I went here again the end of October. The place was clean for a redemption facility. No…read moresmoking/vaping signs posted everywhere. No smell of cigarette smoke in the building. The machines processed the bottles and cans well. No issues with bottles or cans being rejected by the machines. The staff was quickly serving customers cashing out too. Nice to see the turn around in this business continuing.

They're horrible. They nickel and dime customs when they count the bottles their machines don't…read moreaccept. After they rip you off, they say the manual register don't lie (in truth the crooked clerk or redemption worker can miscount or is unethical.) They used this excuse in defence to justify stealing from customers. To add insult to injury and to gaslight customers calling them on their ripoff skeme, they will say: 1. "You are the only customer who want to add up your machine receipts (MAINE BOTTLE REDEMPTION LAW SAY CUSTOMERS CAN COUNT THEIR RECEIPTS.) 2. You're the only customer who question our counting. If you don't like it here, or if you keep questing us, you can go elsewhere. WHAT IF ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS GOT FED UP AND WENT ELSEWHERE? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR BUSINESS (WHEN A LOT OF REDEMPTION CENTERS ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AS WE TALK.) THEN?

A fantastic resource in Portland. A place to recycle almost everything in your house. My favorite…read moreis leaves and brush. So easy to check in and unload. The staff is always friendly and polite. The ability to pick up loam and mulch which is made on site I believe is a service. Just drive up and they do the work to load your truck.

Great facilities, and the tour was both fun and informative! If you're a local, or want to know…read moremore about how recycling works then you'll like these guys.

Do you know where your trash and recycles go? I toured ECO Maine today and I must say it is an…read moreamazing place.when you first enter the lot, you notice bales of plastic, metal cardboard and paper. Did you know that there are seven different types of plastic am that can be recycled. I also learned that until recently we shipped all of our bales of paper to China. They aren't taking any paper now, however ECO Maine is hoping they open up again soon, as they are storing all the paper at the plant. bext, We toured the facility itself and what a remarkable place. You see conveyors moving items arond. You see magnets attracting metal. You see air puffing only on certain types of plastic containers separating them. You even see people hand separating the items. My biggest thrill out of all there dynamic machines was the front loader pushing and lifting recycled items onto the conveyor belt. I just brought the kid out of me as I remembered playing with those Tonka Trucks. As the tour wound down I saw where all the trash ends up. It gets put in a hopper that is six, count them, six stories high. There the trash falls into one of two incinerators that heats up to 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit and burns into an ash. Unfortunately, no one has invented a good use for this ash, so it simply gets put in a land fill. This tour has opened my eyes as to how much goes into my recycles and trash once they leave my curb. I will certainly work hard at making sure items end up where they are supposed to!

Arrived today (Sunday) at 3:45pm to redeem 6 grocery bags of cans and bottles. I brought in 3 bags…read morethen went out to get the other 3. The manager came outside and warned me not to bring in any more bottles because they close at 4:00pm and will not allow anyone to put a bottle into the machines after that; told me I'd have to cart all my bottles back out again. I could have done them all in the 15 minutes but I told him I would go in and get my bottles and leave. Basically, he told me not to bother and that customer service was the last thing on their mind. I've been patronizing this redemption center every two weeks for the three years we've lived in Old Orchard Beach and I will not go back... ever. I recommend never going here because you're rewarding bad service and rude management.

The facility is very clean and the staff is more than willing to help when needed. Each machine…read moretakes all types of containers and that that the machine won't the counter help at cash out of your receipt does do.

Family affair business with a competent young woman at the helm. Her father and helper took apart a…read moresleeper sofa that was assembled and had been brought in through a window. They were very efficient and careful with dismantling and removal (through the house, not a window!) The cost was reasonable, particularly considering the recycling part--they reassemble sofa beds and donate them.

From the owner: We strive to recycle most of what we get! Whether it be donated, reused, or repurposed we strive…read moreto keep things out of landfills!

This parking lot is conveniently located in prime location of Old Port. All tourist attractions and…read morespots are within walking distance. The lot is probably the biggest is the area, has so many spots. But there's no attendees, all self served process. The lot is decent quality, mostly clean and safe to park. There are no prices posted for visitors to see ahead of time what to pay. Only after you go to the pay station you realize the minimum is 2 hours that cost $28. Additional hours are $8 each. The receipt must be displayed on dashboard. The operating company controls all parking lots in the area, so the high prices are unavoidable, unless you are lucky to get a street parking spot. You also receive a text that allows you to extend the parking hours, but that text comes only 5 minutes before your time expires. Sadly there's no mention of this anywhere.

This parking lot is really convenient. If you're with a group of people who are always last minute…read moreand with people who can't walk that far, then you might have to go with this lot cause there wasn't a lot of time to research or all other noticed options are too far away etc. It is easier not to go with the hourly option if you aren't local or in a huge hurry for a short visit etc. There are Ubers available, but again, you need to consider your crowd, schedule, and if you are local or not etc. Pay the insane all day rate of $40 Or more so that you won't get a parking ticket that is even more than that. This is more than many places in downtown Philadelphia all day. They used to allow an app but apparently the app no longer is used for this parking lot. It seems that to minimize people getting tickets in this lot, they just charge a flat rate of $40+ for you to park all day until 2 AM. Better than getting a parking ticket.