styrofoam packaging nuts
- Toothpaste
- Video tape
- Water bed liner
- Water filter
- Windshield wipers
- Wine cork (plastic)
- Wood ashes (cold)
- Wrapper
- Wrapping paper (foil)
- Zip ties
Paper
- Cardboard can
- Coffee cup tray
- Cup (paper)
- Hard cover book
- Paper ice cream carton
- Paper napkins
- Paper plate
- Paper towels
- Parchment paper
- Pizza box (greasy)
Plastic
- Children's outdoor toys (plastic)
- Children's pool (plastic)
- Cutlery (plastic)
- Hangers (plastic)
- Plastic bag
- Plastic baggies
- Plastic cup lid
- Plastic liner
- Plastic plate
- Plastic soda bottle rings
- Plastic straw
- Plastic wrap
- Shrink wrap
Yard Waste
- Wet sand
Public Holidays2026
Please note that our Old Town Recycling Facility is closed on the following public holidays. Normal operating hours will resume the next business day.
- 1
January
New Year's Day
- 25
May
Memorial Day
- 4
July
Fourth of July
- 7
September
Labor Day
- 26
November
Thanksgiving
- 25
December
Christmas
Cities This Location Serves
Our Old Town Recycling Facility processes recyclables collected from the following communities as part of Casella’s regional recycling network.
Other Casella Locations Nearby
FAQs
What is a rubbish transfer station?
A rubbish transfer station is a local drop-off point where waste and recyclables are collected and transported to their next destination for processing or disposal.
Who can use Casella Transfer Station?
Most transfer stations are open to residential customers, though some also serve businesses. Contact your local Casella Transfer Station for eligibility.
What materials can I bring to a transfer station?
You can bring household trash, recyclables, bulky items, yard waste, and more. Please review our “Accepted Waste and Materials” list before visiting.
Is there a fee to drop off materials?
Fees vary by item and volume. Contact your local Casella Transfer Station for current rates and accepted payment methods.
How does Casella ensure responsible waste handling?
All materials collected at our transfer stations are managed in accordance with local, state, and federal environmental standards, with a focus on recycling and resource recovery.
