Dive summary:

• A revised state study shows that at the current rate, Maine will be devoid of landfill space by 2025.
• State officials report that they are looking into other technologies such as waste gasification; however, the report claims it is unlikely that Maine will be able to reach the 50% diversion rate by their Jan. 1, 2014 goal.
• If the state cannot severely decrease the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, officials will soon have to start looking for new end-of-life locations for the state’s waste.

From the article:

Melanie Loyzim, director of the DEP's Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management, told the paper that expanded composting is a top way the state could reduce its waste. She said over 40% of household garbage is made up of organics.

Loyzim said those new waste-diversion strategies in the DEP's latest report could also provide economic benefit for the state.

For instance, Portland-based Garbage to Garden is building a business around picking up unwanted food scraps in curbside containers for composting and selling, the paper reported. ...