BDN, WABI Report on Grad Student’s Pay-As-You-Throw Study
The Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) reported on University of Maine graduate student Travis Blackmer and his study on pay-as-you-throw programs in Maine. In the program, households must purchase special trash bags for a fee, otherwise their waste is not collected by the town, according to Blackmer. “The purpose of this research is to provide insight into how citizens in Maine view pay-as-you-throw programs, including their behavioral changes in response to this program being implemented at the town level,” Blackmer told the BDN.